Abstract: A device for protecting a shoulder when an object (18) is carried thereon comprises a top layer (19) as well as a bottom layer (20). The bottom layer comprises a resilient material. The top layer and bottom layer are attached to one another. The top layer comprises rubber, such as styrene butadiene rubber (SBR). The bottom layer comprises at least one recess (24) which exposes the underside (36) of the rubber top layer. A hook and loop fastener (26) is attached to the rubber top layer in said recess. The hook and loop fastener forms a transversely extending loop into which a shoulder strap (3, 4) can be introduced. This device can be used with a safety harness, which is provided with two shoulder straps and two leg straps, or with a pair of dungarees or another garment.