body harness

Full-body safety rig

A body harness is a system of straps worn around the torso and legs to secure a person during activities where falling is a risk.

Workers in construction, window washing, and tree trimming wear body harnesses attached to anchor points.

Rock climbers and mountaineers use climbing harnesses.

In BDSM contexts, a body harness is worn for restraint or aesthetic purposes, often made of leather or rope.

Related

safety · suspension · rigging · carabiner · rope · webbing · parachute · bungee · zip line · restraint · secure · tether · safety line · fall · free fall · protection · gear · equipment

Categories
Opposites
body coverage/distribution

body harnessbelt

Strap securing trousers

waist belt · lanyard · wristband · ankle strap · leash

restraint vs. freedom

body harnessunrestrained

Not held back

free movement · untethered · unbounded · loose · unattached

safety equipment presence

body harnessunprotected

Without safeguard or shield

unequipped · unsecured · bare · exposed · vulnerable

Family

body, harness, bodies, bodied, bodily, embody, embodied, embodiment, embodying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG