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Harness: Can worker weighing more than 100 kg use it?
We start this post by answering: Yes. Based on the tests performed to obtain the CA, we can say that the Safety Harness can be used by a worker weighing more than 100 kg, but this possibility does...
Product Validity: Fall Protection
Hércules is a company specialized in manufacturing work protection equipment and, among its lines of work, is the production of solutions for working at height. Hércules is recognized for the...
Combined PPE: ask your questions
A subject that even today still generates a lot of questions in the market, not only when it comes to fall protection equipment, but with other PPEs, is: why shouldn't I use a brand X fall arrest...
Suspension Syndrome
Every worker who performs activities at height, uses and trusts his/her safety belt, since in case of a sudden evil or carelessness that may cause the worker to fall, the belt will retain that fall...
I am over 100Kg. Can I use a belt?
There are no Brazilian norms that determine the maximum weight of the worker at height. The ABNT NBR norms (NBR 14626, NBR14627, NBR14628, NBR14629, NBR15834, NBR 15835, NBR15836 and NBR15837) are...
Hot Work
"Hot work" is the definition of any activity involving burning, welding, or similar operations that are capable of starting fires or explosions. Hot work also includes other activities with the...
Retractable fall arrest device: use and maintenance
In my visits to clients all over Brazil, what I see most often is height equipment that is either not fit for use, or not used properly. And today I would like to comment specifically on a piece of...
Inspection of the safety harness and components
The safety belt, its components and accessories are fundamental parts of the whole process for work at height, because they are what connects the anchorage point with the fall arrest system. Despite...
How to protect the worker in Confined Spaces
Due to the fact that the Ministry of Labor does not have a specific classification for work accidents occurring in confined spaces, there are no precise statistics regarding the figures of this type...
Breathability of structural firefighting clothing
"Any fabric is a barrier that prevents the evaporation of sweat from the human body, regardless of much this varies from one person to another. What doesn’t vary is the fact that body temperature is...