If you're on the plus side, there's no shame in knowing that you may need more support than others if you're working from height. Working from height remains to be one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries - but thankfully, there are many ways to ensure that you feel supported, secure and comfortable whilst working from height as a larger person.
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It’s always important to have the right safety equipment to hand when working at height, but even more so when working on a roof. Working on uneven surfaces like roofs can potentially be very dangerous, especially if the surfaces are slippery.
Wearing the right harness when working on a roof is vital to ensuring personal safety. But what makes a good harness for roofing? Where can you find a range of suitable roofing harnesses?
If you’ve ever found yourself asking these questions, you’re in the right place!
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Suspension trauma is the human body's response to being vertically suspended in mid-air for a prolonged period of time. It is also known as ‘harness-induced pathology’ or ‘orthostatic shock while suspended’.
If no action is taken, prolonged suspension can lead to loss of consciousness, at which point there is a very real danger of death. Suspension trauma is a very real and serious threat to those who are often suspended, whether for work or as part of a hobby like rock climbing or abseiling.
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When working at height, it’s important to do everything possible to ensure the safety of yourself and everyone around you.
This can mean ensuring you’re using quality equipment, that any necessary tests, checks, and inspections have been carried out, and knowing the terms and expressions that are being used on your site.
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Safety Harnesses do not last forever and need to be inspected regularly.
When you're shopping for safety harnesses, there are a lot of different things you need to take into consideration. How many connection points do you need? Do you need full body support? Does the harness need to be high visibility, or maybe fire resistant?
Another question you may have found yourself pondering is how long your new safety harness will last. Do fall protection harnesses expire?
Well, if you're looking for an answer to that question, you're in the right place!
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