[TowerTalk] Tower safety gear

[kb9cry at comcast.net]

Actually both posters are correct, you're just mistating the regulations and prohibitions a bit.  Lineman's belts are considered "positioning devices".  Full body harnesses are considered "fall arrest devices".  A positioning belt, according to OSHA, can not be used as a fall arrest device.  Some harnesses incorporate positioning devices, belts, seat, side mounted D-rings, into their design and are therefore dual purpose.  If you've been through the training I've been through, you'd understand the reasons that one wants to use a real live fall arrest harness for that purpose and not a positioning device.  Be safe and don't get cheap on your personal safety. Do it the right way.
Phil KB9CRY, EHS Manager for major chemical company