YOKE: connect fall protection with rescue planning

A component manufacturer with a wider safety portfolio

YOKE brings manufacturing breadth to a buying problem that often crosses several suppliers: selecting the hardware that connects a worker, a lifeline and an anchorage.

Its catalogue covers steel and aluminum carabiners, hooks, D-rings, buckles, fall arresters, anchors and pulleys, alongside self-retracting devices. The broader business includes lifting chains and fittings, shackles, lifting points and digital chips. That makes the company relevant to safety distributors and equipment manufacturers as well as industrial procurement teams.

For Intersec’s safety and emergency-response audience, we would prioritise three different jobs: routine cable fall arrest, a rescue-capable SRL and overmolded connector specification. These are a focused route into the range; the best purchase will depend on the buyer’s complete system, working environment and inspection arrangements.

Who should put YOKE on the list?

Start with the role the equipment must play in your operation or product assembly.

Use this shortlist with your competent safety adviser and the instructions for the exact equipment assembly.

Three jobs, three different specifications

These catalogue selections give an Intersec buyer a practical starting point for a YOKE discussion. Choose by application and model, then establish the complete assembly.

OMEGA Cable Self-Retracting Device (N-9450)

The N-9450 serves buyers selecting a cable self-retracting device for work at height. Its thermoplastic housing encloses a galvanized-steel cable; the range offers working lengths from 6 to 20 metres. A swivel top connection addresses lifeline tangling, while the carrying handle and spring-loaded rubber handle support handling on site. For a maintenance task below an overhead anchorage, a useful evaluation would pair the required reach with a demonstration of cable payout, retraction and lock-up, followed by the model’s clearance calculation. The output should be a specific length and installation arrangement suitable for the task. This Class 1 selection needs its own permitted-use review before a buyer considers any edge or horizontal application.

Omega 3-Way SRL-R (N-TR3465-66)

The N-TR3465-66 addresses the additional problem of reaching a worker after a fall. YOKE positions this 3-Way SRL-R for fall arrest, work positioning and rescue, with an integrated rescue function that permits controlled lowering. It has an aluminum housing, galvanized-steel cable and a 20-metre working length. For a confined-space access plan, evaluate the change from fall-arrest operation to rescue operation using the intended support and mounting arrangement. The useful outcome is an agreed rescue workflow, with operator position, access route and compatible hardware identified. The separately identified N-TRB3465 bracket matters to the specification; a device photograph alone does not establish the contents of a complete retrieval package.

Overmolded Rebar Hook (N-DE363)

The N-DE363 is a component choice for buyers specifying the connection itself. A sheet-steel core is overmolded with glass-fibre-reinforced nylon, and its 63.5 mm gate opening gives the buyer a concrete geometry to check against the intended attachment. It is relevant to PPE manufacturers and utility-equipment specifiers evaluating overmolded hardware. A useful bench evaluation would use the actual mating component and work gloves to check access, gate closure and handling, then identify the assembly instructions and inspection criteria. The result should be a documented connector selection. Electrical suitability requires the applicable test conditions and complete-system assessment; overmolding alone is not a basis for approving an energised-work procedure.

The differences that should influence a purchase

YOKE’s breadth is useful when it leads to a more precise specification.

• System compatibility
• Model-specific instructions
• Rescue planning

A useful comparison sheet should name the exact model, permitted use, assembly contents and service route. That gives procurement and the safety team a common basis for deciding.

Manufacturing roots in Taichung

Established in 1985, YOKE Industrial Corp. specialises in industrial lifting components and fall protection hardware under the YOKE brand. Its published contact base is No. 39, 33rd Road, Taichung Industrial Park, Taichung, Taiwan. The company combines independent research, design and manufacturing with an international distribution network. Its wider portfolio spans personal protection components, self-retracting devices, chain fittings, wire-rope accessories and digital identification, connecting its mechanical safety business with product traceability.

Use the three days to move from brief to specification

The exhibition opens 10:00–18:00 on 12–14 January. The sequence below is TSI’s suggested purchasing workflow; arrange any YOKE discussion directly in advance.

Exhibition hours are not a conference timetable. Plan any conference attendance separately using the organiser’s programme.

Five questions that lead to a usable specification

Use these to turn product interest into a decision your purchasing and safety teams can review.

1. Which N-9450 length and anchorage arrangement meet our reach and clearance requirements?

   The range spans several lengths; the answer should tie the exact model and clearance calculation to your working path.

2. Is the N-9450 permitted for our edge exposure or horizontal arrangement, or should we evaluate another SRD?

   YOKE lists separate models for these applications. This resolves whether a proposed fleet replacement changes the permitted use.

3. How does the N-TR3465-66 enter rescue mode, and which support and N-TRB3465 bracket arrangement does our plan require?

   The integrated function must fit a workable rescue procedure and a complete equipment quotation.

4. For the N-DE363, what mating geometry, electrical test conditions and overmold inspection criteria apply to our finished assembly?

   This establishes whether the connector can be specified for the intended equipment and environment, and what evidence the finished assembly needs.

5. What inspection, servicing and post-fall process applies to our N-9450 and 3-Way SRL-R units in our market?

   A named service route and model-specific instructions let the buyer plan availability and ongoing ownership costs.

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Send the application before requesting a quotation

Contact YOKE at info@mail.yoke.net or +886-4-2350-8088. Include your country, buyer role, chosen model references, required quantities and the task you need to support. For SRDs, send reach, anchorage and rescue details; for the N-DE363, include the mating component or assembly drawing. Request the current instructions, an itemised quotation and a suitable technical contact.

Practical answers for safety buyers