AVAO® BOD - Full Body Harness
The AVAO® BOD fall arrest and work positioning harness is designed for greater comfort in all situations.
AVAO BOD fall arrest and work positioning harness
Shoulder straps with self-locking DoubleBack buckles on each side
X-shaped dorsal construction
Reinforced semi-rigid waistbelt
Leg loops with self-locking DoubleBack buckles
Size 1 (waist belt 70 - 110 cm, leg loops 45 - 65 cm, stature 165 - 185 cm, weight 2100 g)
Standards
ANSI Z359.1, NFPA 1983 Class III, CSA Z259.10, CE, EN 361, EN 358, EN 813
The Work at Height Regulations 2005
The Work at Height Regulations 2005, which came into affect in April 2005, apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury. The creation of this one, comprehensive set of legal requirements for any work at height is intended to further serve the underlying principle that regulations should provide goal-setting objectives for management rather than prescriptive codes of practice, which can create unnecessary problems. They effectively remove the old 'two-metre rule' division between low and high falls of which there are more reported cases of major injuries resulting from 'low' falls than 'high'.
Essential Requirements
all work at height, including emergencies and rescue is properly planned and organised;
all work at height takes account of weather conditions that could endanger health and safety;
those involved in work at height are trained and competent;
the risks from work at height are assessed (using the Risk Management Hierarchy) and appropriate work equipment is selected and used;
the risks from fragile surfaces, falling objects and dangerous areas are properly controlled;
equipment for work at height is properly inspected and maintained;
places of work at heigh...
