Types of Safety Harness Connectors
Connectors are used as a means of anchoring your harness to a stable anchor often together with a lanyard. There are different types of connectors available so read on to find out more.About Carabiners
Carabiners were first used around 150 years ago, they were used by soldiers to help carry their equipment including their carbine rifles. The more modern steel karabiners you see today were invented just before the outbreak of world war one by German climber Otto Herzog. The name karabiner comes from the German ‘Karabinerhaken’ which translates to a hook for a carbine.A wide variety of carabiners are available today, with many shapes and sizes to be found. They offer an easy, quick and safe way to connect your height safety equipment together, they are typically used by climbers but nowadays they are an essential piece of kit in caving, sailing, rescue operations, and working at height tasks.A carabiner is a type of special shackle type connector that consists of a strong metal loop with a spring-loaded gate, the type used for height safety procedures will always have an additional locking mechanism for extra safety, these are referred to as a double locking carabiner. Locking carabiners may have a screw lock, a twist or twist, and push lock, multiple levers, a magnetic lock, or a double gate lock.
Using a Karabiner for working at Heights
The type we supply have either a screw lock, twist lock, or triple locking action, the locking action is imperative when used in height safety procedures. These karabiners are commonly used to attach lanyards to harnesses or as an anchor connection. They are great for work positioning tasks where the user often needs to change position; they are also used in rescue operations. Our karabiner selection enables the user to very quickly attach and detach their harness and/or lanyard together or to a stable anchor point. They could also be used for attaching equipment to a work belt for ease of transportation whilst climbing to the height required.
Safety Snap Hooks for Height Safety Applications
In this category of connectors and hooks, you will find some of the most commonly used hooks for working at height and fall arrest applications. The snap hook is perfect for connecting individual components of your height safety equipment such as a harness and lanyard; whilst the scaffold hook, having a much larger opening and hook bowl is great for attaching to a secure anchor point such as a lanyard to a scaffold pole or handrail.Our snap hooks are double action which means that when they are fitted in place an additional locking mechanism will lock off the opening gate to ensure that accidental opening will not occur.Quick Links & Delta Links
There are a couple of quick links we offer as part of our connectors range, an oval shape quick link, and a Delta link. Both types offer a semi-permanent connection and so are ideal when two items will remain connected most of the time; for example, if you wanted to leave a lanyard connected to your safety harness. You must always make sure the screw lock is fully tightened to its maximum and checked prior to each use to ensure it will remain safe and securely attached.Ordering a Safety Harness Connector
We have the most commonly used connectors listed in this category, however, if you need something more specific that you can’t find here then please give us a call, we can usually supply any Kratos connectors. Call us if you need extra details or you can email us with an inquiry if you prefer.
SAFETY HARNESS CONNECTORS FAQ'S
What are safety harness connectors?
Safety harness connectors refer to the devices used to connect the harness to other equipment for example a lanyard.
What types of harness connectors are there?
There are various types of connectors used for connecting safety harnesses to other equipment. Karabiners are the most popular type as they are quick to fit with the screw lock type being extra safe. Quick links, delta links, scaffold hooks and snap hooks are other options to consider
