Posted By Garry Nabbe There is an Australian Standard that applies to our use of this equipment and it is titled "Australian Standard AS 2626-1983 - Industrial safety belts and harnesses - Selection use and maintenance:" I feel sure that you will have something similar in the UK. If you don't then look to the equipment manufacturer for guidance on training, inspection and use. In Oz we discourage the use of waist belts or rock climbing type harnesses as the advantages of having the anchorage point between the shoulder blades or on the chest in the prevention of lower back injuries cannot be over exaggerated. There is also a COP available at http://www.workcover.nsw...u/pdf/cop_safetyline.pdf (applies to NSW -Australia but may help in the absence of anything else)