Safety Harness & Height Safety Equipment Australia

Safety harnesses and fall protection equipment

Full-body harnesses, energy-absorbing lanyards, self-retracting lanyards, anchors, connectors and rescue gear from Skylotec, 3M (Protecta and DBI-SALA), MSA and Maxisafe, for construction, roofing, rigging, mining, utilities and confined space work. In Australia, harnesses and lanyards are made to AS/NZS 1891.1, fall-arrest devices such as self-retracting lanyards to AS/NZS 1891.3, and selection, use and maintenance are covered by AS/NZS 1891.4. Check each listing for its AS/NZS 1891 rating before you buy for a site.

Guides: Roofing Harnesses Australia · Working at Heights Safety Gear

Restraint or fall arrest?

• Total restraint — the worker is tethered so they can’t reach the edge, so no fall can happen. Use this wherever the task allows.
• Restrained fall — the worker can reach the edge, but any fall is limited to a short distance.
• Fall arrest — stops a fall that has already started, using a full-body harness with an energy-absorbing lanyard or a self-retracting lanyard. Check there is enough clearance below for the lanyard to deploy.

Your risk assessment and safe work method statement (SWMS) decide which technique applies.

Full-body harnesses

• General construction and roofing: 3M Protecta P50 Construction Harness, 3M Protecta P100 All Purpose Harness, Skylotec CS 2 Click Harness.
• Rigging and heavy use: 3M DBI-SALA Delta Riggers Harness and MSA Gravity Miners Harness.
• Confined space entry: 3M DBI-SALA ExoFit NEX Confined Space Harness and Maxisafe Premium Utilities & Confined Space Harness — see also confined space entry & gas detection.

Lanyards and self-retracting lanyards

• Energy-absorbing lanyards — single or twin-leg (twin legs let you stay connected while moving between anchors): Skylotec BFD Y Flex 2 m, MSA V-SERIES Energy Absorbing Lanyard.
• Self-retracting lanyards (SRLs) — the line pays out and locks in a fall, keeping fall distance short: Skylotec PEANUT I 2.5 m, 3M DBI-SALA Nano-Lok Tie-Back SRL, Skylotec HK PLUS Fall-Arrest Block, MSA V-TEC Self Retracting Lanyard.

Anchors and connectors

A fall-arrest system is only as strong as its anchor. We stock anchor slings such as the Skylotec Loop 35 kN Anchor Sling, beam anchors such as the 3M DBI-SALA Large Sliding Beam Anchor, and locking karabiners such as the Skylotec Oval Steel TRI 30 kN. Anchor ratings depend on the technique and how many people are attached — AS/NZS 1891.4 sets the requirements, and fixed anchors should be installed and certified by a competent person.

Kits, rescue and tool tethers

• Ready-made kits: the MSA Roof Workers Kit and Skylotec Compliance Kit SK3.
• Rescue: anyone working in a harness needs a rescue plan, because hanging in a harness after a fall can quickly cause suspension trauma. Rescue equipment includes the Skylotec Rescue Kit Milan 2.0 Power, Skylotec Jackpod Davit Set and Skylotec CONREST Rescue Stretcher.
• Tool tethers stop dropped tools at height: the Skylotec Tool Saver Long Leash Flex.

Inspection and replacement

Check your harness, lanyard and connectors before every use, and have them inspected by a competent person at the intervals AS/NZS 1891.4 sets. Take any equipment that has arrested a fall out of service immediately.

Kitting out a crew? Trade pricing and account terms are available — contact us or call 0457 545 175. Free shipping Australia-wide on orders over $200; collection from our Auburn NSW warehouse by arrangement (call first), 7:30am–3:30pm Mon–Fri.