A harness for women won the IPAF design award
April 29, 2010
The Ladytrac of Tractel harness has won the award of IPAF to better designed harness for women. The article offers several advantages that make it especially suitable for operators of mobile lifting platforms of personnel (MTSP). Belts are not crossed on the chest, they are under the side of the upper trunk. The harness includes a detachable and breathable lightweight vest equipped with adjustment straps with velcro at multiple points. Buckles, identified with colors and quick closing, Code button on the outside of the thigh and not in the interior. The harness is easy to put and remove, and convenient to carry.
"The winning product solves the problem of friction on the upper trunk caused by the traditional position of the belts of cargo across the chest," said Rupert Douglas-Jones, director of international of IPAF training and President of an independent jury for this contest. "If a worker leaving catapulted, this harness specially designed for women relieve pressure from the chest to divert her down to an area more muscled as the outer face of the thighs, thus reducing the risk of injury".