The Best Locking Carabiners - Outdoor Gear

When it comes to outdoor gear, only the best locking carabiners should be trusted for your safety. If you are required to handle installations at heights, then you will need guarantees that the safety and rescue equipment on hand is of the utmost best quality and is designed for exceptional durability and strength – without this guarantee, you will not be able to carry out your task or function with confidence. Climbing and safety gear should offer exceptional durability and anti corrosion features in order for climbers and installation technicians to have peace of mind in their fall arrest system. Tower climbers around the world rely heavily on various fall protection products to ensure their safety while efficiently managing installation projects at heights. When looking for the various equipment and accessories required, always focus on finding items of quality.

Carabiners used for fall protection the US must meet with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard which specifies that connectors must have a minimum breaking strength of 5000lbf. A voluntary standard in place by the American National Standards Institute requires carabiners to have a minimum breaking strength of 5000lbf and must feature an auto-locking gate mechanism with a minimum breaking strength of 3600lbf.

When seeking out the best locking carabiner options on the market, choose from a range of the most trusted varieties from leading suppliers. There will be various options available on the market and it is always a good idea to check the units for any quality stamps that might indicate their handling capacity and strength. The most sought after units include:

• Aluminium carabiners
• Steel carabiners
• Snap hooks

You will find these carabiners and hooks for sale at most leading industry suppliers. Remember that you should simply never compromise on quality when it comes to fall protection devices. While cutting back on costs might be important, it is not more important than the lives of your tower climbers and installation technicians. The best idea is to seek out products that offer a careful balance of product quality and affordability.

ERG-19008At Connect-It Wireless, we stock a wide range of aluminum carabiners, steel carabiners and snap hooks for you to choose from. These units all offer the strength and durability required from a reliable fall arrest system. We urge all of our clients to chat to us about their needs and requirements so that we can advise them on the best products to use and why. While carabiners and hooks form a large part of our fall protection range, this range also caters to apparel, anchors and slings, ascenders, auto descent devices, descenders, gloves, hardhats, helmets and accessories, harnesses, headlamps, lanyards, lifelines and retractables, positioning products, pulleys, rescue and escape kits, rigging hardware, rope and wire rope grabs, ropes and eyes, safety climbs, snatch blocks and complete tower climber kits.

For more information and advice on our range of carabiners and other fall arrest or fall protection systems, contact us at Connect-It Wireless today: http://www.ciwireless.com/