Patent ID: 8325053

Claim:
An apparatus for a personal fall protection monitoring system, said apparatus comprising: a harness monitoring system that includes a lanyard with a first hook and a second hook, said first hook having a first sensor, said first sensor detecting a secured condition when said first hook has engaged an anchor, said first sensor detecting an unsecured condition when said first hook is disengaged from said anchor, a harness configured to be worn by a first person, said second hook securable to said harness, a first monitor in communication with said first sensor, said monitor responsive to a signal from said first sensor, and a transmitter in communication with said first monitor, said transmitter sending a first signal when said sensor detects said unsecured condition of said first hook; a second sensor detecting a lanyard stored condition when said first hook is attached to said harness, said second sensor communicating with said first monitor, and said transmitter sending said first signal when said sensor detects said lanyard stored condition; and a remote module physically unattached to said harness monitoring system, said remote module including a receiver responsive to said transmitter, and a second monitor in communication with said receiver, said second monitor responsive to said unsecured condition of said first hook.