User guide

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TheSRDwillpayoutandretractsmoothlytomaintainatautlineduringnormalmovement.Workasdirectlyundertheanchoraspossible.Ifnecessary,the
housingendconnectormaybeattachedtoalowerlevelanchorage,upto2ft.belowtheuser’sharnessD‐ring.Beawarethataloweranchorageincreases
theriskofinjuryduetoswingfall.Additionalfallclearanceisrequired.
DONOTusearebarhook,oranylarge‐throatsnaphook,orlargecarabinertoconnectthelegendtotheFBH.Asideloadcouldcauseanunintentional
disengagement.Usesmall‐throatopeningconnectorsonly.
4.8.2Twin‐legSRDs:Twin‐legSRDhousingendsareattachedtothestrapsofaproperlyadjustedandfittedFBHwithaspecially‐configuredtriple‐locking
twin‐SRDcarabiner.Connectthelegendstoanchorageswithinthecorrectorientationrange.
DONOTattempttoinstallthetwinSRDsspeciallyconfigured
carabinertoananchorage.
CAUTION:DoNOTconnectthelegendsoftwinSRDstotwoanchoragesatthesametime,exceptforthebrieftimewhentransitioningfromoneanchorage
toanother.Seeparagraph4.8.4.
4.8.3InstalltheTwin‐SRD:ToinstalltheSRDhousingsontotheFBH,followtheproceduredetailedinFigure6AinAppendixA.
1.PrepareTwin‐legSRDforAttachment
2.PrepareFBHandPreliminaryAttachment
3.Reinstating2ndSRDUnit
4.ClosingandSecuring
WARNING
EnsurethecarabineriscorrectlyinstalledontheFBHasshowninFigure6A.Incorrectinstallationmayresultinserious
injuryordeath.
Figure6Bshowscommonincorrectconnections.
4.8.4Twin‐legSRDWorkZoneTransition:ThisSRDisdesignedforattachmentofonelegendatatimeduringworkperformance.Dualconnectionisfor
transitioningfromoneworkzonetoanotheronly.SeeFigure7inAppendixA.
Attachonelegendconnectortoasuitableanchor.Theusermaythenmovetoanotherworklocationandattachtheunusedlegtoanothersuitable
anchorage.Detachtheoriginalattachedleg.Repeattheprocedure,untilthedesiredworklocationisreached.
4.9ImpactIndicator:TheSRDincorporatesafallarrestimpactindicatorintheweblifeline,approximately4inchesabovethelegendconnector,inthe
formofastitchedfold.BrokenortornstitchingindicatestheSRDhasbeensubjectedtofallarrestforces.RemovetheSRDfromserviceimmediately.
DONOTallowthelifelinestobecometangledortwistedtogetherasthismayprev
entthemfromretracting.
DONOTallowanylifelinetopassunderarmsorbetweenlegsduringuse.
DONOTclamp,knot,orpreventthelifelinefromretractingorbeingtaut.
DONOTlengthentheSRDbyconnectingalifelineorsimilarcomponent.
DONOTallowthelifelinetofreewheelbackintothehousing.
AfteraFall:Removefromserviceimmediatelyanyequipmentsubjectedtofallarrestforces,orexhibitingdamageconsistentwiththeeffectsoffallarrest
forces.
5.SPECIFICATIONS
SeeTable1A,1B,and1CinAppendixA.
6.MAINTENANCE,SERVICEANDSTORAGE
6.1Maintenance:KeeptheSRDfreeofcontaminantssuchaspaint,grease,gritandchemicalsasthismayhinderlifelinefunctions.Keepdebrisfrom
enteringthehousingthroughthelifelineport.Cleantheexterioroftheunitasrequiredwithasoap/watersolution.Donotallowanywaterinsidethe
housing.Aftercleaning,pullthelife
lineallthewayout,allowtheunittoairdry,thenretractthelifelineintotheunit.
DONOTuseheattodry.
DONOTattempttodisassembletheSRD.
InspecttheSRDaccordingtotheproceduresinSection7beforereturningittoservice.IftheSRDfailsanyportionoftheinspectionchecklist,removeit
fromservice,tagtheunitas“UNUSABLE”,andconsultwiththemanufacturer.
6.2Service:Removetheunitfromserviceifithasbeensubjectedtofallarrestforce.Tagtheunitas“UNUSABLE”topreventfutureuse.TheSRDisnot
repairable.
6.3Storage:Hangtostore,outofdirectsunlight.Ensurethelifelineiscompletelyretractedintothehousing.Avoidexposuretochemicalagentsand
vapors,airbornedebris,andwateringress.
Storeunitstaggedas“UNUSABLE”inaclearlymarkedareatopreventinadvertentuse.Inspec
tanyunitthathasbeenstoredforanextendedtimein
accordancewiththeproceduresdetailedinSection7.
7.INSPECTION
7.1Pre‐UseInspection:PerformaninspectionbeforeeachuseinaccordancewiththeInspectionChecklistproceduresinTable3ofAppendixA.See
paragraph7.4.
7.2InspectionFrequenc
y:OSHA1910.66,OSHA1926.502andANSIZ359.14requireaninspectionbytheAuthorizedPersonbeforeeachuse.Inaddition,
aninspectionbyaCompetentPersonatregularintervalsisrequired.TheCompetentPersonwillusetheinformationintheInspectionIntervalTableto
determinetheinspectionfrequency.SeeTable2inAppendixA.
7.3InspectionChecklist:UsetheInspectionChec
klistprovidedtoinspecttheSRD.SeeTable3inAppendixA.
7.4InspectionResults:Ifaninspectionrevealsdefectsinordamagetotheequipment,inadequatemaintenanceoractivatedfallforceindicators,markas
“UNUSABLE”andremovetheequipmentfromservice.
7.5InspectionDocu
ment:RecordinspectionresultsontheInspectionRecordprovidedinAppendixB,oronasimilardocument.
8.LABELS
Thelabelsmustbepresentandlegible.
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