Lanyards mean neck strap in Turkish. It is a cord-style instrument that attaches around the sides of the neck, wrist, or shoulder. It is in strip form and also acts as a rope. Lanyards are thick ropes connected one end to a slowing device and the other end to safety lines. Its use is widespread but unfortunately it is not used correctly by everyone. The safety lines have to be very firm and the rope has to be put in place.
Lanyards should be used according to the arm length of the employee. However, adjustable lanyard varieties can also be used, taking into account that they can vary in length. If one-armed lanyard is used, freedom of movement will not be achieved. But you can move more freely if a double-arm lanyard is used.
What Is The Purpose Of Lanyards?
Lanyards are used for the purpose of helping to stop declines. But only the use of lanyards is useless. Shock absorbers should also be used with lanyards.
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Shock absorbers: shock absorbers allow the rate of decline to be gradually reduced so that in a sudden wave of decline, the falling person is not harmed by the rate of decline. In this way, possible damage caused by the fall is prevented or minimized. If we also think of lanyards as a rope, shock absorbers are attached to normal or elastic ropes. Thus, the damages are tried to minimize. Combined with the shock-absorbing tool and lanyard, they often use parachute-type seat belts by attaching themselves to them. Some shock-absorbing devices can extend up to 2 meters.
The use of lanyards in combination with shock absorbers helps to minimize the damage caused by unaccounted falls, loss of balance, or repulsion. Shock absorbers are opened in stages at the time of the fall and the fall creates a state of shock to the person that the damage that will come to minimize. This step-by-step opening allows the falling person to fall more slowly rather than quickly. That's why the person who fell into a state of shock got over it.
What Are The Uses Of Lanyards?
Lanyards use areas, climbing athletes, construction workers, exterior cleaning of buildings, roof repair workers and in some cases firefighters use lanyards, these sectors are seen to be areas of use. Lanyards must be at least 6 meters in free fall distance. Importance should be given to this situation.
How Many Varieties Are Lanyards? What Are The Varieties?
Lanyards are divided into single-arm (legged) and double-arm (legged) lanyards. But they are also split in two by how many arms they have.
One-Legged (Sleeved) Lanyards
One-Legged (Sleeve) Shock Absorber Lanyards
Double-Legged (Sleeved) Lanyards
Double-Legged (Sleeve) Shock Absorber Lanyards
Adjustable Lanyards
Single-leg lanyards: used for limited elongation and movement.
Single-leg shock absorber lanyards: one-legged lanyards feature as well as Drop Stop (slowdown) feature.
Double-legged lanyards: used for climbing and moving purposes. It provides more flexible movement than single-arm lanyards.
Double-leg shock absorber lanyards: in addition to the features of double-legged lanyards, it also has the feature of stopping the fall (slowing down).
Adjustable lanyards: comfortable movement, position adjustment and life line building works. They are produced according to certain standards.
What Should Be Considered When Using Lanyards?
When taken, the protection of the rope (safety locks) must be removed and its robustness tested.
If you are going to use lanyard for climbing, double-legged lanyards should be used.
If you are using a dual-arm lanyard, you should connect it from two separate locations.
There should be no wear, wear or break on the rope.
If the area in which you are working is large, it should be used with adjustable lanyards.
Carabiners (safety locks) must be checked, the locks must be fully in place during the use phase and must not be broken.
What Are The Misuses For Lanyards?
Security locks should be fully closed and operated as such.
When you want to climb, the ropes should not be at your waist level, but at your shoulder level.
Worn, worn lanyards should not be used.
Do not connect Lanyard (rope) connections to the hooks (D).