The premium end of the two point range, and the difference is entirely about wearing it. A cushioned mesh net across the back spreads load and lets air move, which after eight hours is the difference between a harness someone wears properly and one they loosen off by mid-afternoon. Two web keepers on the shoulder straps stow unused lanyard tails, which sounds like a detail until you have seen a technician clip a spare tail back to their harness because it was dangling. Rated for intensive use, in three sizes.
Key Features
- Cushioned mesh net: Spreads load across the back and allows airflow. On all-day wear this is what separates the premium harnesses from the standard ones, and it is why people keep them properly adjusted.
- Two web keepers on the shoulder straps: Somewhere to stow an unused lanyard tail. The alternative is a tail dangling or, worse, clipped back to the harness where it bypasses the shock absorber in a fall.
- Fully adjustable: Shoulder straps, chest strap and thigh straps all adjust, with combination buckles at the shoulders and automatic buckles on chest and thighs.
- Sternal and dorsal attachment: Front connection for rope grab systems, rear for standard fall arrest.
- Three sizes: Fit matched by size rather than by adjustment alone.
- Rated for intensive use: The highest of the three Kratos use ratings.
- Maximum user weight 140 kg: Including tools.
Technical Specifications
| Property |
Value |
| Product Codes |
FA 10 101 XX (three sizes) |
| Configuration |
2 point full body harness |
| Attachments |
1 sternal, 1 dorsal |
| Adjustment |
Shoulder, chest and thigh straps |
| Buckles |
Combination at shoulders, automatic at chest and thighs |
| Additional |
2 web keepers on shoulder straps, cushioned mesh net |
| Maximum User Weight |
140 kg including equipment |
| Usage Rating |
Intensive use |
| Conformity |
BS EN 361, BS EN 358 |
BS EN 361 | BS EN 358 | Category III PPE | Intensive Use
Conforms to BS EN 361 for full body harnesses and BS EN 358 for work positioning. Category III personal protective equipment under Regulation (EU) 2016/425, supplied with a Declaration of Conformity and covered by EU Type-Examination certificate 2777/10349-02 E03-01. Requires inspection by a competent person at intervals not exceeding 12 months and immediate withdrawal after arresting a fall.
Suitable Applications
This is the harness for people who wear one all day: scaffolders, steel erectors, roofers, telecoms and utility technicians, and anyone whose harness goes on at seven and comes off at four. The comfort features are not luxuries in that context, they are what keeps the harness correctly adjusted through the shift. For occasional or regular wear, the Mune and KAMI ranges cost considerably less and meet the same standard. The judgement is how many hours a week it is actually worn.
More About This Product
A harness is the only piece of fall protection equipment worn continuously, and that changes what matters about it. A lanyard that is slightly awkward gets used anyway. A harness that is uncomfortable gets loosened off after lunch, and a loose harness performs materially worse in a fall — the wearer drops further before the harness takes load, and the load lands on the wrong parts of the body when it does.
So comfort is not a luxury specification on a harness worn for a full shift; it is what determines whether the harness is still correctly adjusted at four in the afternoon. That is why padding, ventilation and the quality of the adjusters justify their cost on anything worn daily, and why the cheapest harness is rarely the cheapest outcome.
Suspension Trauma and Why the Rescue Plan Comes First
A harness that successfully arrests a fall leaves the wearer suspended, upright and conscious. That is the point — and it is also the beginning of a second, less obvious emergency.
Suspension trauma, also called orthostatic intolerance, develops when someone hangs motionless in a harness. The leg straps restrict venous return, blood pools in the legs, and the volume returning to the heart falls. Unconsciousness can follow within minutes, and the outcome can be fatal even after a successful rescue if the casualty is moved incorrectly.
Two practical consequences follow. First, a rescue plan that depends on calling the emergency services is not a plan, because the response time is longer than the time available. Rescue has to be possible with the equipment and people on site. Second, a suspension trauma relief strap — a few pounds, deploys in seconds, lets the casualty stand in the loops and restore circulation — buys the time the rescue needs. It is the cheapest meaningful addition to any harness and the one most often left off.
This is why the rescue plan is required before work begins rather than written afterwards.
How to Use the Harness
- Choose the right size: Three sizes are offered. Start from the correct size rather than adjusting a wrong one to its limit.
- Adjust everything: Shoulders, chest and thighs all adjust on this model. Take the time; a properly fitted harness is more comfortable and safer.
- Check the D-ring position after adjusting: It must sit between the shoulder blades once the shoulder straps are set.
- Use the web keepers: Stow unused lanyard tails in the keepers rather than clipping them back to the harness.
- Know which attachment to use: Dorsal for overhead fall arrest, sternal for rope grab systems.
- Check the 140 kg limit includes tools.
Warning: Category III PPE for use by trained, competent persons only. Never clip an unused lanyard tail back to the harness; use the web keepers. Withdraw immediately after arresting a fall.
Safety Information
- For use only by trained and competent persons within a safe system of work.
- Maximum user weight 140 kg including tools and equipment.
- The dorsal D-ring must sit between the shoulder blades.
- Use web keepers to stow unused lanyard tails, never the harness attachment points.
- Adjust for a snug fit before every use.
- Inspect webbing, stitching, attachment points and buckles before every use.
- Withdraw immediately after arresting a fall.
- Inspection by a competent person required at intervals not exceeding 12 months.
- Store away from direct sunlight, heat sources and chemicals.
Inspection and Maintenance
Standard harness checks with the mesh net added. Examine the mesh for tears, separation from the webbing and crushed or collapsed padding, since a compressed net no longer spreads load as intended even though the harness remains certified. Check the web keepers are intact and still grip, because a broken keeper leads directly to a tail being clipped somewhere it should not be. Then the usual: all straps both faces for cuts, abrasion, fraying and staining, stitching at every junction and attachment point, D-ring for distortion and wear, and every buckle for positive engagement and resistance to creep.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is a premium harness actually safer?
Not in certification terms; all of them meet EN 361. It is safer in practice, because a comfortable harness stays correctly adjusted. A harness that digs in gets loosened off by lunchtime, and a loose harness performs badly in a fall. If someone wears one all day, comfort is a safety feature.
Q: What are web keepers for?
Stowing the unused tail of a twin-tail lanyard. Without somewhere to put it, people either let it dangle, where it snags, or clip it back to the harness, where in a fall it transmits arrest forces directly to the wearer bypassing the shock absorber. The keepers give the third option.
Q: Why is it certified to EN 358 without a positioning belt?
EN 358 covers work positioning, and the certification reflects the harness's construction and testing. Without lateral D-rings you cannot use a positioning lanyard in the conventional way, so for genuine positioning work the four point Fly'in 2 with its belt is the correct choice.
Q: Which size?
Three are offered. Check the size chart on the specification sheet against height and build. Adjustment covers a range within each size, but starting from the right one gives a better fit than adjusting a wrong one to its limit.
