ActSafe ACX - Equipment, material and tool lifting

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D.05 EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL
AND TOOL LIFTING
The ACX Ascender is, in combination with the ActSafe
Equipment Lifting Rope (ELR), approved under the
Machinery Directive as an equipment lifting system
provided that all other equipment used also meets
lifting requirements.
The lifting system must be connected to an appropriate
anchor that meets requirements for load lifting anchors
(a competent person shall judge if the anchor is
suffi cient and safe to use).
RECOMMENDATION
Lifting operations are ideally performed with a 3 person
team. A lifting supervisor, a slinger for attaching loads
and an Ascender operator.
Note
For equipment lifting the supplied ActSafe Karabiner
may be replaced with any approved shackle with a
minimum WLL of 0.5 t. All other parts of the Ascender
shall only be replaced with original ActSafe parts by
an ActSafe-approved service engineer.
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