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Safety carabiners are an essential piece of PPE equipment when working at heights or in hazardous situations, workers can sometimes drop their tools, potentially causing serious injury to workers below as well as reducing on-the-job working time. A safety carabiner is also known as a karabiner.

Originally, the carabiner was used in certain situations or sports activities where ropes were involved, such as rock climbing, sailing and mountaineering, however carabiners are now widely used by many individuals and in different industries such as construction, roofing, maintenance, telecommunications and general industry.

A carabiner is made from a variety of materials such as aluminium, steel, nylon, stainless steel, polyester and plastic. It is available in different sizes, depending upon your requirements. It has a spring-loaded clip or a screw lock which you can easily attach to your tools.

### Types of Carabiners

There are various types of carabiners, the most distinguishing difference being the shape and design, each one operates a little differently. Oval are most basic and allow the transfer of equal weight. D asymmetric shape also known as an offset D are the strongest and most durable and allow the weight to be transferred to the spine of the carabiner, these are the ones most climbers use for climbing activities. A D-shaped carabiner allows for a wider gate opening, which makes clipping them easier. A pear shaped, also known as HMS type are the easiest to use, as the gate on these HMS types can open wider than other carabiners, sometimes HMS will be marked on the carabiner to make them easily identifiable.

There are also different locking mechanisms on carabiners, some are auto-locking or self-locking which lock when the gate is closed and others are manual locking, known as a screw-lock or screw-gate, where the user is required to screw the sleeve into the gate to lock it. Non-locking carabiners have a sprung gate that will snap back into place once opened. Also available is a DMM carabiner which is a double locking carabiner.



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Petzl Carabiners provide you with an excellent range of PPE carabiners to protect you and equipment when working at height, important equipment to be used alongside your fall arrest and fall protection. Different locking systems are available from screw lock, twist lock, ball lock and triact lock.When working at height a carabiner is valuable, locking pieces of equipment together from tool lanyards and tool holders, belts, fall arrest harnesses and lanyards, they prevent pieces of equipment from falling when working at height and causing injury below. Shapes Available, D-Shape, Pear and Oval. H-Shape. <h2>Locking systems available.</h2><ul> <li>Screw Lock, simple and easy to lock, visible red band displayed when the carabiner is unlocked. Excellent for use as an alternative to automatically locking carabiners in harsh outdoor environments. </li> <li>Ball Lock, triple action opening, press the green carabiner sleeve and twist. Green button shows the Petzl carabiner is locked.</li><li>Triact lock, automatic triple action opening, quick and easy</li> <li>Non-Locking carabiners include MonoFil keylock gate and classic straight gate.</li> </ul>Always read and follow Petzl Carabiners advice and instructions regarding weight capacities, and EU standards for your chosen carabiner ensuring your safety.

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Carabiners | RS

Carabiners, also known as Karabiners and climbing clips, an important part of PPE fall arrest and fall protection equipment, not only used in sporting activities like rock climbing, mountaineering and sailing but a wealth of industrial applications from construction, roofing, high rise window cleaning, telecommunications. When working at height a carabiner is valuable, locking pieces of equipment together from tool lanyards and tool holders, belts, fall arrest harnesses and lanyards, they prevent pieces of equipment from falling when working at height and causing injury. Normally made of metal, aluminium and stainless steel with various locking mechanisms from snap hook closing to screwgate. Always read and follow manufacturers advice and instructions regarding weight capacities, and EU standards for your chosen carabiner ensuring your safety. Heavy duty carabiners can be used with safety ropes and cables to the lightweight, securing tools providing quick and easy access to all equipment.

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