This article originally appeared on the TOOLS OF THE TRADE website.
Beyond being OSHA, ANSI, and CSA-approved, the Guardian Fall Protection S1 safety harness is a simple, sleek-looking harness made to grab and go. With what looks like a minimum of rings and holders and straps, it's designed with water-resistant contrasting core webbing and impact indicators for easy inspection. Though not tricked out with hooks and rings, it does have dual lanyard keepers and durable rubber webbing keepers. The three-bar torso adjustment makes for quick and proper fitting, the company says, and the steel hardware offers various connection points for use in multiple applications. The S1 is available in four sizes and will be assembled in the U.S. (For more on working safely way up there, check out Eliot Lothrop’s article Working Safely at Heights in JLC.)
