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MSA Workman® Tripod
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* Concentrated sulfuric acid attacks polyester
1.5.3 Maximum Anchorage Slope
WARNING!
Install on a level surface.
Failure to follow this warning can result in serious injury or death.
The surface (anchorage) where a Workman Tripod is installed should be inclined by no more than 6 in
(152 mm) over a distance of 10 ft (3 m). Any incline greater than this amount (2.8°) could allow the
Workman Tripod to slide or tip over.
1.5.4 Wear and Deterioration
Any Workman Tripod which shows signs of excessive wear, deterioration or malfunction must be
removed from use and marked “UNUSABLE” until repaired.
1.5.5 Impact Forces
It is only permissible for the Workman Tripod to be loaded in the vertical direction, directly underneath
the Tripod head.
Any Workman Tripod which has been subjected to the forces of arresting a fall must be immediately
removed from service and marked as “UNUSABLE” until submitted to, and released from, the Formal
Inspection procedures.
Chemical
RESISTANCE
Nylon Polyester
Stainless Steel
(304)
Galvanized Steel
Strong acid (dilute) Poor Good Fair Poor
Strong acid (conc.) Poor Fair* Poor Poor
Weak acid (dilute) Poor Good Good Poor
Weak acid (conc.) Poor Good Good Poor
Strong alkali (dilute) Good Poor Good Poor
Strong alkali (conc.) Fair Poor Fair Poor
Weak alkali (dilute) Good Fair Good Fair
Weak alkali (conc.) Good Poor Fair Poor
Alcohol Good Fair Good Good
Aldehyde Good Poor Good Good
Ether Good Poor Good Good
Halogenated Hydro-
carbons
Good Good Good Good
Phenols Poor Poor Good Good
Bleaching agents Poor Good Fair Poor
Ketones Good Poor Good Fair
Lubricating Oils &
Greases
Good Good Good Good
Soaps & Detergents Good Good Good Good
Seawater Good Good Fair Poor
Aromatic Solvents Good Poor Good Good