SRL Fall Protection and the Active vs. Passive Debate: Takeaways from The Height Safety Standard
What's the difference between active and passive fall protection?
Aug 12 2026
Own The Roof
The Own The Roof catalog makes fall protection simple - breaking down the essential products needed to build a complete system for rooftop work. Start with the fundamentals, then scale with Guardian’s full range of solutions and expert support for more complex applications.
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Connectivty
With Guardian OS
Guardian OS is the first connected digital ecosystem for height safety, bringing data, decision-making, and safety expertise together into one seamless experience from planning to purchase.
Fall Protection
Awareness.
In support of OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down, check out our resource page designed to educate, inform and provide tools to keep workers safe at height including our NEW on-demand webinar.
DEFENDER.
BUILT AROUND YOU.
Developed through extensive collaboration with real users, the Defender harness encompasses the insights, challenges, and expectations of the workers who rely on fall protection every day.
Prepare. Prevent.
Protect.
Guardian proudly offers our partners a wide array of work at height safety product and service solutions that: PREPARE, PREVENT, and PROTECT.
Arc Flash
Rated.
Guardian is pleased to introduce a full line of Arc-Resistant Height Safety products, including the world's first - and only - ANSI/ISEA and ASTM F887 compliant Tool Tether.
Safety
In Motion
New C7 Cable Climbing Sleeve and Cable Climbing System are now available in the US! This powerful duo is designed to allow users to Climb Easy and Climb On!
B7-Comfort
Harness.
Precision Adjustment. Premium Comfort. It’s time to adjust the way you think about comfort and look at a harness that moves with you, and not against you. Now available in the United States.
Don't Compromise.
Customize.
Create your Full Body Harness using our unique Harness Customization tool. Choose your color and add your logo; then select your harness configuration to meet your optimal height safety needs.
DEFENDER. BUILT AROUND YOU
Developed through extensive collaboration with real users, the Defender harness encompasses the insights, challenges, and expectations of the workers who rely on fall protection every day.
Quick-Switch® Tool Transfer Station
A highly portable and easily installed storage solution that features five permanently attached Quick-Switch® Docks and two D-ring connection points for storing multiple tools securely.
Anchors - A5 Concrete Expansion Anchor
The Guardian A5 Concrete Expansion Anchor delivers a fast, reliable, OSHA-compliant and ANSI-compliant anchorage solution for concrete substrates rated to 5,000 lb.
FME Cabinets
Innovative solutions based on the belief that prevention is better than the cure. These cabinets are a popular option for new FME programs.
CR3-Edge SRL
The CR3-Edge 33 ft SRL is part of Guardian's Strongest line up of Self-Retracting lifelines.
Engineered Systems
Decades of industry experience applied to your specific needs, from system design to certification.
Internal Shock Lanyard
The Guardian 11200 Internal Shock Lanyard is a 6-foot single leg lanyard designed for fall arrest applications featuring a built-in shock absorber to reduce impact forces and heavy duty polyester webbing for durability.
Competent Person Training courses
Our highly customized courses for height safety leaders and workers are a key part of your training arsenal.
Introducing the B7-Comfort Harness
With four patents pending around adjustment and mobility, the B7-Comfort is a feature-packed harness that provides premium comfort all day, every day.
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Our partnerships
Our Height Safety Ecosystem
WE THINK 360
To us, simple means one sole focus, one trusted partner, and complete protection from every angle. We call this 360-degree height safety.
Our Purpose
SIMPLICITY
We're here to make safe simple - so our partners can focus on what's important to them.
Our Story
SCALE & AGILITY
As the world’s largest independent height safety brand, we have the scale to make things happen. But we think size is nothing without agility. Our structure enables us to adapt to changing demands and move fast when speed is needed.
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