Shock Absorbing Dual Lanyard W/Aluminum Rebar Hooks

Overview

The shock absorbing dual lanyard is Formetco’s dual-leg fall-protection lanyard, available with either aluminum or steel rebar hooks. The Formetco Select Dual Leg Shock Absorbing Lanyard with Rebar Hooks is built to provide continuous fall protection for crews climbing fixed ladders and working on billboard catwalks, two of the most exposure-prone tasks in outdoor advertising maintenance and installation. Because the lanyard is available in aluminum or steel, crews can choose the configuration that best matches their needs for a given structure.

Continuous 100% Tie-Off Protection

The dual-leg design allows a worker to stay tied off at all times while transitioning between anchor points, since one leg can remain connected while the other is repositioned. On a fixed ladder or narrow catwalk, this continuous connection is what keeps a climber protected through every movement rather than only at fixed stopping points.

Shock Absorbing Legs Built for the Job

Each leg is rated for a 6 ft. free fall and is engineered to contract to 4 ft. when not fully extended, which helps keep excess webbing from becoming a tripping hazard while a technician moves along a catwalk or up a ladder. The integrated shock absorber is designed to activate only under high levels of force, so it stays out of the way during normal working movement and engages specifically in a fall arrest event.

Rated for the Work

The lanyard is intended for work heights over 20 ft., with a maximum working load of 310 lbs., and is designed for use only with a fall rated full body harness. The High Tenacity Polyester webbing used in construction carries a breaking strength of 6,000 lbs., giving the system the load margin needed for fall arrest applications.

Rebar Hooks and Fall Event Indicators

Steel or aluminum rebar hooks are built into each leg for easy-to-use connections to structural anchor points on billboard structures. After any fall arrest event, the lanyard’s impact indicators become exposed, giving supervisors and safety personnel a clear, visible signal that the unit has been subjected to a fall and should be inspected and taken out of service.

Compliance

This lanyard meets or exceeds applicable ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-2013 and OSHA standards, supporting compliance with fall protection requirements on outdoor advertising jobsites.

Shock-Absorbing vs. Self-Retracting: Which Lanyard Type Fits the Job

Formetco’s Select line offers two different dual-leg lanyard technologies. This shock-absorbing version uses legs that extend to their full length and contract to 4 ft. when slack, with a shock pack that only deploys under fall-arrest force — a simpler mechanism well suited to ladder climbs with predictable anchor spacing. The self-retracting version instead manages leg length continuously and automatically as a worker moves, which better suits catwalk work or routes with irregular anchor points where slack would otherwise drag underfoot. Both meet ANSI/OSHA fall-arrest standards and share the same 310 lb. working-load rating; the right choice comes down to the anchor pattern on a given structure, not one being safer than the other.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are common questions crews ask about the shock absorbing dual lanyard.

How is this different from the self-retracting version?
This shock-absorbing lanyard uses legs that extend to their full length and contract to 4 ft. when slack, with a shock pack that only deploys under fall-arrest force — a simpler mechanism suited to ladder climbs with predictable anchor spacing. The self-retracting version instead manages leg length continuously as a worker moves, which better suits catwalk work.

Can the shock-absorbing legs become a tripping hazard?
No — each leg is engineered to contract to 4 ft. when not fully extended, specifically to keep excess webbing from dragging or snagging underfoot.

What happens to the lanyard after it arrests a fall?
The impact indicators become exposed, giving supervisors and inspectors a clear, visible signal that the unit was subjected to a fall and needs to be removed from service.

Is this lanyard rated for the same load as the steel-hook version?
Yes — both the aluminum and steel rebar hook versions share the same 310 lb. working load rating and ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-2013 / OSHA compliance; hook material is the only functional difference.

Part of a Complete Fall-Protection System

This lanyard connects to a fall rated full body harness as the core of a fall-arrest setup. On taller billboard ladders, crews often pair it with a resting lanyard to reduce fatigue, or a cable sleeve and vertical lifeline system on structures with longer runs.

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Have questions about matching this shock absorbing dual lanyard to your crew’s harness system or anchor points? Contact Formetco to talk through your fall protection needs, or explore the related hardware below.

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