Fall protection equipment connection status and control

A fall-protection device comprising:

• a first article of fall protection equipment;
• a memory configured to store data that indicates whether the first article of fall protection equipment is connected to at least one support structure;
• and
• one or more processors configured to communicate with the memory and configured to:
• determine, based on the data, that the first article of fall protection equipment is connected to the at least one support structure, the first article of fall protection equipment being included in a set of fall protection equipment that comprises a second article of fall protection equipment;
• determine that the first article of fall protection equipment is the only article of fall protection equipment in the set of fall protection equipment that is connected to the at least one support structure;
• and
• perform, based on determining that the first article of fall protection equipment is the only article of fall protection equipment that is connected to the at least one support structure, at least one operation;
• wherein to perform the at least one operation, the one or more processors are configured to actuate, based on determining that the first article of fall protection equipment is the only article of fall protection equipment that is connected to the at least one support structure, a lock of the first article of fall protection equipment to impede the first article of fall protection equipment from being disconnected from the at least one support structure;
• wherein the first article of fall protection equipment comprises a carabiner or snap hook comprising:
• a body that at least partially defines an area of attachment for attachment of the body to the at least one support structure so that the first article of fall protection equipment is connected to the at least one support structure;
• and
• a moveable gate connected to the body and comprising a closed position that prevents access to the area of attachment, the movable gate being pivotally inwardly movable from the closed position toward the area of attachment into an open position that provides access to the area of attachment for connection of the first article of fall protection equipment to the at least one support structure;
• and wherein the lock of the first article of fall protection equipment is configured so that when the lock is actuated, the lock is in a locked condition in which the lock causes the movable gate of the first article of fall protection equipment to be unable to pivotally inwardly move from the closed position to the open position.