PPE

A safety harness is worn by the user and is an important component of his/her personal protection equipment kit (PPE) ...

Lanyard energy absorbers (including stretch-type energy absorbers) reduce the ensuing force in the case of a fall ...

A self-retracting lifeline serves as a connector. Inside, a cable or tape can be found rolled up around a drum ...

A guided type fall arrester with a flexible anchor line (in accordance with EN 353-2) is a specially-designed connector which can be used ...

PPE Directive 89/686/EEC "not only governs the conditions for placing personal protective equipment (PPE) on the market [...] but also the basic safety requirements ...

PPE specialists are individuals that acquire special knowledge in the area of personal fall protection equipment in a training measure carried out in accordance with DGUV Principle 312-906 (formerly BGG 906) ...

A connector is used to connect the person to be secured up to an anchorage device: One end is connected to the anchorage point or lifeline system and the other is attached to the safety harness worn be the user ...