Article: Will your safety harness kill you?
08-05-2004, 07:30 PM
#21
Typical Buck
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RE: Article: Will your safety harness kill you?
ORIGINAL: thenuge15
I have another question, I have the safety harness that comes with the lone wolf and the shoulder straps are not adjustable. They are built for someone a lot taller than me and they are loose and could easily fall of my shoulders. Is there any way to fix this? Could this be a problem? Also I know your supposed to have the safety harness tight when your sitting so it doesn't let you fall too much, but do you move it higher if you stand up that last 30 minutes of prime time?
I have another question, I have the safety harness that comes with the lone wolf and the shoulder straps are not adjustable. They are built for someone a lot taller than me and they are loose and could easily fall of my shoulders. Is there any way to fix this? Could this be a problem? Also I know your supposed to have the safety harness tight when your sitting so it doesn't let you fall too much, but do you move it higher if you stand up that last 30 minutes of prime time?
The only way around that would be to buy a new harness, which isn't a bad idea. I'd go with the vest style spoke of earlier in this thread. If it were me, I'd go new... even if you were to save a few bucks, ask yourself, what's your safety worth to you? As far as moving your hold on your tree, I stand most the time, so mine's already fastened high.
08-06-2004, 06:33 PM
#22
Fork Horn
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RE: Article: Will your safety harness kill you?
I'm confused! If the harness (Quality harness, not a single strap) is properly fitted and you were to remain in it for a short while its going to cut off your circulation and kill you? Sure glad I did'nt waste my cash on the seat of the pants harness. I see a hugh law suit here. All of those harnesses would be recalled for being defective then. Something does'nt smell right to me?
08-06-2004, 09:46 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Article: Will your safety harness kill you?
ORIGINAL: Jollyarcher
To answer thenuge15, the very last line of the article reads... "suspension for more than 5 minutes can be fatal." The editors of this article - Bill Weems and Phil Bishop, note that it was condensed from the March 2003 issue of Occupational Health & Safety, with permission from the Stevens Publishing company. OSHA.
To answer thenuge15, the very last line of the article reads... "suspension for more than 5 minutes can be fatal." The editors of this article - Bill Weems and Phil Bishop, note that it was condensed from the March 2003 issue of Occupational Health & Safety, with permission from the Stevens Publishing company. OSHA.
08-06-2004, 09:52 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Article: Will your safety harness kill you?
If you read the entire document you will see that in order for this to happen you must remain sedentary. In other words not moving. There are other factors involved also.
This entire scenario has really been blown out of proportion and scared some people into not wanting to use a safety harness.
I think this is sorta funny....I used to get that magazine and something just didn't seem right about it so I quit reading it. Now I know what it was, they use scare tactics and sensationalism to make their point!
This entire scenario has really been blown out of proportion and scared some people into not wanting to use a safety harness.
I think this is sorta funny....I used to get that magazine and something just didn't seem right about it so I quit reading it. Now I know what it was, they use scare tactics and sensationalism to make their point!
