Fall prevention and lowering system, methods of use and body engagement means utilizable therewith

A safety harness to be worn by a person and to be attached to a first support means to hold the person at an elevated position, said harness having a front portion and a rear portion and being adapted to permit the person to readily connect and disconnect said harness to said first support means and to a second support means, characterized in that said harness comprises a plurality of flexible straps which are secured together, first connection means for releasably connecting said harness to said first support means, second connection means for releasably connecting said harness to said second support means, said second connection means comprising a pair of extendable straps each of said straps having a first end fixedly secured to said harness adjacent a respective hip of the person and a second end releasably secured to said harness by respective releasable securement means so that said second end can be readily moved from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein when each of said extendable straps is in said retracted position it is located adjacent said rear portion of said harness so that said strap does not interfere with the activities of said person, and wherein when each of said extendable straps in said extended position it projects outward from said front portion of said harness to permit said person to easily connect said free end to said second support means.