Relief apparatus and method of using the same

A relief apparatus comprising:

• a housing comprising an interior housing portion configured to store a relief step device therein, the housing being at least partially secured to a wearable safety harness;
• and
• an activation assembly configured to facilitate an automated deployment of at least a portion of the relief step device from within the interior housing portion in response to a fall occurrence, wherein the activation assembly comprises:
• a first fastener element comprising a first male buckle,
• a second fastener element comprising a second male buckle, and
• a fastener receiver component comprising:
• a first receiver portion comprising a first female buckle element disposed about a first end of the fastener receiver component and configured to receive the first male buckle, and
• a second receiver portion comprising a second female buckle element disposed about a second end of the fastener receiver component and configured to receive the second male buckle;
• wherein the automated deployment of the at least a portion of the relief step device is based at least in part on a load force acting on at least a portion of the activation assembly, wherein the load force is defined at least in part by a force generated as a result of the fall occurrence,
• wherein the automated deployment of the at least a portion of the relief step device is based at least in part on the load force acting on a first portion of the activation assembly,
• wherein the first portion of the activation assembly comprises the first fastener element removably coupled to the fastener receiver component.