Different kinds of safety equipment

What are safety equipment? Why are they important? These are equipment meant to support workers who need to work from heights for construction or moving heavy loads. They are important because if the workers are not safely harnessed, they can fall. This can cause harm to people and property, sometimes even proving to be fatal.

Dutest is an ISO certified company and specializes in manufacture, supply of lifting equipment, safety equipment, third party inspection services and repair & maintenance services.

Dutest offers below range of safety equipment in the UAE:

Horizontal lifeline system

These can be installed on walls, floors, ceilings or roof tops to ensure workers are safe while they go on with their jobs. Mostly made with stainless steel ropes, they are strong structures. More than one person can also use these system.

Vertical lifeline system

They are used when workers need to climb. Ropes, cables or tracks are used as vertical lifelines. These are attached to the worker with a full body harness or lanyard. With a rope grab like anchor point, these systems make climbing up and down safe. They are not as expensive and can be installed fairly quickly. They can be configured to accommodate 4 workers at the same time.

Full body harness

These hold the worker in place when at a height. They are of two kinds – one supports the feet of the worker on a surface and the other helps the worker hang mid-air. This is fabricated in compliance with EN 361:2002. They exhibit technically sound features, the finest ergonomics and the safety requirements.

Fall arrestor block

When the anchorage is very high to access and the clearance distance is very small, it is a task to ensure that the worker does not fall. There are fall arrester blocks conforming to EN 360:2002-KARAM Brand. They protect workers from falling and keeps them safe.

Lanyard

Lanyards connect a system and the fall arrest lanyards control the force, with shock absorbers, that might be felt on the body of the worker on a fall. Kinds of Lanyards are

  • Work positioning lanyards
  • Restraint lanyards
  • Fall arrest lanyards
  • Forked lanyards

Dutest has a wide range of KARAM brand lanyards.

Dutest products are in great demand in various sectors considering the range of the products and reliability based on international certifications for its products.

The products by Dutest are used extensively considering that it meets global standards for product quality and services. Dutest promises the best of the team and excellent customer service.

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