A harness including a belt and a pair of thigh straps connected by a strap, the harness including a ventral suspension point including a connector attached to the ventral part of the belt. The connector includes: a rod of longitudinal axis AA mechanically connecting the connector to the belt, a first part including a connecting ring, and mounted movable in rotation with respect to the belt around the rod, a C-shaped second part mounted movable in rotation around a second axis BB parallel to the axis AA and defining a closed contour with the axis BB, the first part and second part being able to be separated from one another so as to allow insertion of at least one accessory for progression on a rope in the C-shaped second part. Also relates to a method for fitting a connector and using a connector on such a harness.

The invention relates to a harness comprising a belt and a pair of thigh straps and a ventral suspension point. The ventral suspension point comprises: a connector positioned on the belt, the connector comprising a connecting ring fitted movable in rotation with respect to the belt by means of a rod of longitudinal axis, the rod comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end along the axis of rotation of the connecting ring, a first attachment part and a second attachment part designed to be connected to an external device, the first attachment part and the second attachment part being placed on the connector along the axis of rotation of the connecting ring and outside the connecting ring.

A safety harness for vertically lifting of a user is provided. The safety harness includes an upper body harness and a lower body harness which may be positioned on liners within a coat and pants of the user, respectively. The upper body harness and lower body harness attach together to function as a Class III harness enabling lifting of a user in a vertical orientation by virtue of the harness geometry. The lower body harness alone serves as a Class II harness and the upper body harness alone serves as a drag line. The harness is particularly suited to be integrated with firefighting turnout gear for ready donning with the turnout gear.

A web harness system includes a web harness belt. The web harness belt including: multiple layers, and a first elastomer layer portion and a second elastomer portion that each connected to a ballistic material layer of the multiple layers. A webbing is connected through the web harness belt. The webbing forms a leg harness portion that includes: a first leg extension connected to a rear lower web support element, a second leg extension is connected to the rear lower web support element; a right leg adjustment belt is connected to the rear lower web support element and a first right leg extension element; and a left leg adjustment belt is connected to the rear lower web support element and a first left leg extension element.

A fall arrest harness having a primary arrest attachment attached to a dorsal portion of a harness by a dorsal release strap, a releasable friction device positioned at a hip location of the harness and a repositioning tether releasably connected to the primary fall arrest attachment. The harness provides manual and controllable transfer of a suspension point from a dorsal location by letting out the dorsal release strap through the releasable friction device until tension from a user's weight is transferred from the dorsal release strap to the repositioning tether.

A leg strap of a safety harness has a first end with a movement-permitting connector, a second end attached to an upper portion of the harness, and an intermediate portion formed into a loop and slidably extending through the connector. The leg strap thereby forms a leg loop portion and a tensioning riser portion each having a variable length, so that in use when wearers reposition themselves the portion of the leg strap forming the leg loop is automatically adjusted for comfort. Some embodiments include seat panels with bottom portions forming a segment of the leg straps and leg loops.

A support device for a harness includes a dorsal member configured for arrangement on a dorsal region of a wearer and for operative engagement with the harness in a position in which the dorsal member is interposed between straps of the harness and the dorsal region of the wearer, the dorsal member having an upper portion, a lower portion and an intermediate portion interposed between the upper and lower portions. A neck support member extends from the upper portion of the dorsal member and is configured to support a neck of the wearer when the dorsal member is arranged on the dorsal region of the wearer. The dorsal member has a profile that corresponds to a generic side profile of a thoracic spine of the wearer and the neck member extends backwardly from the upper portion of the dorsal member, such that the dorsal member can distribute pressure exerted by the straps and the neck support member can cradle the neck and support the head in a tilted back condition.

A fall-protection apparatus comprising at least one connector that comprises a resonant-frequency-shifting inductive sensing unit that is configured to detect whether the connector appears to be connected to a first item and is further configured to detect whether the connector appears to be connected to a second, different item.

A fall arrest system having elastic properties includes a torso harness system, a tether, and a securement system wherein, during use, the tether detachably couples the torso harness system to the securement system. As such, the fall arrest system is configured to arrest the fall of the user.

A rescue device for moving a subject includes a brace member for securing the arms and the torso of the subject together. The brace member includes a central section, a first lateral section and a second lateral section, and a fastener. The brace member is capable of forming a loop for securing the arms and the torso of the subject together by fastening the first lateral section to the second lateral section with the fastener. A ribbon member pair for moving and/or stabilizing a subject wearing the brace member when said rescue device is in use includes a first ribbon member having a first portion connected to the brace member and a second ribbon member having a second portion connected to the brace member.