Harness with structural tear tape

A harness removably attachable to a body of a user, the harness having a plurality of straps comprising:

• a shoulder strap configured to extend over at least a portion of a user's shoulders, the shoulder strap having a first end and a second end fixedly connected to each other to form a continuous loop defining a pair of straps with a front portion of the loop looped through an opening of a front connection element connected to a front portion of a belt strap and a rear portion of the loop looped through an opening of a rear connection element connected to a rear portion of the belt strap,
• wherein each of the pair of straps comprises an energy absorbing element formed integrally therewith on an energy absorbing area at the rear portion of the loop, the energy absorbing element having a tearable webbing material with at least two bound webbing components configured to tear from one another when the shoulder strap is subjected to a force that exceeds a predetermined threshold,
• wherein a first of the at least two bound webbing components of each of the pair of straps is connected to a common anchor element, and
• wherein the at least two bound webbing components are bound by a plurality of binder threads configured to tear successively in a longitudinal direction of the shoulder strap when the shoulder strap is subjected to the force.