Experts give life-saving tips at TABS event: Sessions featured safety lectures, innovative fall-protection equipment

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Operators of boom type platforms should use full body harnesses with adjustable lanyards, and not safety belts, according to Holger Hebold an engineering expert with SpanSet. Hebold said a safety belt is not a substitute for a harness, nor is it a suitable method of catching a falling person, as this action itself can lead to serious back and spinal injuries. This advice from Hebold was just one example of the presentations at the inaugural Tag der Arbeitsbuhnensicherheit (platform safety day) event, also known as TABS, held on June 13 at the Frankfurt, Germany airport conference centre. TABS was jointly organized by IPAF (the International Powered Access Federation) and the Vertikal Press.