PRO
SER' ES
SHOCK
ABSORB''VG
LANYARD
This manual
is intended to meet
the
Manufacturer's
I nstructions
as required
by the following
standards and should
be urcd as
part
of an employee
trainiryg
prcgram
as
required
by OSHA:
Effi@Ne
ANSIz3se.l
@.
csA 225e.11
A Capital
Safety
Brand
WARNI NG: This
product
is
part
of a
personal
restraint,
work
positioning,
suspersion,
or rescue
systefi.
The
user must read
and follow the
m anufacturet's
instructions for
each com
ponent
or
part
of
lhe
complete
systen.
These
instruc,tions
must
be
provided
to the
user of this equipment.
The
user must
rcad and understand
these
instructions
or have then
explained to them before
u si n
g
t h i
s
eq
ui
p
n
enl. Man u f acl
u
rer's irstrucliors
must be lollowed for
propet
use and
maintenance
of this
product.
Alterations
or
misuse
of fhis
ptoduct
or
failurc
to follow instructions
may rcsult
in
serious
injury
or death.
I MPORTANT: tf
you
have
any
questions
on
the use,
care,
application,
or
suitability
for
use of
this equipment,
corlacf CAPI TAL SAFETY-
I MPORTANT:
Before
using this equipment
record
the
praduct
identifiRtion
information
(frcn
the l.D.
label) onto the inspection
and
maintenance
log.
PURPOSE: PROTECTA
Energy Aberbing
l€nyards
and
Energy Absorbers are intended
to be usd as
part
of a
personal
fall arrest system.
Appli€tigns indude
activitios
where there exists
the
possibility
of a fall.
Ll MITATI
ONS: Crnsider the following
appli€tion
limitations
before using this
equipment:
GAPACI TY:
-Itlis
equipment
is for us by one
person
with a combined weight
(refer
to standard).
PHYSI
CAL AND ENVI RONMENTAL
HAZARDS:
Use of this equipment in areas containing
physi€l
or
environmental
haurds may r€quire
that additional
precautions
be tak6n
to reduce the
possibility
of
damage to this equipment
or injury to the user
Haards may
include, but are not limited to: high
heat,
strong or caustic
cflemicals, corrosive
environments,
the
possibility
of eleclric dffent
flowing through this
equipment
when working
nesr high voltage
pows
lineg,
explosive or toxic
gases,
moving machinery,
or
sharp
edges. Contad
CAPITAL SAFEW if
you
have
any
questions
about
the appli€tion of this €quipment
TRAI
Nl NGi
This
equipment
is
intended
to be
installed
and used by
permns
who have ben
properly
trained in its
corred application and use.
APPLI CABLE
STANDARDS: Refer to
national standards
induding
ANSI 2359.'1, CSA
2259.1 1
(Canada),
and
lo€1,
state, federal (OSHA
1910.66 and 1926.500),
and
Capital Safety requirements
for more information.
COMPATI
Bl Ll TY
OF
COMPONENTS:
FROTECTA
equipmsnt is designed for u$
with PROTESrA approved
@mponents and subsystems only.
Substitutions
may
ieopardize
mmpatibility of equipment
and
effecl the safety
and
reliability
of the system.
COMPATI Bl
Ll
TY
OF CONNECrORS:
Conneclors
are @nsidered to
be compatible with @nnecting
elements
when they have been designed to
work
together in
such a
way that
their sizes and shapes
do not
cause their
gate
mechanisms
to inadvertently
open regafdless
of hw they become
oriented.
@nneclors
(hooks,
carabiners, and
D-rings) must be
capable of ilpporting at least
5,000 lbs.
(22.2
kN).
Connedors must
be compatible with the anchorag€
or other
systm
mmponents.
Do not us equipment
FORM
NO: 5902281 RA/:
E
that is
not mmpatible. Non-@mpatible
connectors may
unintentionally disengage. Se Figure
1.
Oonneclors
must
be mmpatible in size, shape,
and
strmgth.
MAKI
NG
CONNECTIONS:
Only use
salf-tocking snap
hooks and carabiners.
Only use connedors
that are
suitable to aacf|
application. Ensur€
all mnnedions
are mmpatible in
size, shap€ and
strength.
Ensure
all @nnec{ors
are fully dosod and locked.
See
Figure
2 for inappropriate €nnec{ions.
FROTESIA
snap hooks and carabiners should
not
be mnnecied:
To
a D-ring to which another mnnector
is
attachod and
in a manner that would result in
a load
on the
qate.
NOTE:
Llnless
equipped
with
a
3600
tb.
(16kN)
rated
gates,
larye
throat-opening
snap hooks
should not be connected
to standatd
size D-dngs
or sinilar
objects
which will
result
in
a
load
on
the
gate
if the hoo4 or D-ring
lwlsts
or rotates.
Large throat snap hooks are
desigred
for
use on
fixed structural
elements such
as rebar
or soss
nembers that
are
not
shaped in
a way
that can
capture the
gate
of the
hook.
In a false
sngagement, wh€re features
that
protrude
from
tho
snap
hook
or
carabinsr
catch on
the anchor,
and without visual confirmation segms
to be fully
engaged
to the €nchor
point
or to
each
other
Direslly to webbing
or
rope lanyard
or ti+back
(unless
the manufadurer's instruclions for
both
the lanyard
and mnneclor sptrjfi€lly allows
sucfr
a @nnection).
To any objed
whidl is shaped or dimensioned
such that the
snap
hmk or carabingrs
will not
dose
and lock, or that roll-out could
omr
ANCHORAGE
STRENGTH: Anchorages
slected
for
per$nal
fall
arrest systems
(FFAS)
shall have
a
strength
capable
of sustaining static loads,
applied in
the diredions
psrmitled
by lhe FFAS, of at
least: (A)
3,600
tbs.
(16
kN) whm
stificatim sists
(reference
ANSI 2359,1 for
certification
deflnition),
or
(S)
5.000 lbs.
(22,2
kN) in
the absence of cstificaum, Whs
mtre
than one PFAS
is
attacfied
to
an anchorage,
ih€
anchorag€
strengths
set
fortfi
in
(A)
and
(B)
above must
be multidied
by
the
number of PFAS attached to the
anchorage.
From
OSHA
1926.500 and 191ti.66:
nncnorages useo
for attacfiment of PFqS shall be independent
of any
anchorage
being
used
to
support
or suspend platforms,
and capable
of
supporting
at
leasl
5,000
lbs.
(22.2
kN)
per
us6r attached, or
be
designed,
installed,
and
used as
part
of a complete PFAS, which maintains
a sfety fac{or
of at least
two, and
is
superuisd by
a
qualified person.
WARNI NG: Da
not altet or
intentionally
nisue this equipment.
Use caution when using
around
moving
nachinery, electrical hazards,
chenical hazards,
and sharp edges-
WARNI NG:
Consult
your
doctor
it
there
is
reason
to doubt
your
fitness
to safely absorb the
shock
from
a
fall
arrest.
Age
and frtne# seriously
affect a
wofuer's
ability to withstand falls. Pregnant
women
or
minors
must
not
use PRO|ECTA energy
absorbing
lanyards.
BEFORE EACH USE of this equipment, €refully inspe€t
it to assure that it
is in
good
working condition. Check
for
wear
or
damage. Fn$re hardware is
present
and secure,
and is not
distort€d. En$re sef-locking snap hooks or
€rabiners work
properly.
Insp€ct
rope or webbing lor wear,
ats, burns, fray€d
edgs, breaks, or other damage. Do nol
use
if
inspedion reveals an unsafe mndition.
PLAN
your
fall
protedion
system
before starting
your
work. Take into
consideration fadors
lhat
affed
your
sfety bofore,
during, and after a falf.
Consider
the
following when
planning your
system:
ANCHORAGE:
Select a
rigid
anchorage
point
that is €pable
of supporting the required loads. The anchorage location
must
be
crefully seled€d to redue
possible
free fall and
swing fall hazards and
to
avoid striking an objed during a
fall.
The andlorage should be
g€nerally
level
(horizontal)
to
prevent
the
@nneclor from sliding down an incline
when in
us,
which
could caus€ serious
iniury
to the
user
FREE FALL: tursonal fall
arrest syst€ms
must be rigged
such that ths
potential
fre fall is never
greattr
than
6
feet (1.83
m). Avoid working above
your
ilchorage
level to avoid an increas€d free fsll distane.
FALL ARREST FORCES: The assembled fall arrest
system
must ksep fall arrest forces below 1,800
lbs.
{8
kN)
when used wilh a lull body harness.
FALL CLEARANCE:
Should
a fall occu( there must
be
sufficient ciearance in
the fall area to arrest lhe fall
before
striking
the
ground
or other objecl. Energy absrbffi
can extend the fall arrest distance by up to 42
inchss
(
I 07
crn). Figure 3 shows how to eslimate fall dearance
distanc€ when using
an energy absorbing
lanyard
or energy
absorber
subsystem.
Oiher fadors
may influence
the
required
clearance distances. fur example, using an energy
absorbing lanyard or
energy
absorber with a rope
grab
(fall
arrestor) may require
additional
dearane
due
to stretch in
the lifeline or sliding of the rope
grab
on
the lifaline
during
fall arrest.
Some
full body harness
models
in@rporate
a slidlng
(positional)
O-ring
in
the
back as the fall arrest
attachment. Movemffil
of
this D-ring
during
fall arrest €n
indease the fall dearance distan€ required.
Us
€ution
when assmbling sys{em
components that
muld a€i to
extend the fall arrest distanm
(and
therefore fall deffine
required). Refer
lo manufacturer's instructions
for
each
part
of the
system for
more information on fall
clearance.
SWI
NG FALLS:
See
Figure 4.
$ving
falls omr when
the anchorage
point
is
not
diredly above the
point
where a fall ocqlrs. The force of striking an
object in a
swing
fall
may cause serious injury
or death. Minimize
swing falls by working as close to the anchorage
point
as
pos$ble.
Do not
permit
a siling fall
if injury 6uld omn
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lf
the connecting element
that
a snap hook
(shown)
or €rabiner attaches
to is undersized
or
irregular in
shape,
a situation
could
occur where
the connecting element applies
a force
to the
gate
of the snap hook or carabinel
This force
may cause the
gate
(ol
either
a solf-locking
or
a non-locking snap hook)
to open,
allowing the
snap hook or catabiner to
disengage
from the
connecting
point.
1. Force is 2.
Tho
gate
3. The
gate
applied to the
presses
against
opens
allowing
snap hook.
the connecting
the snap
hook
ring.
to
stip off.
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