ERGO iPlus harnesses are our premium range of products and showcase some of our latest technology. Starting with the revolutionary, patented iWeb™, inspection-ready webbing which gives, for the first time, an objective inspection criteria for cuts and abrasion.
Additionally, after many years of research we have arrived at our premium padding offer which, in the case of our ergonomically supportive waist belts, delivers on the ventilation performance so many have promised but failed to deliver.
Comfortable enough to wear all day long these reliable harnesses are certified to AS/NZS 1891.1 and supported by a NATA accredited compliance and batch testing regime.
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The new International version of the Petzl ASTRO Bod Fast harness will be available from our stores from October 2019. There are a number of differences between the International and the Australian versions. We've collated the relevant information and have highlighted the differences.
Worksafe has flagged it intends to prosecute two different construction companies after a teenage worker was killed on site two years ago.
The devastated mother of a teenage boy who fell 12 metres to his death during a building refurbishment has pleaded for tighter regulations on WA worksites, including the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws.
"Someone is going to get killed": Mother reveals her son told her he was worried about the safety of his worksite just eight days before he fell 12metres to his death
Some Petzl products show 100 kg.
Only the EN 341 (descenders), EN 12841 (rope access) and EN 813 (Seat harnesses) standards allow certification for masses over 100 kg.
For all other equipment, European standards require testing with a mass of 100 kg.
The requirements of the standards only partly cover the consequences of a fall of a 100 to 140 kg user (including equipment)
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The employee was crouching down welding hand railings onto a platform at a height of more than three metres when he lost his balance on 19 August 2016. He did not have adequate fall protection, a travel restraining system or a fall-arrest harness.
The company had not prepared a safe work method statement before work began.
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UPDATE: The man who died at Inpex on Wednesday night is understood to have fallen into the tank which was being filled with a dust-like substance.
The alarm was raised around 8pm when the man, who was wearing a harness at the time, fell into substance and disappeared below the surface, it is understood.
It’s not clear whether the harness broke, or was not attached to anything.
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