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USE OF HARNESSES

SUMMARY OF CONTROL MEASURES:-

• PPE, fall protection should be used as a last

resort or as collective measures;

● Inspect harness DAILY before use;

● Record inspection;

● Training required for inspection and use of
harnesses;

● DO NOT USE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

● Ensure safety harness has current

statutory inspections;

● Use the correct type of lanyard fall restraint
Vs fall arrest;

INSPECTION OF SAFETY HARNESS

● Cuts of 1 mm or more at the edges of

webbing lanyards (eg where the lanyard
may have been choke-hitched around

steelwork);

● Surface abrasion across the face of the

webbing and at the webbing loops,
particularly if localised;

● Abrasion at the edges, particularly if
localised;

● Damage to stitching (eg cuts or abrasion);

● A knot in the lanyard, other than those
intended by the manufacturer;

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