Abstract: A fall arrest lanyard (10) is provided for arresting the fall of a user from an elevated worksite and includes a connector (16) having a rigid frame (30) and a load bearing pin (32) extending along a longitudinal axis (34). The pin (32) has a central span (36) extending between first and second end portions (38, 40) and is mounted in the frame (30) to translate along the longitudinal axis (34) between an open position wherein at least one of the end portions (38, 40) is spaced from the frame (30) to allow a length of webbing (41) from a fall protection harness (17) to be loaded into the connector (16), and a closed position wherein the first and second end portions (38, 40) of the pin (32) are supported by the frame (30) with the central span (36) of the pin (32) being free from engagement to trap the length of webbing (41) between the pin (32) and the frame (30) for load bearing engagement with the central span (36).

Abstract: A fall arrest lanyard (10) is provided for arresting the fall of a user from an elevated worksite and includes a connector (16) having a rigid frame (30) and a load bearing pin (32) extending along a longitudinal axis (34). The pin (32) has a central span (36) extending between first and second end portions (38, 40) and is mounted in the frame (30) to translate along the longitudinal axis (34) between an open position wherein at least one of the end portions (38, 40) is spaced from the frame (30) to allow a length of webbing (41) from a fall protection harness (17) to be loaded into the connector (16), and a closed position wherein the first and second end portions (38, 40) of the pin (32) are supported by the frame (30) with the central span (36) of the pin (32) being free from engagement to trap the length of webbing (41) between the pin (32) and the frame (30) for load bearing engagement with the central span (36).

Abstract: A fall protection system for use by a person in climbing a pole includes an outer strap, an outer strap connector adapted to adjust the length of the outer strap in operative connection with the outer strap, a sliding member slidably positioned on the outer strap, a cross strap attached at one end thereof to the sliding member, the cross strap being in operative connection with the outer strap connector at another end thereof, a first adjustment strap operatively attached to the outer strap connector via a first adjustment buckle at a first end thereof and attached to a first end connector at a second end thereof.

Abstract: A pole strap assembly (10) is provided for use in climbing a utility pole (22), and includes an outer strap (12) including opposite end portions (32,34) connected by an intermediate portion (20); and an elongate wear member (30) attached to and extending over at least part of the intermediate portion (20) of the outer strap (12), wherein the wear member (30) does not extend over the end portions (32,34), and the outer strap (12) has a total length LO and the elongate wear member (30) has a length LI, with the length LO being no greater than twice the length LI.

Abstract: A safety harness (10) is provided to be worn by a person and to allow the person to manipulate the harness (10) to alleviate the potential effects of orthostatic intolerance in the person while suspended by the harness (10). The harness (10) includes one or more hand engageable members (102) allow the person to selectively repositioning a strap (70, 80, 90) of the harness (10) from a first position where the strap (70, 80, 90) extends across an upper portion of a lower torso of the person and a second position where the strap (70, 80, 90) extends across a lower portion of the lower torso of the person.

Abstract: A pole strap assembly (10) is provided for use in climbing a utility pole (22), and includes an outer strap (12) including opposite end portions (32,34) connected by an intermediate portion (20); and an elongate wear member (30) attached to and extending over at least part of the intermediate portion (20) of the outer strap (12), wherein the wear member (30) does not extend over the end portions (32,34), and the outer strap (12) has a total length LO and the elongate wear member (30) has a length LI, with the length LO being no greater than twice the length LI.

Abstract: A fall protection system for use by a person in climbing a pole includes an outer strap, an outer strap connector adapted to adjust the length of the outer strap in operative connection with the outer strap, a sliding member slidably positioned on the outer strap, a cross strap attached at one end thereof to the sliding member, the cross strap being in operative connection with the outer strap connector at another end thereof, a first adjustment strap operatively attached to the outer strap connector via a first adjustment buckle at a first end thereof and attached to a first end connector at a second end thereof.