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HARNESS HANGING

However sophisticated, however comfortable it may be, harness hanging is not physiological.
Accordingly, as being evidenced by the investigations mentioned as a note, a person being accidentally hanging in his/her harness should be "de-suspended" as soon as possible.

It takes from 6 to 20 minutes of inert suspension for a good health subject to loose consciousness.
Such a loose of consciousness leads to death without a rapid intervention.

Hanging point being ventral, sternal, or dorsal does not matter. One of the investigations concludes it is illusory designing a harness avoiding such a problem.

Investigation references:

Annals of the ITBTP No. 401 (Amphoux; Noël; Archer). "TEMPO MÉDICAL" supplement No. 115 (Amphoux)

Fundamentals of fall protection. Toronto1991 (Noël, Ardouin, Archer, Amphoux, Sevin)

Caving French Federation Medical Committee: Investigation Report + videocassette 1986.

"Harness suspension: review and evaluation of existing information".

Paul Seddon for the "Health and Safety Executive" contract research report 451/2002. HSE Books

Voir un résumé sur le site de spéléo secours

Voir le site du diplome inter universitaire de médecine et d'urgence en montagne

Voir un extrait de l'article de Frédéric Bussienne.

site internet :http://www.suspensiontrauma.info

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This leads us to the following considerations:

1) Here, we talk about inert suspension. However, problems evidenced during inert suspension arise from causes also existing during a "normal" hanging. Especially blood circulation troubles into unused legs.
That's the reason why working being hanging in a harness should be proscribed since its duration exceeds 30 min, (especially since such work is static). Using a suspension seat in conjunction with a fall-arrest or work positionning harness is essential after such time duration.

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Suspension seat

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WHAT'S TO BE DONE?

Training programs:
De-suspension training program:
De-suspension trainings:

2) If there remains unavoidably a risk of hanging as a result of any fall or strain, for carrying out some works, we might be lead to contemplate, as well as implement, a fast unhooking system, as a preventive measure. Particularly as the yard is remote from any professional first-aid post (firemen, hazardous environment intervention teams, climbing dedicated rescue team, etc...)


WHAT'S TO BE DONE?

First-aid post nearby yard:
-have confirmation of a 30 minute maximum rescue possible intervention.
-have a calling means. (mobile telephone; radio)

First-aid post remote yard:
(more than 30 minutes)

-Standalone teams.
-Personnel training.
-De-suspension handling control.

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