Height Safety

Height safety equipment gets a visual check before every use, and periodic inspection by a competent person on a documented schedule. Any equipment that has arrested a fall is retired immediately, whatever it looks like. Energy absorbers and stitching do their job once. Webbing equipment also ages: cuts, UV fade and chemical damage all end its life early.

Before every use by the wearer, and periodically by a competent person on a documented schedule. The AS/NZS 1891 series and the manufacturer set the regime. Keep the inspection record with the equipment register.

No. Anything that has arrested a fall, whether harness, lanyard, absorber or SRL, comes out of service immediately. Energy absorbers are single-use by design, and damage from an arrest isn't always visible.

The clear distance below the worker needed for the system to arrest a fall before they hit anything. Lanyard length plus absorber extension plus body height plus a margin. If the clearance isn't there, a lanyard can't protect you. Use a self-retracting lifeline or restraint instead.