| New Range of Height Safety Lanyards | | | | this to stop the potential hazard of connector |
| Leading Edge rope shock absorbing lanyards are | | | | failure at this point in the system. |
| uniquely developed to be tough enough and | | | | Our in-house testing has proven to us that when |
| optimised for high impact edge abrasion, found | | | | a person falls the impact normally happens at this |
| today in harsh, abrasive environments. | | | | point (Dee ring to connector area) by using a |
| Drew Beardmore Leading Edge managing director | | | | normal traditional karabiner, the wearer is exposed |
| said “we are continuing our lanyard ongoing | | | | to the karabiner failing through minor axis loading |
| battle within the industry for higher quality | | | | i.e. the connector is loading incorrectly across the |
| lanyards products at a more affordable | | | | weakest point during impact on the edge. By |
| prices.excellent high quality materials and design, | | | | using a maillon this is significantly reduced, as the |
| insuring the very best in safety considerations. | | | | integral design is not subject to the same minor |
| We are constantly developing new lanyards, | | | | axis failure issues, making it ideal as a connector |
| height safety products and services that exceed | | | | used in this application of connecting lanyard to |
| expectations and maintain low prices. Our lanyard | | | | harness. |
| range is getting bigger everyday so take | | | | For more information on this subject, Drew |
| advantage of some of our great new lanyard | | | | Beardmore MD of Leading Edge has published a |
| offers and see for yourself how you can get | | | | technical guidance booklet (currently 4th revision) |
| your hands on real quality safety lanyards at | | | | on this subject and is available free from Leading |
| competitive prices.with harsh environments is the | | | | Edge Safety. |
| multibraid rope used. Its fibrous inner core | | | | These new lanyard products will be available online |
| provides the strength and flexibility whilst | | | | over the next few weeks in there own section |
| maintaining it lightweight and flexible characteristic. | | | | category at Posts of new product willl be released |
| A tight woven outer jacket protects the inner | | | | on our Twitter, Dig and blog feeds. |
| core from abrasion and the ingress of dirt, | | | | Drew Beardmore -Leading Edge Safety |
| creating a tough, lightweight lanyard which remains | | | | Falls from height are one of the leading causes of |
| supple for freedom of movement.through material | | | | death and serious injury in the work place, with a |
| behaviour and design, creating a shock absorber | | | | high personal cost to families and the subsequent |
| that has both smoother impact dissipation, greatly | | | | financial cost to businesses. |
| reducing the overall impact of forces, making the | | | | With more than 50 years of experience in |
| arrest process less aggressive. | | | | technical height safety training and products, we |
| The new design also allows for it to be much | | | | have determined not only to provide the best fall |
| smaller pack, making it lighter and nicer to carry | | | | protection and height safety products and training |
| around when attach to the wearers harness. The | | | | possible, but to also continuously develop new |
| new design is up to 50% small than classic | | | | ideas, further our technological expertise, |
| designs. | | | | understand and implement new techniques and to |
| All leading lanyards are supplied with a maillon | | | | repeatedly set higher standards of safe working |
| connector at the harness anchorage end. We do | | | | at height. |