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4. Feed carabiner through PFL tunnel or behind both straps on harness.
5. Feed swivel eyelet of second V-TEC PFL onto carabiner and allow carabiner gate to snap shut. Rotate plastic
divider and clip it into position to maintain separation of PFLs.
5 Installation and Use
5.1 Intended Use
PFLs are intended to be used as a connecting element between a full body harness and anchor point. See Section
Product Specification. A full body harness is the only acceptable body holding device to be used with a PFL. If supplied as
part of a complete system, components shall not be substituted.
For ANSI users: Maximum arrest force is 1800 lb (8 kN), average arrest force is 1350 lb (6 kN), and maximum arrest
distance is 3.5 ft (1.1 m).
WARNING!
PFLs are only to be used for their intended purpose and within their limitations. DO NOT intentionally misuse this
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product. DO NOT use fall protection equipment for purposes other than those for which it was designed. DO NOT
use fall protection equipment for towing, hoisting, or material handling.
PFLs shall not be altered or added to. No unauthorized repairs, modifications, alterations and/or additions are
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permitted.
RESCUE AND EVACUATION: the user must have a rescue plan and the means at hand to implement it. The plan
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must take into account the equipment and specific training necessary to affect prompt rescue under all foreseeable
conditions. If the rescue must be performed in a confined space, the provisions of OSHA regulation 1910.146 and
ANSI Z117.1 must be taken into account. It is recommended to provide means for user evacuation without
assistance of others. This will usually reduce the time to get to a safe place and reduce or prevent the risk to
rescuers.
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3. Feed carabiner through swivel eyelet on first V-TEC PFL.
6. If harness has PFL tunnel—Installation complete.
If harness does not have PFL tunnel—Pull harness straps back through
dorsal pad to eliminate slack in webbing.
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