ARAA - Lanyard extension hazard alert - Fallright

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A recent report has revealed that a Fallright Lanyard Extension fitted with a tear away energy absorber has rolled out of its attachment point releasing the wearer of the harness which may have resulted in a fatal or serious injury incident.

FYI - these hooks are used around the world - in my training I single them out as a likely point of failure - here's a recent example! Note is from Loy Yang A power station. Please caution those you work with re this potential failure mechanism - not just rolling over onto the NRG absorber, but also pressing against another surface such as conveyor, structure, cherry picker bucket etc.

To download the report please click here.

Peter Ferguson
ARAA VIC President