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2. Safety harness - Wikipedia

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   A safety harness is a form of protective equipment designed to safeguard the user from injury or death from falling. The core item of a fall arrest system, the harness is usually fabricated from rope , braided wire cable , or synthetic webbing .

3. Five-point harness - Wikipedia

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   A five-point harness is a form of seat belt that contains five straps that are mounted to the car frame. It has been engineered for an increase of safety in the occurrence of an automobile accident. As a result, this form of seat belt has been mandated in the race car competition of NASCAR. [1]

4. Climbing harness - Wikipedia

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   Sit harness. A climbing harness is a piece of equipment that allows a climber to tie in to the safety of a rope. [1] It is used in rock and ice climbing, abseiling, and lowering; this is in contrast to other activities requiring ropes for access or safety such as industrial rope work (such as window cleaning), construction, and rescue and recovery, which use safety harnesses instead.

5. Seat belt - Wikipedia

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   A sudden rapid pull of the belt—as in a sudden braking or collision event—causes the reel to lock, restraining the occupant in position. The first automatic locking retractor for seat belts and shoulder harnesses in the U.S. was the Irving "Dynalock" safety device.

6. Fall arrest - Wikipedia

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   Safety net Safety line. Fall arrest is the form of fall protection which involves the safe stopping of a person already falling. It is one of several forms of fall protection, forms which also include fall guarding (general protection that prevents persons from entering a fall hazard area e.g., guard rails) and fall restraint (personal protection which prevents persons who are in a fall hazard ...

7. Harness - Wikipedia

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   Safety harness; Windsurfing harness; The backpack straps of a breathing apparatus; Harness may also refer to: Cable harness; Test harness, in software testing; Harness racing, horse racing; Loom harness, a component of a loom; Harness, a type of clinch in grappling; Harness, Arkansas, a ghost town; Full harness restraints, see belly chain