Life is an important thing which once lost cannot be regained back. There are many medicines to cure deadly diseases but there is no such medicine which brings life back. Fall protection is an important issue which is governed by building authorities, to protect their staff from falling down. This protection mechanism acts as a wall and protects them from losing their life. There are many safety equipments available in the market, but only few of them act as good walls and safeguard workers. Retractable lifeline is used for workers who work on roofs, scaffolds, manholes, towers and vessels.

This lifeline is a fall arresting device, which combines with a fall arrest system and protects the person from falling down. Before using these lifeline users should take advice from a professional, they should not tie a rope to this lifeline but should use self retracting lifeline devices like carabiner or shackles. These devices help people in coming up and down easily without any extra effort. They give more protection when compared to ordinary ropes. Most of the retracting lifelines are collision resistant and are made of aluminum housing and stainless steel. These lifelines are ideal for hard to mount locations.