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ARMS AND LEGS HANGING BELOW YOU WHERE YOURE ABLE TO BREATHE NORMALLY.  TWO
OR MORE LANYARDS ARE USED.  ONE IS THE POSITIONING LANYARD SEE FIGURE 2.
THAT IS, IT HOLDS YOU IN WORKING POSITION AND ATTACHES TO THE D RINGS AT
YOUR WAIST.  THEY CAN BE ADJUSTABLE OR FIXED AND ARE MADE FROM DIFFERENT
MATERIALS, SUCH AS NYLON ROPE, STEEL CHAIN, OR SPECIAL SYNTHETIC MATERIALS.
AN ADJUSTABLE POSITIONING LANYARD WILL ADJUST TO ALMOST ANY SITUATION,
WHEREAS A FIXED LENGTH ONE IS TYPICALLY EITHER TOO LONG OR TOO SHORT.  A
ROPE LANYARD IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE.  LEATHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS OUT
LAWED SOME YEARS AGO BY OSHA, SO DONT USE IT.  THIS INCLUDES THE OLD
FASHIONED SAFETY BELT THAT WAS USED FOR YEARS BUT OFFERS NO FALL ARREST
CAPABILITY.  IF YOU DROP DOWN WHILE WEARING A SAFETY BELT, YOUR BODY WEIGHT
CAN CAUSE IT TO RISE UP FROM YOUR WAIST TO YOUR RIBCAGE, WHERE IT WILL
IMMOBILIZE YOUR DIAPHRAGM AND SUFFOCATE YOU.  ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU CAN
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