Anchorage Connector Installation - Honeywell Miller D-Ring Manual De Instrucciones Para El Usuario

3.0 Anchorage Connector Installation

Installation Warnings, Limitations and Requirements
for All Anchorage Connectors
Before installation of any anchorage connector, carefully inspect to ensure that it is in
useable condition. Check for missing or damaged parts. Do not use this equipment if
any component does not operate properly or if the unit appears to be damaged in any
way. Refer to the inspection section of this manual.
Only trained and competent personnel should install and use this equipment.
Ensure that the anchor point is at a height that limits free fall distance to 6 ft. (1.8m) or less.
Always work directly under the anchor point to avoid a swing-fall injury.
Ensure that the anchorage connector is at a height that will not allow a lower level to be
struck should a fall occur. When selecting an anchorage point, always remember that
shock absorbers will elongate when subjected to fall arrest forces. Refer to the labels and
instructions provided with the connecting device to obtain the maximum elongation distance.
Fall arrest systems used with the anchorage connector must be rigged in accordance to
regulatory requirements. [All instructions and warnings provided with the components of
the personal fall arrest system must be read, understood, and followed.]
Make sure that all connections within the fall arrest system are compatible.
The anchorage connector must be compatible with the snap hook or carabiner of the
connecting device and must not be capable of causing a load to be applied to the gate/
keeper.
Use only locking carabiners, locking snap hooks or other Miller approved connectors or
connecting devices to attach to this equipment.
Never use an anchorage connector which will not allow snap hook or carabiner gate/
keeper to close.
An anchorage connector is designed FOR USE BY ONE PERSON ONLY.
All anchorage connectors included in this manual have a minimum tensile strength of
5,000 lbs. (22.2kN).
The structure that this product is attached to must be capable of supporting a 5,000 lb.
(22.2 kN) static load or provide a 2:1 safety factor in the direction of pull.
Anchorage requirements based on ANSI are as follows:
• For fall arrest systems, anchorages must withstand a static load of 5,000 lbs. (22.2kN) for
non-certified anchorages or two times the maximum arresting force for certified anchorages.
• For positioning systems, anchorages must withstand a static load of 3,000 lbs. (13.3kN) for
non-certified anchorages or two times the foreseeable force for certified anchorages.
• For travel restraint, anchorages must withstand a static load of 1,000 lbs. (4.5kN) for non-
certified anchorages or two times the foreseeable force for certified anchorages.
• For rescue systems, anchorages must withstand a static load of 3,000 lbs. (13.3kN) for non-
certified anchorages or five-times the applied load for certified anchorages.
• When more than one personal fall arrest system is attached to an anchorage, the above
anchorage strengths must be multiplied by the number of personal fall arrest systems attached
to the anchorage.
Mounted D-Ring (410), D-Bolt Anchors (415, 416/417, 416SS/417SS, 418/419 &
418SS/419SS) and Concrete D-Bolt Anchor (417C) meet OSHA and ANSI A10.32 & Z359.1
[310 lbs. (140.6 kg)].
[Note: If the system is used by an employee having a combined tool and body weight
between 310 lbs. (140.6 kg) and 400 lbs. (181.4 kg), then the employer must appropriately
modify the criteria and protocols to provide proper protection for such heavier weights,
or the system will not be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of OSHA
1926.502(d)(16).]
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