Hanging from trees

[Morning Star]

BS! How many times have you seen on the news where window washers/ roofers have scaffoloding collapse and they hang there(comfy and content as is possible in the situation) for hours waiting on help??? Happened just this week in Indianapolis. waist belts will kill you if left hanging there long at all.

It's called suspension trauma and it does happen.  If you'd happen to be unconscious while hanging from a harness, it is very likely.  It happened to a hunter not far from here last year.  His young son found him, sad deal.

Suspension trauma, or orthostatic intolerance, is a natural human reaction to being upright and immobile, where a complex combination of blood pooling in the legs and cardiorespiratory restriction leads to unconsciousness.

[bootheeltechy]

Morning Star thats exactly what was stated in the paper I saw from OSHA. Very interesting read and something to be especially wary of.

[barebow]

kctreeman,
The video clip I told you about earlier showing how the HSS could cause a lot of pain, also shows the SOP.(watch the video segments of the safety harness tests in the link below). Though the SOP was favaored by this test, I bought one and took it back also. I just didn't like it. The Gorilla Safety harness is the one I prefer. It also includes a linemans belt and a knife in the front pocket to cut the harness as a last result if need be. It sounds like a good deal to me. And again, I don't think it would put the clamp on the crotch like most other harness systems.

http://www.bowsite.com/bowsite/features/articles/harnesstest/