Fall protection equipment is extremely important because protection against falls from heights, which is the second most common cause of fatal accidents, is in personal protective equipment category III - risk of death.
The risk of falling occurs in jobs performed at height or where there is a large difference in height between levels. Fall protection equipment consists of a range that includes hard hats, fall protection kits, harnesses, safety belts, safety ropes, safety brakes, safety handles, carabiners, safety locks, rope access routes, fall arrest harnesses, tripods, tripod winches, safety baskets and toplock kits.
