b'SAFETYContinued from page 24to successfully arrest their fall. A properly fitting harness is the lynchpin between ultimate safety being achieved and additional accidental injury occurring. A properly fitting harness helps prevent the latter. Our newPre-use inspections are required on all pieces of fall protection equipment, and harness fit should be part of thatPolyiso plantinspection. Ensuring the harness is free of defects is as important as ensuring proper fit.is shipping nowDetermining the correct harness size One of the most common misuse violations seen in the field is when employees incorrectly don their fall protection harnesses. Manufacturers offer multiple sizes for harnesses, and proper fit is the first step in ensuring a personal fall arrest system (PFAS) will work as expected in the event of a fall.The industry standard is a five-point adjustable harness that will range between the printed sizes on the label. For example, a harness can be sold as small/medium, meaning it will fit a small worker to a medium worker. This is to accommodate people with longer torsos, shorter legs, bulkier clothing in colder climates, etc. When adjusting the harness,s there are several techniques to 2024 GAFCOMGNAD008-0624ensure an employee has the correct size harness for their body type. Its important to note that the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) only allows workers ranging from 130 pounds to 420 pounds to use fall protection equipment, regardless if the harness fits properly.Tips for adjusting leg straps When donning a harness, the user should unfasten the torso and leg connectionsand loosen the shoulder and leg straps to their fullest extension before placing them on their shoulders, similar to putting on a backpack. ThisGreat news for GAF Midwest allows for easy adjustments to fine-tune a fit to the userscustomers! Were now shipping height and body shape. EnergyGuard Polyiso insulation The user should first attempt to connect the leg straps.from our newest plant in Peru, When connecting the leg straps, the user should situateIllinois, expanding availability and the strap as horizontally as possible in a comfortableservice to our valued customers in position on the upper thigh. The leg straps should never come in contact with the groin area. This part of thethe region.harness is of great significance in successfully arresting agaf.com/commercialfall without further injury to the worker. If the leg straps are too loose, they will tighten instantly during a fall, and the user will feel abrupt forces on their lower pelvic area.Correctly tightened leg straps will still feel like they tighten during a fall, but they will not move up the legthey will stay in the desired area. Connect the leg buckles and tighten them so that a flat palm can fit between the leg and Continued on page 26COMGNAD008-0724_Peru Opening Half-Page Print Ad - MRCA Magazine_RESIZE.indd 1 7/10/24 12:03PM'