General Precautions - Kapriol 27961 Instruccion De Uso

ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION
Central attachment point - one person (EN 795/B) (Nr. 1)
Side attachment point - one person (EN 795/B) (Nr. 3)
LEG ATTACHMENT POINT - one person (EN 795/B) (Nr. 3)
for rescue lifting device installation

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

• While working PAY ATTENTION to the chain which fastens the tripod legs, as it can cause accidental
tripping of the worker.
• 27961 MUST NEVER BE USED without chain. Legs MUST ALWAYS BE fastened with chain.
• AVOID working where the user may swing and hit an object or where lines may cross or tangle with
that of another worker in the area.
• Fall arrest and rescue systems used with this device MUST MEET applicable EN standards require-
ments (EN 795 for anchor devices; EN 362 for connectors; EN 361 for full body harnesses; EN 360 for
retractable type fall arresters; EN 1496 for rescue lifting devices; EN 1497 for rescue harnesses; EN
341 for descender devices).
• The Maximum Arrest Force (MAF) to which a user of a Fall Arrest System (FAS), who wears a full
body harness, is exposed during an arrest of his/her fall is limited by law 6 kN in EU. The system used
to protect user against fall from height must include fall protection equipment reducing the Maximum
Arrest Force, acting on the user while arresting the fall, to maximum value of 6kN (e.g. fall safety energy
absorber with lanyard or retractable fall arrester).
• Make sure that device is installed in a upright position on a flat, stable and hard surface. The surface
must support the load.
• Tripod 27961 provides protection for max. one person in any case.
• The anchor device or anchor point for the fall arrest system should always be positioned, and the
work carried out in such a way, as to minimize both the potential for falls and potential fall distance. The
anchor device/point should be placed above the position of the user. The shape and construction of the
anchor device/point shall not allow to self-acting disconnection of the equipment. Minimal static strength
of the anchor device/point is 12 kN. It is recommended to use certified and marked structural anchor
point complied with EN 795.
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