Personal fall protection system monitoring

An apparatus for a personal fall protection monitoring system, said apparatus comprising:

• a harness configured to be worn by a first person while climbing, said harness having at least one attachment point for a lanyard;
• a first sensor responsive to a falling condition of the first person;
• a transmitter responsive to said first sensor, said transmitter configured to send a first signal corresponding to a detection of said falling condition;
• and
• a receiver in wireless communication with said transmitter, and said receiver responsive to said first signal indicating the detection of said falling condition.

An apparatus for a personal fall protection monitoring system, said apparatus comprising:

• a harness configured to be worn by a first person while climbing, said harness having at least one attachment point for a lanyard, said harness including a buckle having a pair of buckle halves, said pair of buckle halves configured to secure said harness to said first person when said pair of buckle halves are mated;
• a first sensor responsive to an unbuckled condition wherein said pair of buckle halves are separated, said first sensor including an optical detector associated with one half of said pair of buckle halves, said optical detector configured to detect when said pair of buckle halves are separated;
• a transmitter responsive to said first sensor, said transmitter configured to send a first signal corresponding to a detection of said unbuckled condition;
• and
• a receiver in wireless communication with said transmitter, and said receiver responsive to said first signal indicating the detection of said unbuckled condition.

An apparatus for a personal fall protection monitoring system, said apparatus comprising:

• a harness configured to be worn by a first person, said harness configured to be worn by the first person while climbing, said harness having at least one attachment point for a lanyard wherein a distal end of said lanyard is configured to be attached to an anchor remote from said harness;
• a first sensor responsive to a first condition associated with said harness;
• a transmitter responsive to said first sensor, said transmitter configured to send a first signal corresponding to a first condition status of said first condition;
• a receiver in wireless communication with said transmitter, and said receiver responsive to said first signal indicating the first condition status;
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• a data logger configured to record said first signal for later retrieval.