Full body harness

The full body safety harness is a key part of an active fall arrest system. The harness serves two purposes, first, distributing fall forces safely across a worker's body in the event of a free fall, and second, providing freedom of movement sufficient to allow the worker to effectively perform...

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Main Authors: Wan Manan, Wan Majidah, Che Senu, Nur Syazana, Othman, Siti Amira
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTHM 2020
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4707/1/22.pdf
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Che Senu, Nur Syazana
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description The full body safety harness is a key part of an active fall arrest system. The harness serves two purposes, first, distributing fall forces safely across a worker's body in the event of a free fall, and second, providing freedom of movement sufficient to allow the worker to effectively perform his or her job. The complete body harness incorporates the characteristics of a sit harness that supports the hips and upper legs as well as a chest harness that supports the chest and shoulders. The complete body structure includes the human torso when correctly used and helps to keep it upright during a fall case.
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spelling uthm.eprints-47072022-01-19T01:29:35Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4707/ Full body harness Wan Manan, Wan Majidah Che Senu, Nur Syazana Othman, Siti Amira TH900-915 Construction equipment in building The full body safety harness is a key part of an active fall arrest system. The harness serves two purposes, first, distributing fall forces safely across a worker's body in the event of a free fall, and second, providing freedom of movement sufficient to allow the worker to effectively perform his or her job. The complete body harness incorporates the characteristics of a sit harness that supports the hips and upper legs as well as a chest harness that supports the chest and shoulders. The complete body structure includes the human torso when correctly used and helps to keep it upright during a fall case. Penerbit UTHM Othman, Siti Amira 2020 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4707/1/22.pdf Wan Manan, Wan Majidah and Che Senu, Nur Syazana and Othman, Siti Amira (2020) Full body harness. In: Personal protective equipment. Penerbit UTHM, UTHM, pp. 107-110. ISBN 978-967-2916-98-7
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Che Senu, Nur Syazana
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Full body harness
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