STAY SAFE AND KEEP IT CLEAN

For your safety, it is important to follow general safety guidelines as well as recommendations for the proper way to clean and disinfect Honeywell Miller® Fall Protection equipment.

GENERAL HARNESS SAFETY GUIDELINES

1. Warnings – Always read all instructions and warnings.
2. Inspection – All fall protection equipment must be inspected prior to each use.
3. Training – All workers should be trained by a Competent Person.
4. Regulations – Understand all Federal, State, Local, and Provincial regulations pertaining to fall protection before selecting and using the equipment.
5. Rescue Planning – Minimize the time between a fall occurrence and medical attention with a rescue plan.
6. After a Fall – After a fall occurs, all components of the fall arrest system should be removed from service.
7. Work with a Safety Professional – Reach out to your Honeywell Miller Safety Professional with any questions.

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.

Dear Industry Colleagues,

We would like to remind all our Professional Customers that Standards Australia has just released the following drafts of Standards Amendments for Public Comment. Public Comment closes on the 11th of October 2018, so please take the time to read and comment on these vital industry standards.

• AS/NZS 1891.3 - Fall Arrest Devices
• AS/NZS 1891.5 - Lanyard Assemblies and Pole Straps
• AS/NZS 1891.1 - Manufacturing Requirements for Full Body Combination and Lower Body Harnesses.

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.

Guide To LINQ Fall Arrest Systems by the man who engineered the range, Stephen Sugden.

Stephen Sugden throws himself off a ladder to demonstrate the forces applied to the body during a fall from height.

He also discusses how to safely fit a harness and how different harness designs work.

Alert: Petzl ASPIR harnesses modified by malicious third parties are being sold online. They pose a mortal danger to users.

There have been recent postings on social media regarding the Petzl SEQUOIA harness, specifically the harness leg loop FAST buckle.

In some rare cases, wearers have experienced the FAST buckle of the leg loop working itself into a partially released position.

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Twin tail fall arrest lanyards (interim advice)

A worker recently received fatal injuries as a result of falling from a transmission tower near Toowoomba. The worker was using a twin tail fall arrest lanyard at the time of the incident when he fell. He suffered fatal injuries when his lanyard failed.