User Manual

ManualsBrandsFallTech ManualsFall Protection50' Vertical Lifeline, 5/8" Polyester Rope, with 1 Snap Hook and Taped-End

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3.3CompatibilityofComponents:Equipmentisdesignedforusewithapprovedcomponents

andsubsystemsonly.Substitutionsorreplacementsmadewithnon‐approvedcomponentsor

subsystemsmayjeopardizecompatibilityofequipmentandmayaffectthesafetyandreliability

ofthecompletesystem.

3.4MakingConnections:Onlyuseself‐lockingsnaphooksandcarabinerswiththisequipment.

Onlyuseconne

ctorsthataresuitabletoeachapplication.Ensureallconnectionsarecompatible

insize,shapeandstrength.Donotuseequipmentthatisnotcompatible.Visuallyensureall

connectorsare fullyclosedan dlocked.Connectors(snaphooks andcarabiners)aredesignedtobe

usedonlyasspecifiedinth

ismanual.SeeFigure3.

DONOT:

A. attachmultiplesnaphooksorcarabinerstoananchorage.

B. attachsnaphooksorcarabinersinamannerthatmayresultinthegatebeingloaded.

C. allowafalseengagement,wherefeaturesthatprotrudefromthesnaphookor

carabinercatchontheanchor.

D. attachsnaphooksorcarabinerstoeachother.

E. attachsnaphooksorcarabinerstowebbingorropelanyardortie‐back(unlessthe

manufacturer’sinstructionsforboththelanyardandconnectorspecificallyallows

suchaconnection).

F. attachsnaphooksorcarabinerstoanyobjectwhichisshapedordimensionedsuc

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thatthesnaphookorcarabinerwillnotcloseandlock,orthatroll‐outcouldoccur.

3.5PersonalFallArrestSystem:APFASisanassemblyofcomponentsandsubsystemsusedto

arrestapersoninafreefall.APFASistypicallycomposedofananchorageandanFBH,witha

connectingdevice,i.e.,aSAL,anSRD,oraFACSSattachedtothedorsalD‐ringoftheFBH.PFAS

componentsusedwiththisequipmentmustmeetapplicableANSIZ359requirementsandOSHA

regulations.OSHArequiresapersonalfallarrestsystembeabletoarresttheuser’sfallwitha

maximumarrest

ingforceof1,800lbs.,andlimitthefreefallto6feetorless.Ifthemaximum

freefalldistancemustbeexceeded,theemployermustdocument,basedontestdata,thatthe

maximumarrestingforcewillnotbeexceeded,andthepersonalfallarrestsystemwillfunction

properly.

3.5.1PFASAnchorageStrength:AnanchorageselectedforPFASmusthaveastrengthableto

sustainastaticloadappliedinthedirectionpermittedbythePFASofatleast:

a) Twotimesthemaximumarrestforcepermittedwhencertificationexists,or

b) 5,000lbs.(22.2kN)intheabsenceofcertification.

3.6RestraintSystem:Restraintsystemsaretypicallyutilizedtopreventtheuserfromreaching

afallhazardarea,andmustmeetOSHAregulationsandANSIstandards.

3.6.1RestraintAnchorageStrength:Anchoragesselectedforrestraint,andtravelrestraint

systems,shallhave

astrengthabletosustainstaticloadsappliedinthedirectionspermittedby

thesystemofatleast:

a) 3,000lbs.(13.3kN)fornon‐certifiedanchorages,or

b) twotimestheforeseeableforceforcertifiedanchorages.

3.7Rescue:Rescueapplicationsrequirespecializedequipmentandisbeyondthescopeofthis

manual.SeeANSIZ359.4‐2007

3.8Definitions:Thefollowingaredefinitionsofterms.

AuthorizedPerson:Apersonassignedbytheemployertoperformdutiesatalocationwhere

thepersonwillbeexposedtoafallhazard(otherwisereferredtoas“user”forthepurposeof

theseinstructions).

CertifiedAnchorage:An

anchorageforfallarrest,positioning,restraint,orrescuesystemsthata

QualifiedPersoncertifiestobecapableofsupportingthepotential fallfo rcesthatcouldbe

encounter edduringafallor thatm eetthecriteriaforacertifiedanchorageprescribedinthi s

standard.