安全帯(あんぜんたい)

あんぜんたい
noun
safety belt; safety harness
technicaltool
1. safety harness; safety belt (for fall protection)
A belt or harness worn by workers at height to prevent falls, typically used in construction, maintenance, and other elevated work. In Japan, regulations have shifted from simple waist belts to full-body harnesses for work at greater heights.
高所(こうしょ)作業(さぎょう)では安全帯(あんぜんたい)を着用(ちゃくよう)すること。
Safety harnesses must be worn when working at heights.
安全帯(あんぜんたい)のフックを確実(かくじつ)に固定(こてい)してください。
Please securely fasten the safety harness hook.
法律(ほうりつ)の改正(かいせい)により、高(たか)さ6.75メートル以上(いじょう)では胴(どう)ベルト型(がた)の安全帯(あんぜんたい)が使(つか)えなくなった。
Due to a legal revision, waist-belt type safety harnesses can no longer be used at heights of 6.75 meters or more.
2. seat belt (older term)
An older term for a vehicle seat belt, now largely replaced by the loanword シートベルト in everyday usage.
安全帯(あんぜんたい)を締(し)めてください。
Please fasten your seat belt.
飛行機(ひこうき)の安全帯(あんぜんたい)のサインが消(き)えた。
The fasten seat belt sign on the airplane turned off.
昔(むかし)は車(くるま)の安全帯(あんぜんたい)をしない人(ひと)も多(おお)かった。
In the past, many people didn't wear car seat belts.

Compound of 安全(あんぜん) ('safety') and 帯(たい) ('belt; band'). The primary modern usage is for fall-protection equipment in construction and industrial work. The seat-belt sense has been largely superseded by シートベルト.

Regulatory note

  • Since 2019, Japanese labor law requires full-body harnesses (フルハーネス型(がた)) rather than simple waist belts (胴(どう)ベルト型(がた)) for work at heights above 6.75 meters
  • The legal term has shifted from 安全帯(あんぜんたい) to 墜落制止用器具(ついらくせいしようきぐ) ('fall arrest equipment') in official regulations

Common collocations

Similar words

  • シートベルト: seat belt — the standard modern term for vehicle seat belts
  • ハーネス: harness — the loanword increasingly used for fall-protection equipment
  • 命綱(いのちづな): lifeline; safety rope — a rope that prevents falls, used alongside or instead of a harness

Related Words

Compare: シートベルト (seat belt)
Compare: 命綱(いのちづな) (lifeline)
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