Harnesses

A harness for supporting a person working at height, the harness comprising:

• a back (12),
• leg loops (10) that, in use, completely encircle the person's thighs,
• two forward connection arrangements (27), and
• a flexible load-bearing member (28) that extends between the forward connection arrangements,
• an attachment device (29) that attaches to a climbing line, the flexible load-bearing member carrying the attachment device,
• the forward connection arrangements serving to transfer load from the back and the leg loops to the flexible load-bearing member,
• wherein at least one of the forward connection arrangements comprises:
• a body (230) that has an aperture through which a leg riser webbing of the harness pass to permanently connect the body by sewing to the back and the leg loops of the harness and a bridge hole through which the flexible load-bearing member passes, and
• a knot blocking plate (280) that can be removably and rigidly connected to the body to removably secure the flexible load-bearing member to the body, the knot blocking plate comprising a central rope aperture (289) through which the flexible load-bearing member passes,
• wherein, with a first side of the knot blocking plate rigidly connected to the body, the bridge hole and the central rope aperture are aligned with a bridge of the flexible load-bearing member passing through the bridge hole and the central rope aperture, the flexible load-bearing member comprised of one or more ropes each with a stopper knot that bears against a second side of the knot blocking plate, and terminal ends of the one or more ropes extending beyond the knots, the knots preventing removal of the ropes from the knot blocking component.