PECM Issue 17 2015 | Page 76

Capital Safety Unveils Lightest Wearing Harness Ever Invented By using innovative Lifttech weight- on protection rather than comfort and distributing technology, capital safety, the productivity. This led Capital Safety to create global leader in fall protection equipment the ExoFit STRATATM, literally taking the and rescue systems, has created the lightest- weight of workers’ shoulders. wearing safety harness yet - the exofit strata. Sandra Paiva, EMEA Product Manager at As part of the DBI-SALA® portfolio, the new Capital Safety commented: “Safety and harness incorporates many of the existing functionality are of limited use if harnesses features that make the range so successful. cause the user discomfort. Having real The new ExoFit STRATATM is designed industry experience means we understand to take the weight off workers shoulders issues workers face day in day out. We have and redistributes it to where the body is developed the lightest-wearing harness in the better suited to carry it: the hips. It features industry to address the needs of our end user.” PolarMesh™ padding, which keeps users’ backs cooler with greater air flow alongside a Capital Safety will present the new product Revolver™ Vertical Torso Adjuster and Tri-Lock for the first time at the A+A Work Safety trade Revolver™ Connectors that provide added fair in Düsseldorf. The Capital Safety team can security around the legs. be found in hall 06/D05. Capital Safety has partnered with ergonomics For further information visit: specialists at North Western Health Science www.exofitstrata.eu University in Minnesota to test several key aspects of the ExoFit STRATATM and compared it with alternative full body safety harnesses on the market. Using thermal sensors, load calls and motion capture cameras, a series of rigorous lab tests were performed resulting in an advanced harness solution. During testing, the ExoFit STRATATM demonstrated the least amount of force on shoulders while the wearer is standing stationary, reducing forces on subject’s shoulders by up to 85 per cent compared with other competitive harnesses. With more than 20 years expertise in designing products to ensure the safety of thousands of men and women who work at height, Capital Safety’s latest offering represents the culmination of years of design, research, and manufacturing know-how. Capital Safety has helped shape and define what the modern safety harness looks like and how it performs. Previously the development of safety harnesses has focused 76 PECM Issue 17