Moisture resistant technology is applied to LINQ harnesses during manufacturing to provide increased protection against sweat, moisture and associated odours as well as oil, grease and dirt. According to LINQ Height Safety Gear, National Category Manager, Paul Bozkurt, the webbing on all LINQ harnesses (except the H101 Essential Harness) is dipped twice in a water […]
In the three years 2009–11 there were 3830 serious worker’s compensation claims due to a fall from a Ladder – equivalent to a staggering three injuries every day requiring one or more weeks off work. The construction industry is the most dangerous for ladder use, with falls from ladders being the most common causes of […]
Critical elements of height safety include a correctly fitted and adjusted harness tailored to an individual’s body size and shape, along with worker training on harness fit and use. Independent certification of harnesses and lanyards is also critical to safely working at heights, according to Chief Technical Officer of LINQ Height Safety Equipment, Stephen Sugden. […]
Varying design features among harness brands can lead to significantly different forces on the body in the event of a fall, potentially meaning the difference between life and death. Chief Technical Officer of LINQ Height Safety Equipment, Stephen Sugden says that LINQ harnesses are designed to preclude a “floating” Dorsal Dee which is stabalised during […]
An ex-carpenter has told LINQ Height Safety Gear how inadequate safety procedures resulted in a fall from a roof that left him with severe spinal injuries and quadriplegia. In 1991 David Crawford had the world at his feet. A budding professional surfer who regularly competed in Hawaii and a keen soccer player, he never imagined […]
Hard hats that are certified, have a snug and comfortable fit and enable the integration of other PPE offer the greatest protection on site, while they must also be worn when working at any height. Australian regulations demand that hard hats be worn on sites when there is a risk of being hit on the […]
A hard hat has saved the life of a Queensland worker who fell five metres from a ladder, fracturing three vertebrae but narrowly escaping spinal cord injury. Forty four year-old plant operator, Peter Haines was working on his own at a remote Queensland site, installing the last of 12 light poles when the ladder he […]
A new height safety augmented reality (AR) smartphone and tablet app was launched Friday 19 February by Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) in partnership with Safe Work NSW. The free height safety app is available for Android and iOS (search Pro-Vis AR or see link at the end of the article) and is designed […]
