Harness Inspection Checklist

Harness ID No. Inspectors Name Date of Inspection

Is there evidence of : Yes / No Comments

Cuts of 1 mm or more at the edges of lanyard;

Yes / No

Surface abrasion across the face of the webbing or

Yes / No
at the webbing loops;
Abrasion at the edges of the lanyard; Yes / No

Damage to stitching (e.g cuts or abrasion); Yes / No

Knots in the lanyard, other that those intended

Yes / No
by the manufactured;
Chemical attack (often indicated by flaking of the
Yes / No
surface or change in colour of fibres);
Heat or friction damage (indicated by fibres with
a glazed appearance which may feel harder than Yes / No
surrounding fibres);
UV- degradation (indicated by loss of colour and
Yes / No
a powdery surface;
A partially deployed energy absorber (e.g short
Yes / No
pull-out of tear webbing);
Contamination (e.g with dirt, grit, sand etc) which may
Yes / No
result in internal or external obrasion;
Damaged or deformed fittings (e.g, karabiners,
Yes / No
screwlink connectors, scaffold hooks);
Internal damage to a cable-laid rope;
Yes / No

Is the harness safe Comments Signature

for use?