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USE A SAFETY BELT FOR POSITIONING WHEN ITS WORN OVER AN FAH.  JUST DONT
DEPEND ON IT TO CATCH YOU IN CASE OF A FALL.  THE OTHER LANYARD IS THE FALL
ARREST LANYARD, SHOWN IN FIGURE 3, WHICH ATTACHES TO A D RING BETWEEN YOUR
SHOULDER BLADES.  THE OTHER END ATTACHES TO THE TOWER ABOVE THE WORK
POSITION AND CATCHES YOU IN CASE OF A FALL.  THE SIMPLEST IS A 6 FOOT ROPE
LANYARD, WHICH IS INEXPENSIVE BUT DOESNT OFFER ANY SHOCK ABSORPTION.  THERE
ARE ALSO SHOCK ABSORBING VARIETIES THAT TYPICALLY HAVE BAR TACKED STITCHES
THAT PULL APART UNDER FORCE TO DECELERATE YOU.  DONT CUT CORNERS ON BUYING
OR USING SAFETY EQUIPMENT YOU BET YOUR LIFE ON IT EVERY TIME YOU USE IT.
OSHA RULES AND GOOD COMMON SENSE SAY YOU SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE TOWER
100 OF THE TIME.  YOU CAN DO THIS SEVERAL WAYS.  ONE IS TO ATTACH THE FALL
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