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Harness and lanyard pre-use check
Checklist · Before each use
The wearer's check of a fall arrest or restraint harness and lanyard before use: webbing, stitching, buckles, connectors and the energy absorber, and its detailed inspection in date.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Work at Height Regulations 2005, Regulations 6 and 8 and Schedule 5 (personal fall protection)
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
- HSE INDG367, Inspecting fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope
The questions
The equipment
- Harness and lanyard numbers
- Wearer
Checks
- Webbing free of cuts, burns, fraying, chemical damage or hardening
- Stitching complete, no broken or pulled threads
- Buckles and adjusters work and are not deformed or corroded
- Karabiners and hooks close and lock by themselves
- Energy absorber pack intact, not deployed or torn
- Label readable; detailed inspection (at least every 6 months) in date
- Anchor point chosen and the rescue plan known
- Result
Sign-off
- Checked by the wearer
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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