I have been provided the following information by my company on the dangers to personnel working at height with defective fall arrest PPE. It is now of critical importance that competent persons check inspect their Fall arrest PPE if stocked with the following. WARNING NO.1 This alert has been raised following discovery of a defective Miller safety harness, which was found by a competent person during a pre-use inspection. On inspection, the chest restraint straps were pulled away from the harness. Upon closer inspection, it was found not to have been double-stitched, but only held in place by adhesive. Pictures will be provided if any member on the discussion forum PM to me It is recommended any Miller harnesses in use should be checked for the manufacturing defect shown above. If you have any concerns regarding your harness equipment, first place the item in quarantine, then arrange for inspection by a competent person and if necessary contact the supplier. WARNING NO. 2 This SIM highlights concerns over a particular type of fall arrest harness retaining buckle design. There have been instances where the buckle attachments on the RidgeGear RGH2 safety harness have parted whilst in use. Confirmation has been obtained that the harnesses involved were donned and adjusted correctly. It has been identified that there is the potential for the buckles to part whilst worn and adjusted correctly. The retaining buckle has an extended slot allowing ease when mating the buckles together; unfortunately this has the potential for the buckles to part when there is any slack in the system which can be identified in the following photographs. Pictures will be provided to Forum members if PM to me RidgeGear RGH2 harnesses with the ‘letter-box’ buckle arrangement shown above should not be used and it is recommended that the manufacturer is contacted prior to using any RGH2 harness. As a precautionary measure it is also recommended that any other safety harness using the same design of ‘letter box’ type buckle should not be used. Please to contact the manufacturer on this issue immediately if you find in stock such Fall arrest PPE

Paul, Can you authenticate these two safety alerts for us? A weblink to the source of each might be useful to forum users. Thanks

We have also recieved the same alerts. John

A word from the Moderators: This kind of safety alert plays an important part in keeping people safe. However, the alert needs to be authenticated, as there is great potential for harming the business reputation of those involved. It is not the job of the Moderators to trawl the Internet to authenticate such alerts, so we request that, in future, those who wish to alert their fellow forum users should find the links themselves, and post them along with their message. Jane

Yossarian, Thank you for the email links. I will add them to my favourites. Take care Paul