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.
高所作業では安全帯を着用すること。
Safety harnesses must be worn when working at heights.
安全帯のフックを確実に固定してください。
Please securely fasten the safety harness hook.
法律の改正により、高さ6.75メートル以上では胴ベルト型の安全帯が使えなくなった。
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.
安全帯を締めてください。
Please fasten your seat belt.
飛行機の安全帯のサインが消えた。
The fasten seat belt sign on the airplane turned off.
昔は車の安全帯をしない人も多かった。
In the past, many people didn't wear car seat belts.
Compound of 安全 ('safety') and 帯 ('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 The seat-belt sense has been largely superseded by シートベルト.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) rather than simple waist belts (胴ベルト型) for work at heights above 6.75 meters
- The legal term has shifted from 安全帯 to 墜落制止用器具 ('fall arrest equipment') in official regulations
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 安全帯を着用する: to wear a safety harness
- 安全帯を装着する: to put on a safety harness
- 安全帯の点検: safety harness inspection
- フルハーネス型安全帯: full-body harness type
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: lifeline; safety rope — a rope that prevents falls, used alongside or instead of a harness