Abstract: A safety apparatus for use by a worker on an elevated structure is disclosed. The purpose of the apparatus is to arrest the fall of the worker should they fall. Broadly the apparatus comprises at least two support posts having an upper end and a lower end supported on the structure and spaced apart from each other on the structure. Each support post has an I-shaped cross sectional configuration. The apparatus also includes a clamp on the lower end of each support post for clamping the post to the structure. The clamp itself comprises a base plate fast with the support post, a secondary plate or clamping plate spaced beneath the base plate, and fastening elements for drawing the two plates, towards each other with a member of the structure firmly clamped there between. The base plate projects laterally outwardly from the post on two opposed sides of the post, and defines at least one slot aperture on each said opposed side of the post through which the fastening elements are passed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 23, 2006
Assignee:
MSPH Pty LTD
Inventors:
John Lawrence Dean, Troy Joseph Birnbrauer
Abstract: A safety apparatus (10) for enhancing worker safety includes a support arrangement. The arrangement is locatable proximate a hazardous working area (18). A connecting arrangement defines at least one pair of opposed connecting points (64). The connecting points (64) are positioned on opposite sides of the hazardous area (18) so that a line (72) connecting the points (64) spans the hazardous area (18). The invention extends to an anchor member (12) for the safety apparatus, to a kit for the safety apparatus and to a structural assembly.