Certex UK has launched a range of personal protective equipment developed with the help of a leading osteopath and naturopathic physician. Dr Jon Leigh, who has over 30 years’ experience of treating patients with industrial injuries, was brought in by manufacturer Checkmate UK to advise on the design of their new safety harnesses and lanyards.
Checkmate is said to have made the harness (models PBH 10 and PBH 11) easier to put on by integrating additional material into the design so that it is more like an ordinary jacket. ‘This also prevents the harness from being worn incorrectly, for instance back to front or even inside out,’ says Certex.
The harnesses come with a new shock-absorbing PAL lanyard designed to reduce whiplash type injuries by slowing down the rate at which the body falls. This differs from traditional lanyards by paying out more progressively over a greater distance.
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