Industrial Safety Belts and Harness

REVISION IN ISI – FULL BODY HARNESS

The ISI standard for safety Belts and harnesses IS 3521:1989
has been revised The Revised Version is IS 3521:1999 (3rd revision).

OLD VERSION
The old version was having 4 types of Belts.
General purpose Safety Belt were widely
used in all sectors of the industry,
which is popularly known as GP II.
We were offering GP II in two models depending
upon the webbing quality.

1) GP II – Nylon Webbing
2) ULTRA GP II – Polypropylene Webbing

In the revision of the specification

safety belt has been
replaced by Full body harness.
 Safety Belt v/s Full Body Harness
SAFETY BELT
Safety belt prevents falling of a person from height but due
To uneven distribution of impact load over the body at
times resulted in abdominal injuries of very serious nature.

FULL BODY HARNESS

The new range of Full Body Harness provide support for the
Body across the lower chest, shoulders, and thighs.
Hence it is more safe & comfortable.
Full Body Harness is more versatile in use, apart from the
Fall Arrestor they are designed for other applications like
Confined entry, exit, pole safety. Each type have additional
Attachment element to suit applications.
 New Specifications as per revision of
IS 3521:1999 (3rd Revision)

All full body harness have attachment element are provided at different location
depending upon usage. Popularly these are called “D RINGS “

THESE ARE IDENTIFIED SEPERATELY WITH A LABLE / MARK

Four locations of ‘D’ Ring are normally used
IDENTIFIED AS BELOW

DORSAL ‘D’ Ring – Most popular and widely used for all Fall Protection..
Location –Back
STERNAL ‘D’ Ring – Widely used for Control
Descent. Location – Chest
VERTICAL ‘D’ Ring – Widely used for Confined space Entry and Retrieval.
Location – Abdomen
LATERAL ‘D’ Ring – Widely used for work positioning.
Location – Side by side waist
 Classification in Details
CLASS CONSTRUCTION OF USE OF ‘D’ APPLICATION
THE BELT RING S

A A Harness is designed to ‘D’ ring is in Front or Support the wearer

support the body during & after Back during and after fall.
FALL & normally shall have
Shoulder strap & PELVIK
STRAP.

D As Class A but a “d” ring should Front ‘D’ ring. Control Descent
be mounted at waist level.

E As Class A and also designed to Use two Sternal ‘D’ Confined space Entry
support the user during entry ring on shoulder Exit.
into and exit from confined straps and Dorsal
spaces.
 Classification in Details
CLASS CONSTRUCTION OF USE OF ‘D’ APPLICATION
THE BELT RING S
L As Class A are designed for use Use one or two Fall Arrestor and
with a fall arrest system Sternal ‘D’ ring and Ladder Climbing.
mounted on or adjacent to Dorsal ‘D’ ring as
ladder or tower. well.

P As Class A and are designed to Use Lateral ‘D’ at Fall arrestor and
position the user during the waist level. work positioning.
work operation.
 Class A
Full Adjustable Not Full Adjustable
 Class D
But with Front
Same as Class A
Mounted D ring
 Class E
Same as Class A But with Shoulder
Mounted D ring
 Class L
But with Two
Same as Class A
Sternal ‘D’ ring
 Class P
But with Lateral D
Same as Class A ring
 New Specifications as per revision of
IS 3521:1999 (3rd Revision)

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION
New Old

Webbing made of
Raw Materials
synthetic fiber Same
Size Width: 40 mm Width: 44 + 1mm
Thickness: 3 mm Thickness: 3 + 0.5 mm

Strength 19.6 Kn (2000 Kg) Same

 New Specifications as per revision of
IS 3521:1999 (3rd Revision)

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION

Flammability To check the self-extinguishing property.

When the webbing is taken out after keeping on a flame of 20 mm in
controlled chamber. Flame is generated from methane gas. Nylon belt
meets cat :PV.0/PP BELTS MEETS PV.2
Performance Test IN THE NEW REVISON DETERMINATION OF DYNAMIC AND STATIC
LOAD ARE ADDED.
Determination Of Dynamic Test is carried out in two ways.
I) Falling from Head First.
2) Falling from Leg First.
Static Load – Safety Belt is put on a articulated human dummy. It is put to
a static load of 15 KN i.e. 1500 KGs gradually & put for 2 Minutes
minimum.
 Requirements
The Full Body Harness/Safety Belt should not be come out from
the dummy or damaged after conducting all following
THREE TESTS:

1) PERFORMANCE TEST
2) DYNAMIC TEST
3) STATIC LOAD TEST

Mandatory Requirement
A) The Marking on the Harness (Label) has been changed with more details for
raw materials.
B) Detailed Instruction Card is now provided with every Belt.
FALL ARREST
Your very personal safety
Some key aspects
 The Red Line Through Fall Arresting
2. The Lanyard
All the fall arrest
equipment shown here has an upper A choice for every situation:
load capacity far in excess of what a When used for support a
Person could stand.
rope/strap/webbing is chosen, secured to
It is Safe only when correctly used.
Always Read the User Instructions the belt and to the anchor point.
Carefully before use. Maybe round the anchor point and back to
1. The Anchor Point the belt.
No fall arrest system is stronger Easy length adjustment gives optimum
than its weakest link. support. As fall arrester the line shall
Make sure that the
stretch from the anchor
anchor point
can withstand the point to the harness.
impact caused The maximum force at
by a fall. the end of a fall must
not exceed 6 kN.
Use only one shock absorber
per unit
 The Red Line Through Fall Arresting
3. Harness or Belt
According to the task at hand.
Harness shall be used wherever there is the risk of a fall. Also when
working in tanks, wells, silos, and other enclosed areas, irrespective of
whether they are above or under ground level
Waist Belt may be used for support only, to let the user have both hands
free to work.
A harness can also be used for support and may indeed be shaped as a
waistcoat.
4. Maintenance
Equipment that has been subjected to shock or excessive load shall be
sent for inspection or be replaced. All fall arrest equipment should be
inspected at least once a year. Fall arrest equipment is in general colored
red as a reminder that it must be used only for securing a person.
 Work on Steep or
Shallow Sloping Roofs

Full Body Harness Full Body Harness

Full Body Harness
Model: UB101 Model: UB101 Model: UB105
Lanyard Model: Lanyard Model: Retractable Fall Arrester:
EASY WP 02 EASY ABSORB 02 Froment Brand
 Work on Beams and Constructions
with Low or High Anchor Point

Full Body Harness Full Body Harness

Full Body Harness
Model: UB101 Model: UB105 Model: UB101
Lanyard Model: Lanyard Model: Retractable Fall Arrester:
EASY ABSORB 02 EASY ABSORB 02 Froment Brand
 Work on Chimney, ladders
scaffoldings

Full Body Harness Full Body Harness

Full Body Harness
Model: UB105 Model: UB101 Model: UB 105
Guided Type Fall Guided Type Fall Lanyard Model:
arrester at the Chest. arrester at the Back. EASY ABSORB 02
 New Products – Full Body Harness

Harness with
Elasticated Webbing
suitable for long
hours of continuous
working at Height.
 New Products – Shock Absorbing
Lanyards
Shock Absorbing
lanyards in Rope &
Webbing made out of
High Strength Tear
Tapes.
Allows consistent
shock absorption of
6kN
 New Products – Fall Protection Kits
 Kits are Designed for Specific Industry
application
Having:
 Full Body Harness
 Lanyards
 Work Positioning systems
 Fall Arresters
 Anchorage Rope.
 Retractable Fall arresters (webbing/
rope)
 TOGETHER ALL THESE REVELANT
PRODUCTS REQUIRED FOR A
PARTICULAR INDUSTRY SHALL BE
SUPPLIED WITH A SEPARATE KIT BAG.