3m Innovative Properties Company

Heidi A Lopez-Hidalgo

Lauren K Carlson

Jonathan J Lepp

Jeffrey T Keacher

Scott E Brigham

Stephen D Shaver

Christopher W Coyle

Michael T Weiss

Kristin M Mikes

Aline H Hinkle

Tyler B Henn

Christopher J Reineke

Donaldo J Medeiros

Christopher M Higgins

An aerial lift that is interlocked with a fall-protection safety apparatus and may be further interlocked with at least one additional safety apparatus. The aerial lift is equipped with a monitoring system that is configured to detect whether a connector of a safety line of the fall-protection apparatus appears to be connected to a safety harness of a user of the aerial lift.

Aerial lift interlocked with fall-protection safety apparatus

A fall-protection system including a harness and a fall-protection apparatus with a lifeline bearing a connector configured to be connected to the harness; and, a fall-protection monitoring system with a base unit and with at least one sensor module configured to sense a condition of the connector and to communicate a signal indicative of the condition of the connector to the base unit.

Fall-protection system with monitoring system

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South St. Paul, MN, United States of America

Heidi A Lopez-Hidalgo