Working at any construction site or for that matter anywhere high above the surface of the earth is not always free from accidents and injuries. To make work safer at these places it is very necessary to use good quality fall protection equipment that will protect the workers from serious injuries. Equipment like harnesses, ropes, pulleys, helmets, anchorage devices, horizontal life-line systems and fall prevention systems are some of the essential articles that make work safer at high reach places.

Falls from high reach are the main cause for the number of injuries and deaths occurring on construction sites. The Miller Fall Protection company has many solutions for these types of accidents.

The retractable lifeline is a piece of equipment that is designed in such a way so as to brake the fall of a rapidly descending worker by means of a centrifugal brake. The device consists of mechanical parts that are contained within a housing containing a viscous fluid. A cable from the device is attached to the harness of the worker. The cable automatically loosens up or tightens depending on the distance of the worker from the device. However if the worker falls from a structure wearing this harness on his fall is controlled and eventually stopped by means of a centrifugal brake.