Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
Adjustment of the harness while the rope access technician is in suspension may be D.3.5 made at any time during the test. If the rope access technician has to step down to the floor or on to the raised support for readjustment of the harness, the timing of the test should start again from the beginning, once the readjustment is completed.During the test, while the rope access technician’s feet are off the ground, the harness D.3.6 should be examined by the supervisor to determine points a) and b) below and the rope access technician asked to comment on points c) and d) whether:a) any metal fitting is in contact with the groin, the inside of the thighs, the armpits or the small ofthe back;b) any part of the harness is exerting direct pressure on the genitals, head or neck;c)there is any loss of feeling (numbness) or tingling (“pins and needles”), either of which is unacceptable to the rope access technician, in any part of the body;d)there is any restriction of normal breathing.