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Personal fall protection equipment for work at height in South Africa

Personal fall protection equipment is what each worker wears or uses at height — harnesses, lanyards, lines, connectors, and rescue and evacuation devices. Everest Safety Developments supplies equipment matched to the task and the anchorage available, and can refer your team to working-at-heights training through Phine Academy.

Page updated 30 September 2026 · Everest Safety Developments

Worker in a full-body harness connected to a lifeline on a metal roof
Connected to the lifeline

Personal equipment — 8 solutions

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Mechanical Fall Arrest, Evacuation & Recovery Devices

Mechanical devices that stop a fall, or help lower or recover a person afterwards.

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Worker in a full-body harness with a lanyard connected to a roof line

02

Height Safety PPE

Full-body harnesses, lanyards, helmets and the other personal equipment people wear when working at height.

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03

Temporary Safety Lines

Portable lifelines set up for a specific job and removed afterwards, where a permanent system is not installed.

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04

Fall Arrest Rescue Equipment

Equipment for reaching and recovering a person suspended in a harness after a fall, as part of a site rescue plan.

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05

Evacuation Equipment

Descent and evacuation equipment for getting people down from height in an emergency.

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Self-closing gate at a cat ladder and platform access point

06

Self-Closing Gate for Cat Ladder & Platform Access

A gate that closes behind the user at the top of a cat ladder or platform opening, so the gap in the edge protection is not left open.

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07

Ropes, Connectors & Arrestors

Ropes, karabiners and rope arrestors — the links between a worker's harness and the anchor or line.

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Anchor Slings & Strops

Slings and strops placed around a suitable structural member to create an anchor point where there is no fixed anchor.

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Competent persons only. Equipment and systems must be selected, specified, installed and inspected for the actual site and work by competent, trained persons. This website is not a substitute for a site assessment.

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From Everest projects

Photos from our own installations and site work, published with our clients’ permission.

Worker attached to a lifeline running beside the roof ridge
Working along a ridge lifeline
Worker in a harness connected by lanyards to a roof-mounted anchor point
Connected to a roof anchor
Worker in a harness connected to a ridge anchor on a roof with solar panels
Ridge anchor on a solar roof

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