{"id":16878,"date":"2020-10-26T13:52:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T13:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/tool-lanyards-and-tethers-safety\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T20:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:05:52","slug":"tool-lanyards-and-tethers-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.cablesafe.com\/ar\/tool-lanyards-and-tethers-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Tool lanyards and tethers safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of challenges and dangers while working at height. Employees working at height use tools and equipment that can range from lightweight tools to heavier equipment such as drilling machines. Consequently, the only safety concern is not for workers, but also for the tools they use to carry out their work at height. The higher the height, the greater the impact of the dropping tool\/ equipment on those below it, or the damage to the tool itself. A dropped object, as it gathers momentum from a fall, can strike a person with tremendous force. Workers can suffer from small bruises, strains, and sprains when hit by falling objects, along with serious injuries such as fractures, concussions, psychological trauma, or other death-causing injuries.<\/p>\n

To avoid such occurrences, tool tethering may be used, which includes connecting tools to either the operator or to a fixed anchor point in the case of heavier tools. Tool tethers have been around for quite a long time but were formerly known as tool lanyards. To avoid confusion between tool drop prevention equipment and shock-absorbing lanyards, the industry has adopted the term tool tethers. Three components of a standard tool tethering system would be:<\/p>\n