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Document ID (ISN)59900
CIS number 93-436
Year 1992
Convention or series no. Merkblatt M 750
Title Lifelines and safety belts
Original title Sicherheitsseile und Sicherheitsgürtel [in German]
Bibliographic information Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt, Abteilung für Unfallverhütung und Berufskrankheitenbekämpfung, Adalbert-Stifter-Strasse 65, 1200 Wien, Austria, 1992. 18p. Illus.
Abstract Contents of this guidance note: description of the safety belts according to the type of rigging and fibre used, buckles, different parts of the belts and harnesses. Advice is given on procedures for the visual inspection of natural and synthetic fibre safety belts and lifelines. The main types of wear and damage are shown in colour illustrations. Details on regular safety checks.
Descriptors (primary) protection against falls from heights; lifelines; Austria; training material; construction industry; safety belts; falls from heights; construction sites
Descriptors (secondary) preventive maintenance; safety guides; data sheet
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceAustria
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Construction industry and civil engineering
Falls from heights
Belts, harnesses and lifelines