Uprzęże w indywidualnym sprzęcie chroniącym przed upadkiem z wysokości
Harnesses in personal equipment protecting against falls from a height

Summary/Abstract: An integral element of all personal fall protection systems, used both in industrial conditions and during sports and recreation, is the harness that the user of the equipment puts on. The most important tasks of the harness, depending on its type, include: supporting the human body during and after a fall arrest, enabling a supported position, supporting the user's body suspended during work with the rope access technique and preventing entry into the zone at risk of falling. The purpose of the harness is closely related to its construction. The article presents the basic structures and the materials used in them. The most important requirements for harnesses were presented and the rules for their selection depending on the conditions at the workplace, including the hazards and activities performed, were defined. The article also presents the basic principles of use, inspections and evaluation of the technical condition of the harness (with particular emphasis on the factors causing its degradation) and the conditions for its withdrawal from use. Based on the research conducted at CIOP-PIB, the problem of threats to humans in a suspended state in harness was presented.

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