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Safety is something we can live with forever. Fall safety is something that can help reduce loss of life to a great extent. There are alarming rates of casualties from working at height, in construction sites, at different sports and activities, and other life-risking pursuits. What can work best in these scenarios is using a safety harness. A safety harness can act as a life savior when you are in a dangerous and unpredictable situation.

Safety is uncompromisable, but still, most people resist wearing safety gear while at work or performing different dangerous activities. When asked they give out different excuses such as it limits movement, it pinches, it takes effort to wear or put on, etc. That’s all because fall protection isn’t focused on, and you are catering to the safety wearable in the wrong way.

Today we’ll talk about exactly that!

Here are the do’s and don’ts of handling a safety harness!

Do’s

• Provide training on how to wear a safety harness to all your employees.
• Take safety seriously and encourage your workforce towards it too!
• Sensitize communication so they can address the wrong usage of safety harness.
• Provide a personalized great fitting safety harness to each employee according to their size.
• Keep your employees aware of fall clearance and lanyard length.
• Store the harness in a clean, well-ventilated, dust-free, and dry place.
• Allot a place to store the harnesses at the Jobsite itself for accessibility and monitoring.
• Make sure the harness is clean and adhere to the washing instructions as specified.
• Indulge in regular testing and pre-work inspections for the certainty of safety.
• Train them on inspecting the safety harness themselves so they can inspect themselves.

Don’ts

• Remember untrained employees shouldn’t be allowed to work in dangerous situations.
• Do not provide damaged or expired safety harnesses to your workforce.
• Prohibit employees from working without a harness.
• Do not let anyone from your workforce carry on without pre-inspections
• Avoid misplacing your harness, put it right where it belongs.
• Refrain from scribbling or marking on your safety harness.

Want the best quality safety harness to ensure workforce security?

Indian Inovatix gets you sturdy and durable safety harnesses that will fit your employees perfectly just send us the sizes and the quantity you require. We have a variety of series under the category of safety harnesses such as the Zeus series, Artemis series, and the Apollo series. Want advanced protection? We not only deal in safety harness variants but also fall protection systems, confined space entries, emergency evacuation devices, connectors, and more. Contact us now!

Written by

Avneet

Executive Director, Indian Inovatix Ltd.

Avneet Antoorkar is Executive Director at Indian Inovatix Ltd., a leading Indian manufacturer of fall protection systems and work at height safety equipment. With more than 18 years of industry experience, he has been involved in the design, manufacturing, implementation, and adoption of fall arrest systems, safety harnesses, fixed lifeline systems, confined space equipment, and emergency escape solutions. His expertise spans industrial safety compliance, height safety engineering, product development, and large-scale safety projects across sectors such as infrastructure, oil and gas, power, manufacturing, and construction. At Indian Inovatix Ltd., he supports initiatives that have helped protect more than 500,000 workers through certified safety solutions manufactured in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

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