A fall-protection safety harness, comprising: first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) that overlap and cross at a dorsal crossing point; a waist belt; and, a rigid dorsal force-transfer member with an upper end that is removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) at the dorsal crossing point of the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) and with a lower end that is removably connected to a dorsal portion of the waist belt; wherein the upper end of the dorsal force-transfer member is indirectly removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) by a quick-connector that is directly, and non-removably, connected to the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3), and wherein the upper end of the dorsal force-transfer member is removably connected to the quick-connector by way of at least one connecting feature of the upper end of the dorsal force-transfer member, which at least one connecting feature is mated with, and fastened to, at least one complementary connecting feature of the quick-connector, wherein the quick-connector is a rigid connector that is directly and non-removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps by way of portions of at least partially overlapping sections of the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) passing through a bounded slot of the quick-connector, and wherein the bounded slot of the quick-connector is defined in part by a quick-connector base that the portions of the at least partially overlapping sections of the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) pass outwardly of; and wherein the fall-protection safety harness further comprises a dorsal plate located at least at the dorsal crossing point of the first and second shoulder straps (2,3) and that is mounted on the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3), characterised in that the quick-connector base of the quick-connector is positioned outward from the dorsal plate and held proximate to the dorsal plate only by way of the shoulder straps (2, 3) and wherein the dorsal force-transfer member being removably connected to the quick-connector is not directly connected to the dorsal plate. first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) that overlap and cross at a dorsal crossing point; a waist belt; and, a rigid dorsal force-transfer member with an upper end that is removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) at the dorsal crossing point of the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) and with a lower end that is removably connected to a dorsal portion of the waist belt; wherein the upper end of the dorsal force-transfer member is indirectly removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) by a quick-connector that is directly, and non-removably, connected to the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3), and wherein the upper end of the dorsal force-transfer member is removably connected to the quick-connector by way of at least one connecting feature of the upper end of the dorsal force-transfer member, which at least one connecting feature is mated with, and fastened to, at least one complementary connecting feature of the quick-connector, wherein the quick-connector is a rigid connector that is directly and non-removably connected to the first and second shoulder straps by way of portions of at least partially overlapping sections of the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) passing through a bounded slot of the quick-connector, and wherein the bounded slot of the quick-connector is defined in part by a quick-connector base that the portions of the at least partially overlapping sections of the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3) pass outwardly of; and wherein the fall-protection safety harness further comprises a dorsal plate located at least at the dorsal crossing point of the first and second shoulder straps (2,3) and that is mounted on the first and second shoulder straps (2, 3), characterised in that the quick-connector base of the quick-connector is positioned outward from the dorsal plate and held proximate to the dorsal plate only by way of the shoulder straps (2, 3) and wherein the dorsal force-transfer member being removably connected to the quick-connector is not directly connected to the dorsal plate.