A ______ is a strap with means for securing it about the waist and for attaching it to a lanyard, or deceleration device.

A ______ is a strap with means for securing it about the waist and for attaching it to a lanyard, or deceleration device.

• A. Safety harness
• B. Waist strap
• C. Body belt
• D. Lanyard clip

Answer: (C)

A body belt is designed to be worn around the waist and to provide an attachment point for a lanyard or a deceleration device. This matches the description exactly: a strap that secures at the waist and has a way to connect the fall-arrest equipment. A safety harness, by contrast, is a full-body system with shoulder and leg straps that distribute fall-arrest forces across the body, not just at the waist. A waist strap alone is just a belt and may not provide the proper attachment points for a lanyard or deceleration device. A lanyard clip is just a hardware connector, not the belt itself.

A body belt is designed to be worn around the waist and to provide an attachment point for a lanyard or a deceleration device. This matches the description exactly: a strap that secures at the waist and has a way to connect the fall-arrest equipment.

A safety harness, by contrast, is a full-body system with shoulder and leg straps that distribute fall-arrest forces across the body, not just at the waist. A waist strap alone is just a belt and may not provide the proper attachment points for a lanyard or deceleration device. A lanyard clip is just a hardware connector, not the belt itself.