[TowerTalk] Climbing belts/harnesses demonstration

[Jim Lux]

At 02:53 PM 6/14/2006, Doug Rehman wrote:
> >From the OSHA rules:
>
>1926.502(d)(17)
>
>The attachment point of the body belt shall be located in the center of the
>wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness shall be located in
>the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's
>head.
>
>(This is taken out of context- the context is discussion of fall arrest
>devices. To see the full document, go here:
>http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id
>=10758&p_text_version=FALSE or here: http://www.elkriver.com/osha.htm and
>select the "1926.502- Fall protection systems criteria and practices" link.)
>
>I'm pretty sure the #1 technique shown on Petzl's web page
>(http://en.petzl.com/petzl/ProConseils?Conseil=50&Activite=19) doesn't
>comply with OSHA regs either. (For that matter, #2 probably doesn't either.)


#1 is basically the standard rock climbing sort of technique with a belayer 
at the bottom and the leader placing protection as they go up.  I note that 
this website is NOT hosted in the U.S. (inasmuch as Petzl isn't a U.S. 
company) and the techniques they show may be perfectly ok in Europe.

Unfortunately, the OSHA link above doesn't give any of the background as to 
"why attach to the back".
The OSHA requirement is also specific to the construction industry, and so, 
the back attachment requirement may be construction specific.






>The instructions for my MSA DynaBrake twin fall arrest lanyard clearly
>states that it is to be attached to the back (dorsal) D ring.
>
>Doug
>K4DDR
>
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