Be Sure with SpanSet — Fall Arrest Lanyards Rated for Workers from 50kg up to 150kg
Fall Arrest and Worker Weight - why compromise safety?
Working at height demands equipment you can trust — and one of the most commonly overlooked factors is worker weight.
Modern work realities mean that a person’s true working weight is often far higher than their body weight alone. Heavy winter clothing, PPE, radios, batteries, large tool belts, specialist equipment and accessories can easily add 10–20kg or more.
As a result, fully equipped workers can exceed 100kg (15+ stone) without realising it.
Yet a large proportion of fall arrest lanyards on the market are still certified only to 100kg, creating a potential safety gap — especially for heavier workers or those carrying significant equipment.
50-150KG
Worker Weight and Fall Arrest Equipment
All work at height harnesses are rated to EN361 with a minimum breaking strength of 1,500kg, more than enough for the heaviest worker. This leads many to assume:
“If the harness is strong enough, I’m safe.”
The reality: It's not the harness that is the issue here - it's the lanyard the harness is attached to!
Many Lanyards Aren't Rated for Today's Workforce
The lanyard’s shock absorber controls the forces during a fall, and if a worker (including tools and PPE) exceeds the lanyard’s rating, it may:
- Deploy incorrectly
- Generate excessive impact forces
- Fail to protect the user
For heavier or fully equipped workers, a lanyard rated only to 100kg may not perform safely. And since weighing workers on-site is impractical, specifying equipment with a higher rating is the safest approach.
Worker Weightwithout Kit |
95kg |
+PFPE
|
5kg |
= 100Kg |
|
+Tools & Equipment
|
5-10kg |
+Rescue Kit |
15kg |
SP150 Fall Arrest Lanyard Range
- Confidence Without Compromise
- Certified for workers up to 150kg / 23.6 stone
- Advanced tear-webbing shock absorber
- Available in Single or Twin Leg configurations
- Designed and tested to exceed EN355 requirements
DSL3 Auto-Shortening Lanyards
- Protects with the shortest possible fall distances.
- Auto shortening Lanyards
- Certified for workers up to 150kg / 23.6 stone
- Retractor instantly engages in the event of a fall significantly shortening the distance fallen
- No trailing lifelines, no trip hazards, no tangles
- Can be anchored below foot level.
SpanSet Leading the Way
SpanSet has over 25 years of expertise in developing high performance fall arrest lanyards. Key milestones include:
2000
T-Pak
- exceeded EN355 performance requirements.
2008
ATLAS
- the first lanyard certified in the UK for 140kg users.
2012
DSL
- our first Auto Shortening Lanyard was introduced, reducing fall distances significantly!
Today
SP150/DSL3
- the first UK fall arrest lanyards rated from 50 to 150kg.
This latest development builds on our legacy of innovation and real-world problem solving - ensuring workers of all sizes from 50kg to 150kg are protected, without compromise.
Don't Guess -
Specify the right equipment
Ask yourself:
- Are my workers not exceeding 100kg once fully equipped?
- Are my lanyards certified for their true working weight?
If the answer isn't a confident YES - then it's time to review your equipment.
See the Full Range of 150kg Rated Fall Arrest Lanyards
