COMPARISON OF STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PES SHEATED PA AND PES DOUBLE BRAIDED ROPE LANYARDS USED IN WORKING AT HEIGHT

Authors : Fulya YILMAZ, Mevlüt TERCAN

Pages : 15-27

Doi:10.47137/uujes.873977

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Publication Date : 2021-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Today occupational health and safety has become an important issue. Working at height is one of the important matters in occupational health and safety. When working at height, it is important to use protective equipments. Some of the important ones are working ropes and positioning lanyards. There is various type of lanyards. According to manner of work, lanyards are selected according to the standards. In this context, general information will be given about ropes suitable for working at height. According to market research, most used lanyards were selected and by changing some parameters of production, lanyards that had various properties were produced. Their mechanical and structural properties were tested.
Keywords : Occupational health and safety, working at height, fiber ropes, double braided ropes, lanyard