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BELT AND SAFETY STRAP.  PROFESSIONAL TOWER WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK
THEIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT EVERY DAY, AND YOU SHOULD CHECK YOURS BEFORE EACH
USE.  ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS FOR TOWER CLIMBING IS THAT YOU HAVE
FOUR POINTS OF ATTACHMENT AND SECURITY TWO HANDS AND TWO FEET.  WHEN
CLIMBING, MOVE ONLY ONE POINT AT A TIME.  THAT LEAVES YOU WITH THREE POINTS
OF CONTACT AND A WIDE MARGIN OF SAFETY IF YOU EVER NEED IT.  THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO HAVING YOUR FALL ARREST LANYARD CONNECTED AT ALL TIMES.
ANOTHER RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUE IS TO ALWAYS DO EVERYTHING THE SAME WAY EVERY
TIME.  THAT IS, ALWAYS WEAR YOUR POSITIONING LANYARD ON THE SAME D RING AND
ALWAYS CONNECT IT IN THE SAME WAY.  ALWAYS LOOK AT YOUR BELT D RING WHILE
CLIPPING IN WITH YOUR SAFETY STRAP.  THIS WAY, YOULL ALWAYS CONFIRM THAT
YOURE SECURELY BELTED IN.  ALWAYS LOOK.  PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECES OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT ARE THE FALL ARREST HARNESS FAH YOU
WEAR AND THE ACCOMPANYING LANYARDS THAT ATTACH TO IT SEE FIGURE 1.  THE FAH
HAS LEG LOOPS AND SUSPENDERS TO HELP SPREAD THE FALL FORCES OVER MORE OF
YOUR BODY AND HAS THE ABILITY TO HOLD YOU IN A NATURAL POSITION WITH YOUR
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