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Immediate Action Required - Inspection Notice 3M DBI-SALA ExoFit NEX Harnesses

Thursday, 18 April 2019 8:09:44 am Australia/Perth

3M Fall Protection has learned of the possibility of a manufacturing defect in a dorsal d-ring utilized in ExoFit NEX™ harnesses manufactured between January 2016 and December 2018. Although there have been no reported incidents involving this condition, a dorsal d-ring with this defect will not support the load in a fall arrest event which could result in serious injury or death. Harnesses manufactured only within this date range require immediate inspection for lot number 09P1 stamped into a dorsal d-ring. We believe that only one harness was manufactured with a defective D-ring, but we urge inspection of all potentially affected harnesses out of an abundance of caution in the interests of worker safety.

To address the situation, 3M Fall Protection is launching a global Inspection Notice. As set out in the attached Notice, all ExoFit NEX™ harnesses manufactured between January 2016 and December 2018 require inspection prior to use.

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Posted in Safety Equipment Alerts By 3M Australia

Unsafe practice of attaching certification tags to harness dorsals

Wednesday, 30 August 2017 9:55:37 am Australia/Perth

It has been brought to our attention what we would call an unsafe practice of attaching certification tags to harness dorsals using a wire lanyard.

A serious incident causing death occurred in a mine in Australia where a restraint had been inadvertently attached to a wire lanyard on a safety harness.

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Posted in Safety News Safety Equipment Alerts By HEIGHTECH Safety

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