The personal protective equipment against falls from height at the limit between risk and security.

In most industries there are works carried out at height for those the individual protective equipment against falls from height are the only measure of protection for workers against the risk of falls. Although it is successfully used in many activities carried out at height on horizontal surfaces, inclined or vertical, there are situations where the personal protective equipment against falls from height is itself a risk, either because of the discomfort caused by a failure of ergonomic design or stress due to the request of a static position "hooked" or improper selection or use in degraded condition. Based on these specific situations through the article realized I wanted to draw attention to the advantages and disadvantages of using this type of personal protective equipment, as of the measures to be taken to support the work at height safely. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]