Previously, according to the Ordinance, the MTE (Ministry of Labor and Employment) issued CA (Certificate of Approval) for these PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as follows:
Safety Harness with Lanyard;
Fall Arrest Device with Safety Harness
In case 1, the issued CA (Certificate of Approval) under “DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT” presented the description of the Safety Harness and all the lanyards that can be used with this Safety Harness.
In case 2, the CA (Certificate of Approval) issued presented a description of the Fall Arrest Device and all the Safety Harnesses that can be used with this Fall Arrest Device.
Currently, with the publication of the SIT Ordinance no. 292, that changed the item I (Personal protective equipment to protect against falls with level difference), of the Attachment I (List of personal protective equipment) of NR-6, the HARNESS with fall arrest device and the HARMESS with lanyard is now considered PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
In addition, NR 35 – Work at height defines in its glossary that the safety harness is PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and that the lanyard and the fall arrest device are CONNECTING AND SAFETY DEVICES to protect against falls.
In summary, by the new model a CA (Certificate of Approval) will be issued for a harness with lanyard and fall arrest device, and in some cases it can be a harness only with a fall arrest device or a harness only with a lanyard.
Reminder: for fall arrest, the belt must be a safety harness.
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