 shoulders and torso to the seat back of a wheelchair; wherein the safety harness includes a horizontal belt that encircles both the torso and the seat back of the wheelchair; wherein a pair of shoulder straps extend vertically from a rear of the horizontal belt and extend up and over the seatback of the wheelchair and over shoulders of the occupant where a front end of each shoulder straps is secured to a portion comprising a front cover thereby securing the torso of the occupant to the wheelchair; wherein the front cover secures the front ends of the shoulder strap as well as front ends the horizontal belt; wherein the front cover includes a front member a rear member that each include a nylon hook or loop strip so as to secure the front member to the rear member; wherein the front member is affixed to a shoulder strap and a corresponding side of the horizontal belt, whereas the rear member is affixed to an opposing shoulder strap and a corresponding side of the horizontal belt. 