LINQ Height Safety
26th August 2016
LINQ Height Safety
PRO Choice is the force behind the LINQ Height Safety Gear brand of PPE.
The desire to provide workers with a safer working environment fuels our constant search for a better way of delivering high quality PPE through innovation and certification of the highest order.
This strive for excellence led to the development of the LINQ range of Harnesses and Lanyards, which includes the innovative Suspension-Trauma Standing Step Harness. Enabling the user to stand while suspended, it alleviates the compression/tourniquet effect on the upper thighs and helps stimulate blood flow, reducing the potentially deadly consequences associated with prolonged harness suspension.
As with all ProChoice Safety Gear, LINQ Height Safety Equipment is created for safety without compromise by using the highest quality materials engineered for comfort, performance, and a long life-span.
With independent third party certification from SAI Global, showcased by the “5 Ticks” mark, LINQ far exceeds Australian safety standards for your peace of mind.
All LINQ harnesses and lanyards are independently tested and certified by SAI Global in accordance with Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1891.1 2007. Whereas some brands will ‘self-certify’ or claim to use a third party assurance program, PRO Choice invests in the most respected and much stricter SAI Global Certification process and Quality Assurance Program.
Independent auditing of LINQ products by SAI Global ensures retailers, Health and Safety officers and end users can have the utmost confidence that LINQ harnesses and lanyards meet or exceed the protection as required by Australian Standards.
In fact, LINQ internal QC specifications require the product’s performance to exceed AS/NZS standards in some cases by as much as 400%.
SAI Certification is displayed in the form of the SAI Global Standards Mark™ or “5 Ticks” logo representing reliability, quality assurance and safety – hallmarks of all PRO Choice Safety Gear, along with comfort, performance and affordable pricing.
LINQ Harness Features :
Australian designed and engineered.
Confined space/ rescue loops (standard on all Tactician and Elite harnesses).
Interwoven reflectivity strips for increased low light wearer visibility.
Webbing 28 to 30kN for PRO LINQ harnesses while the ASNZ 1891.1 standard requires 15kN minimum, LINQ is 200% the minimum standard requirement.
Webbing is UV rated to meet AS/NZS 1891.1 standard.
Elastic TIDY loops designed to retain excess webbing post adjustment.
The use of a frontal Dee for fall arrest is (not used as part of LINQ’S concern for user safety) in the LINQ range of harnesses, the poorly positioned frontal Dee is replaced by a co-joined set of Belay Loops with increased loop length, resulting in enhanced safety in a properly fitted LINQ harness. Eradicates the chance of throat and facial injury that is associated with frontal Dee harnesses.
The co-joined Belay Loops ensure straight line forces at moment of impact, eradicating dangerous vectoral forces associated with most frontal D-ring type harnesses with off-set non centered Dee placement.
The LINQ design ensures that there is a substantial Moment of Impact safety enhancement.
Positioning of Belay Loops below the chest for better safety.
A properly fitted LINQ harnesses Belay Loop design creates a “seat” for the wearer for after fall comfort and safety, whilst at the moment of impact its positioning forms a natural fulcrum and ensures that any risk of throat or facial injury from fall arrest or attachment hardware is greatly reduced.
Chest Strap positioned below breast line to reduce the risk of throat injury in the event of a fall.
Rear dorsal attachment-drop forged hardware for exceptional strength 40kn (4 tonnes). Dorsal Dee attachment engineered for zero slide in a fall (no keeper/insert breakout).
Adjustment buckles designed to preclude webbing slippage during day to day use.
Buckles easy to adjust in both slotted and quick fit buckles.
Retro-reflective buckle padding for enhanced safety (precludes wearer injury due to buckle bruising at moment of impact) and for added comfort for the duration of wear time (not available on the H101 Essential Harness).
‘THETA’ stitch pattern engineered to match webbing strength to ensure no weak point in the harness assembly. Shaped to preclude stitch thread breakage in a fall.
Contrast stitch thread colour to webbing colour as per AS/NZS standard, for easy inspection.
The Standard’s type testing stipulates that compliance assessment takes place after just 1 fall, but LINQ harnesses are engineered to withstand 4 falls (4 head first/4 feet first falls) and thereafter still comply with the AS/NZS 1891.1 compliance assessment requirements.
Suspension Trauma strap engineered and medically trialled to eliminate suspension trauma/orthostatic intolerance (available on all LINQ harnesses except the H101 Essential Harness).
Retro reflective shoulder padding for comfort and ease of donning (Elite Range only).
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