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— Lineman™ Body Belts & Positioning Straps

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Introduction — Types of Klein Lineman™ Body Belts

How to — Select the Proper Belt Size

Klein Lineman's Belt Sizing Table

Klein Lineman™ Body Belts

Klein Lineman™ Positioning Straps

Introduction: Types of Klein Lineman Body Belts

Klein manufactures a full line of lineman's body belts and positioning straps (for positioning applications) and harnesses (for fall-arrest/positioning applications) designed to comply with OSHA criteria and applicable ASTM and CSA requirements.

Klein lineman's body belts are for positioning applications only and should not be used alone as a personal fall-arrest system, as defined under OSHA's 1926 Subpart M.

The positioning symbol appears on warning and instruction tags attached to each body belt. This symbol identifies the belt's OPE function.

Klein lineman's body belts are available in full-floating, semi-floating, or fixed styles. They meet or exceed all OSHA regulations, which apply to positioning device systems, for power utilities (OSHA 1926.959) and telecommunications (OSHA 1910.268). They also meet or exceed standards ASTM F 887 and CSA Z259.3. Each belt has a permanent tag, which identifies model number, serial number, size, and date of manufacture.

Klein positioning straps are available in the following lengths: 5'8" (1.7 m), 6' (1.8 m), 6'6" (2.0 m), 7' (2.1 m), and 8' (2.4 m). They are designed to conform with OSHA standards 1910.268 and 1926.959.

All individuals who use Klein lineman's body belts, positioning straps, and harnesses must be instructed in how to use that equipment correctly. Also, they must read, understand, and follow all instructions and warnings packed with the product before each use.

Types of Klein Lineman's Body Belts

Full-Floating Belt:

Allows 4" (102 mm) lateral movement of the D-rings during use (a maximum of 2" on each side).
D-rings easily adjust to lineman's positioning changes on the pole. As a result, the positioning strap slides against the pole less frequently, and strap wear is reduced.
Any load or pull on the D-rings will not bind tools in the tool loops.
Does not allow lateral movement of the belt strap with the tool loops.

Semi-Floating Belt:

Allows lateral movement of the belt strap with the tool loops prior to wearing the body belt.
Any load or pull on the D-rings will not bind tools in the tool loops.
Does not allow lateral movement of the D-rings.

Fixed Belt:

Does not allow lateral movement of the D-rings or belt strap with the tool loops.

All Klein lineman's body belts have chrome-tanned leather cushions for greater comfort. Full-floating belts allow lateral movement of the D-rings during use. Semi-floating and fixed-style belts allow no lateral movement of the D-rings.

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How to Select the Proper Belt Size:

The comfort of a lineman's belt depends on the construction of the belt and the location of the D-rings. The D-rings should be located about 1" (25 mm) in front of the hip bones.

Never order Klein lineman's body belts by waist size. Always order Klein lineman's body belts by the desired distance between D-rings.

Size your body belt using a tape measure. To obtain the correct D-to-D (D-ring to D-ring) size, measure around the back from hipbone to hipbone and then add 2" (51 mm).

The Lineman's Belt Sizing Table (shown below) contains more information on selecting the proper belt size.