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"Fall-arrester including a flexible anchor line":
Subsystem consisting of a flexible anchor line (rope),
a guided-type fall arrester with an automatic blocking
system that is secured to the flexible anchor line, and a
connector or a line terminated by a connector.
"Maximum operating load": Maximum weight of the
operator, equipped with the correct PPE, workwear,
tools and the parts they need to perform the task at
hand.
"Fall-arrester system": Set composed of the following
items:
– Fall-arrest harness.
– Self-retracting fall-arrester, or energy shockabsorber,
or mobile fall prevention device with rigid belaying
supports, or mobile fall prevention device with flexible
belaying supports.
– Anchoring.
– Linking component.
"Fall-arrest system component": Generic term
defining one of the following:
– Fall-arrest harness.
– Self-retracting fall-arrester, or energy shockabsorber,
or mobile fall prevention device with rigid belaying
supports, or mobile fall prevention device with flexible
belaying supports.
– Anchoring.
– Linking component.
2.2. Pictograms
DANGER: Placed at the beginning of the
line, refers to instructions to avoid injury to persons,
including death, serious or minor injuries, and damage
to the environment.
IMPORTANT: Placed at the beginning of the line,
refers to instructions for avoiding a failure or damage to
equipment, but do not directly endangering the life or
health of the operator or that of others, and/or not likely
to cause environmental damage.
NOTE: Placed at the beginning of the line,
refers to instructions to ensure the effectiveness
and convenience of installation, use or maintenance
operations.
3. Operation
Every time before use, check:
• Visually check the condition of the harness, straps,
stitching and loops. The strap and stitch threads must
not show any signs of abrasion, fraying, burns or cuts.
The adjustment devices and loops must not show any
signs of corrosion or deformation and should operate
correctly. If you have any doubt, immediately remove
the product from circulation.
• Check the state of the harness and connector
attachments.
• Check the complete fall arrester system.
• Operator safety is linked to the maintenance and the
effectiveness of the resistance of the equipment.
4. Functions and description
IMPORTANT: The HT harness are intended to
create an anchorage point on the operator to form a
fall-arrest system to protect him against a fall when
performing work at heights.
HT harnesses are fall arrest equipment and compliant
with EN 361. They can be equipped with an EN 358 belt
for securing at the workstation and a thigh strap belt
equipped with an EN 813 suspension point.
HT harnesses are body grippers designed to arrest
falls, they are intended to be connected to fall arrest
systems, belay lanyards or support lanyards: see
Figure 6 and Figure 7.
A fall-arrest harness is the only device which can be
worn on a body in a fall-arrest system.
DANGER: The strap anchor points of a fall arrest
harness marked "A/2" must imperativ in twos to make
an attachment point "A".
If there is a risk of falling, it is imperative to use a fall
arrest system as well.
The maximum load for HT harness is 150 kg.
By reference to their respective manuals, you must
make sure before use that all the components of the
fall-arrest system are compatible with this load.
If this is not the case, the maximum load will be that
of the fall-arrest system component with the lowest
maximum load.
Depending on the type of harness, there are several
possible uses:
• Harness with back anchorage point: fall-arrest safety
for working at heights,
• Harness with back and chest anchorage point: same
harness with back anchorage point, safety when
climbing ladder, etc,
• Harness with belt anchorage point: fall-arrest safety
according to type and anchorage points available, belt
anchorage point for work positioning. In a work station
support system, the lanyard must be kept taut and free
movement must be limited to a maximum of 0.6 m.
For work positioning, it is essential for operator safety
to use a point anchor located at waist level or above.
EN
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