Full-body harnesses are critical elements of effective fall protection systems. Workers must understand how to properly wear and use full-body harnesses when operating at height. A properly fitted and properly worn full-body harness can help prevent serious injury or death when used correctly on the job.
The recently updated ANSI/ASSP Z359.11-2021 standard establishes requirements for the performance, design, marking, qualification, instruction, training, test methods, inspection use, maintenance and removal from service of full-body harnesses.
“The main purpose of Z359.11 is to act as a standard to drive best-in-class harnesses through rigorous design and test requirements,” says Z359.11 subcommittee chair Rob Willis, “in addition to having requirements for manufacturers to create an ANSI-approved full-body harness.”