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It is a question of design, rather than safety: You could make a safe harness with some other combination of loops for tying in and belaying, but the current combination is familiar and has some benefits over e.g. harnesses without a dedicated belay loop.
Tie-in points in modern harnesses are reinforced against abrasion. Some harnesses use brightly colored ...
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