THE IMPORTANCE OF FULL BODY HARNESS IN

WORKING AT HEIGHT

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Of The Problem

Falls that occur while working at heights are still among the biggest causes of major
injuries and fatalities. Some of the common cases include falls through fragile surfaces (such
as roofs) and ladders. Thousands of workers suffer mild to major injuries from falls related
to working at heights. Unfortunately, loss of life has also become a common occurrence. If
you are the type of person who works at height or know someone who does, the need to
ensure safety is guaranteed.

There are many ways through which safety can be assured while working at heights. They
range from proper planning and inspection of the job site to the wearing of appropriate and
properly functioning personal protective equipment. One of the most recommended types of
PPE is the full body harness. Unfortunately, a lot of construction workers or people who
work at heights don’t usually see the importance of wearing a full body harness. The
importance of doing so only occurs to them after they have suffered a fall – and are lucky
enough to live and narrate their story.

A safety harness is a crucial component of the personal fall arrest systems. It plays the
important role of keeping users suspended upright in case of a fall. It also supports them as
they await rescue. The full body safety harness is highly recommended in fall restraint
systems that prevent employees from reaching points where falls are probable. The use of
body belts as a safety harness is discouraged most of the time. This is mainly because the
fall forces are usually concentrated on the abdomen. On the other hand, a full body harness
distributes these forces throughout the body, and this has the advantage of minimising the
chances of injuries by significant margins.

1.2 Identification of the problems

In relation to background of the problem above, the following problems can be identified:

1. The student or worker still don’t know how to use full body harness properly
2. The student or worker should know Common factors leading to incidents and injuries
3. The student or worker should know how to prevent the risk of working at height
1.3 Limitation of the Problem

We only discuss about the risk and how to prevent it and how to use the harness properly.
The type and detail equipment part of full body harness wil not be discuss

1.4 Objectives of the Research

1. The student or worker will know how to use full body harness properly
2. The student or worker know Common factors leading to incidents and injuries
3. The student or worker know how to prevent the risk of working at height

1.5 Significances of the Research

The results of this study are expected to be beneficial both theoretically and practically
elaborated in the following section.

1. Theoretically

the student or the worker should have the standart lesson to explain to other friends or worker
how to use the hardness correcly, what are the risk and how to prevent it

2. Practically
the student or the worker should have the standart lesson to show to other friends or worker
how to use the hardness correcly, how to do the hazard analysis and the solution so they can
work safely at working at height
 CHAPTER 2
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.1 Definition of Working at Heights

Work at height is work in any place, including a place at, above or below ground level,
where a person could be injured if they fell from that place. Access and egress to a place of
work can also be work at height.

Examples of work activities that are classified as working at height:

 Working on trestles
 Working on a flat roof
 Erecting false work or formwork
 Working on a ladder
 Working at ground level adjacent to an excavation;
 Working on formwork within an excavation
 Working near or adjacent to fragile materials

2.2 Common factors leading to incidents and injuries

Workers wearing inadequate personal protective equipment RISK: falling/injury/death.

Unstable working platforms are used RISK: falling. Fragile work surfaces or openings not
barricaded off RISK: falling through.Untrained workers incorrectly using safety harness and
lifeline RISK: falling/injury/death. Workers not trained in rescue of fall victims RISK:
permanent injury or more people being injured. Scaffolding not inspected before use RISK:
being defective and collapsing. Equipment inadequate or not maintained RISK: equipment
being defective and breaking, leading to fall. Items such as tools, equipment and materials
falling from heights onto people are just as dangerous as falls and lead to fatalities. From
high up, even a small piece of concrete or asingle bolt or spanner can seriously hurt or kill
someone. External factors such as wind, heat stress, structural instability and worker factors
should all be considered along with control requirements as they can be the cause of falls
leading to injury.
2.3 Preventing the Risks of working at Heights

1. The Work Plan Review

A Work Plan Review must be undertaken before a project starts to examine what is required
at a design stage to reduce and eliminate risk as far as reasonably practical. The Work Plan
Review can identify a design solution such as casting metal ‘sleeves’ into floor slabs to make
the erection of edge protection easier.

2. The Falls Prevention Plan

A written Falls Prevention Plan must be preparedfor all work to determine the hazards and
controls involved in working at heights. The Falls Prevention Plan should indicate where and
when barrier protection must be set up for open edges, holes, voids and other openings as
well as signage requirements.

3. The Risk Assessment

A Risk Assessment must be completed by all contractors for each site or operation to identify
the hazards, the risk and the control measures required for a project or task. The Risk
Assessment should include inspection of equipment such as cradles and personal protective
equipment such as harnesses to ensure they are suitable and safe for the job.

4. Elimination
If possible eliminate the need to work at height by bringing the job or work down to ground
level or by extending the reach of the worker using long-handled tools

5. Substitution
Substitute the defective or Dangerous equipment with new or safer equipment.

6. Engineering controls
A lot of the risk involved in working at heights can be designed out. Often you can make
structural changes to the work systems or work environment that would prevent falls and
make for a safer workplace.

7. Administrative Controls
Administrative procedures like work permits, standard operating procedures and safety
policies should be followed to manage and create awareness of the risks of working at
heights. Training, instruction and supervision are essential

8. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Workers must be provided with correctly fitted and properly maintained protective equiment
and clothing.

CHAPTER 3
 METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH

3.1 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Research Method In this research, the writer uses the quantitative research to achieve
the purpose. The writer used experimental research to conduct her study. Experimental
research is a research method that tests the hypothesis which has the form of cause and effect
relations by manipulating defendant variable during manipulating time, the writer has to
control extraneous variable, perhaps the transitional that occurred really as an effect of
manipulating which is not caused by other variables. Experiments are carried out in order to
explore the strength of relationship between variables In experiment, the researcher’s goal is
to establish a cause and effect relationship between two phenomena. The researchers aim to
establish that one variable, the independent variable, causes in another variable, and the
dependent variable The writer consciously hand lends some factors well so she could
conclude the effects that were observed are from the action of the sample. The writers use
the experimental research because she wanted to compare between educated worker that
know the study of working at height, how to use the equipment and khow all the hazard of
working at height and the one that know less than the educated worker. The quantitative
variable is not based on injuries but based on how do they do at work. Are they wear it
correctly or basen on test at training. The output of these research may get the result if we
need to train the worker or the student so they can work safely at working at heigh, or we
xcan make the work system better so there would not be a critical injury or even a death.
 ABSTRACT

Work at height is work in any place, including a place at, above or below ground level, where
a person could be injured if they fell from that place. Access and egress to a place of work
can also be work at height. Falls that occur while working at heights are still among the
biggest causes of major injuries and fatalities. Some of the common cases include falls
through fragile surfaces (such as roofs) and ladders. From high up, even a small piece of
concrete or asingle bolt or spanner can seriously hurt or kill someone. External factors such
as wind, heat stress, structural instability and worker factors should all be considered along
with control requirements as they can be the cause of falls leading to injury. Thousands of
workers suffer mild to major injuries from falls related to working at heights. Unfortunately,
loss of life has also become a common occurrence. . One of the most recommended types of
PPE is the full body harness.The importance of doing so only occurs to them after they have
suffered a fall – and are lucky enough to live and narrate their story.A safety harness is a
crucial component of the personal fall arrest systems. It plays the important role of keeping
users suspended upright in case of a fall. It also supports them as they await rescue. The full
body safety harness is highly recommended in fall restraint systems that prevent employees
from reaching points where falls are probable. full body harness distributes these forces
throughout the body, and this has the advantage of minimising the chances of injuries by
significant margins.

Keyword : Work at height, injurires, PPE, safety harness, fall restraint systems