Retiring harness

[likeitorlumpit]

Unfortunately we haven't got the manufacturers instructions:blushing:

It's a Butterfly- Is it Komet?

I'll see if they put them up on the net.

I guess if it passes LOLER then it must be OK.

[Taupotreeman]

I've still got a willans that I bought when I started climbing 16yrs ago that I would still climb in. My boss has a willans belt lol (No leg loops) he always says he'd still have a go in that.

No thanks

 

Same same. Mines still hanging up in the garage, probably the same vintage.

 

 

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[Spruce Pirate]

I've still got the old Troll harness that I first climbed in in, err, 1995. I'd still climb in it, it is in good nick, stored dry and away from light etc, it's never been LOLER'd, but I'd still trust it now. I have a much newer harness for climbing in now, and was always lead to believe that the 5 year (or less) rule applied to LOLER, but that doesn't necessarily mean that its unserviceable, just that you can't get a cert for it, and hence can't use it commercially. I could be wrong.

[ratcatcher]

I suppose its down to weather your self employed or PAYE, we use harnesses in pest control, ours are 3yrs, then they are binned, well not binned they find there way to my shed, but from our companies point of view, they are just covering their backs, should any accident claims be made against them, a harness is cheaper than a law suit.

 

self employed, doing a competent check on any harness, checking any cuts or frayed stitching is surely down to the person using it, any accidents due to the harness, what would you do? sue yourself

[Marc Lewis]

Had an on site audit several months ago and my willans was five years old to the day, I kid you not, to the very day (what are the chances of that!!!). He said it was in very good condition and no need to take out of service yet (he is authorised to loler assess). 6 weeks or so ago the willans went in with my kit for loler inspection and went straight through.

[Spruce Pirate]

self employed, doing a competent check on any harness, checking any cuts or frayed stitching is surely down to the person using it, any accidents due to the harness, what would you do? sue yourself

 

I would, but I know how much I'm worth, it would be worth the legal fees.

 

Good to know 5 years isn't neccesarily the end for everything.

[Pete Mctree]

If a harness has been used for 5 years & in constant use, then in my books it has made me enough money to be replaced.

Usable life can be extended on some equipment, but it is in exceptional circumstances in my book, not the norm.

[Craig Johnson]

OK 'the five year rule',

if the loler inspector doesn't know any thing different to the contary, then the five year rule shall apply, but because some cant be bother to check otherwise/don't have enough product knowledge they just blanket ban everything over 5 years. it is also down to the you the user to be familiar with the user instructions of the equipment you use, where this information is found

[treequip]

I suppose its down to weather your self employed or PAYE, we use harnesses in pest control, ours are 3yrs, then they are binned, well not binned they find there way to my shed, but from our companies point of view, they are just covering their backs, should any accident claims be made against them, a harness is cheaper than a law suit.

 

self employed, doing a competent check on any harness, checking any cuts or frayed stitching is surely down to the person using it, any accidents due to the harness, what would you do? sue yourself

 

Leaving the ambulance chaser out of it the HSE id of the opinion that you owe a duty of care to yourself so if the item is outside the manufacturers specified life you could have a problem there

[ratcatcher]

it really makes you wonder how our ancestors ever survived with all this H&S stuff don't it,

 

just saw a news story on another forum about a supermarket removing packs of monkey nuts from it's shelves, as it didn't carry the warning, "may contain nuts"