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Understood. The one that I liked to has side D-rings so you can use
it similar to a lineman's belt. I confess to near terror when I'm
first on the tower, which partially subsides after a while. I use
both a belt and suspenders approach with a safety rope and carbiner
clipped to the chest ring and the tower while ascending or descending
and a standard belt to the waist rings for two-hand work.

There is another safety issue that you can read about he

http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500...8/d000568.html

I live in a semi-rural area with a fire department station about three
miles away, but with a small staff. I sent a copy of this paper to
them with some remarks that I did climb on occassion and if they had
to rescue me, they should be aware of these issues. A paramedic
called me and told me that this was all very interesting, but they
wouldn't get to me in time to save me anyway, so not to worry :-).

At work we have a short meeting every morning and I did a talk on this very
issue about 6 months ago. I did see where some company was making some
straps you could lower and stand on the straps if you did get hung up in the
air. We don't do much climbing but anything over 6 feet off the floor that
is not an aproved structure we have to wear a safety harness. I don't do
that much but do wear one about once a month. Even going up a ladder where
your feet are over 6 feet off the floor we have to wear the harness.

What I think I was really fishing for was more of a working/positioning
harness and what the hams that have towers are using. Maybe a double duty
one that is mainly a working harness like a linesman belt but the full
harness to also act as a safety harness. The full body ones we have at work
are just for safety and do not have the D rings at the sides near the hips
where you can put a working belt.