Securing apparatus for securing a person to a floor panel of a shuttering system , the securing apparatus comprising: a securing post , a base element that is fastened to the securing post , wherein the base element may be placed on a floor panel of a shuttering system , wherein the securing post comprises a person-securing element , to which the person may be selectively fastened, and a fastening mechanism that comprises a fastening carrier , on which at least one latching element is arranged, wherein the fastening carrier is coupled to the base element , wherein the latching element may be adjusted into a securing position and a release position, wherein the latching element in the securing position may be latched to the shuttering system in order to fix the base element to the floor panel , and wherein the latching element in the release position may be decoupled from the shuttering system in order to decouple the base element from the floor panel , wherein the latching element is fastened to the fastening carrier so that said latching element may pivot about a first axis of rotation (I), characterised in that the fastening mechanism further comprises a coupling lever , which is fastened to the securing post so that said coupling lever may rotate about a second axis of rotation (II) and which is fastened to the latching element so that said coupling lever may rotate about a third axis of rotation (III), which is spaced from the first axis of rotation (I), in such a manner that may by means of rotating the coupling lever about the second axis of rotation (II) the latching element may be rotated about the first axis of rotation (I). a securing post , a base element that is fastened to the securing post , wherein the base element may be placed on a floor panel of a shuttering system , wherein the securing post comprises a person-securing element , to which the person may be selectively fastened, and a fastening mechanism that comprises a fastening carrier , on which at least one latching element is arranged, wherein the fastening carrier is coupled to the base element , wherein the latching element may be adjusted into a securing position and a release position, wherein the latching element in the securing position may be latched to the shuttering system in order to fix the base element to the floor panel , and wherein the latching element in the release position may be decoupled from the shuttering system in order to decouple the base element from the floor panel , wherein the latching element is fastened to the fastening carrier so that said latching element may pivot about a first axis of rotation (I), characterised in that the fastening mechanism further comprises a coupling lever , which is fastened to the securing post so that said coupling lever may rotate about a second axis of rotation (II) and which is fastened to the latching element so that said coupling lever may rotate about a third axis of rotation (III), which is spaced from the first axis of rotation (I), in such a manner that may by means of rotating the coupling lever about the second axis of rotation (II) the latching element may be rotated about the first axis of rotation (I). <EOS>