FallTech Beam Anchors - Manual (Page 7)

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Section 3: Use and Limitations
This section deals with the general use and limitations of the FallTech
Beam Anchors. Please read this section and all sections of this manual
thoroughly. If your application is not addressed, or if you have questions
regarding your specific needs, please contact FallTech immediately for
additional guidance.
3.1: General Guidelines
When properly installed and utilized, this FallTech Beam Anchor will
provide a safe anchorage for a single user (the exceptions to this rule are
the 7489 and 7535 Vertical Beam Anchors, which may be used as
anchorage connectors for multiple users in conjunction with the FallTech
PSR and Checkline Temporary HLL systems – see section 3.8 of this
manual for additional details). As the user is working while tied-off to this
Beam Anchor, their Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) will be securely
attached to the structure.
Before using this product, the user should be trained in the use of fall
arrest products and should have completed a minimum course of
instruction (4-8 hours) for Authorized Person Training as outlined in ANSI
Z359.2-2007. The user must also read and be familiar with all of the
material contained in this instruction manual as well as all labels and
warnings affixed to the FallTech Beam Anchor. If you have any
questions regarding the use or operation of this product, please contact
FallTech, a competent person, or your immediate supervisor before
using.
This product must be inspected before each use. For details on
proper inspection procedures, please refer to section 8 of this manual.
Should this product fail to pass inspection, it must be immediately
removed from service and replaced.
This FallTech Beam Anchor is intended to be used as part of a
Personal Fall Arrest System and will comprise the Anchorage element of
your PFAS (see section 2 of this manual for clarification of these terms).
This product is designed to be attached to a horizontal I-Beam or H-
Beam (model #’s 7489 and 7535 may also be attached to vertical
beams) in order to provide a secure anchorage for your PFAS.
Your Beam Anchor should ideally be mounted to an overhead,
bottom beam flange, or rigged in a manner such that Free-Fall is
restricted to no more than 6’ (6 feet). In circumstances where there is no
way to limit free fall to 6’, or where there is no access to an overhead,
bottom beam flange – some Beam Anchor models may be used
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mounted to a top beam flange, provided that the Free-Fall is restricted to
a maximum of 12’. When rigged for a Free-Fall greater than six feet,
your FallTech Beam Anchor must be used with a FallTech Ironman
series lanyard (7247, 7247Y, 8247 and 8247Y). Be sure to review the
Clear-Fall diagram and worksheet in section 2.9 of this manual.
This product meets the requirements of OSHA 1926.502 as well as
ANSI Z359.1-2007 and/or ANSI A10.32-2004. For further details on
these requirements, please go to www.osha.gov to review the OSHA
requirements. Copies of the ANSI standards are available at
www.asse.org in the e-standards store.
3.2: Approved Applications
Below are applications for which your FallTech Beam Anchor is
specifically suited. This list is not all-inclusive, but is intended to
anticipate the most common applications in which this product may be
used. If you have questions about whether this product is suitable for
your particular application, please consult a competent person or contact
FallTech for further advice.
Be sure to consult Section 5 of this instruction manual for details on
anchorage considerations, as the anchorage and its relationship to the
walking/working surface will be an important factor in determining
suitability and could contribute to the outcome of a fall event. Use of an
anchor point that is not properly rated could lead to a catastrophic failure
of your personal fall arrest system, which may result in serious injury or
death.
Model #
Overhead
Mount
Foot-
level
Mount
Extended
Free-fall
Vertical
Mount
Single
User
HLL/
Multiple
User
7411 R NR NR NR R NR
7490 R NR NR NR R NR
7531 R NR NR NR R NR
7530 R
R R NR R NR
7485 R NR NR NR R NR
7486 R NR NR NR R NR
7487 R NR NR NR R NR
7488 R NR NR NR R NR
7533 R
R R NR R NR
7534 R R R NR R NR
7471 R NR NR NR R NR
7489 R R R R R R
7535 R R R R R R
7710 R NR NR NR R NR
R = Recommended
NR = Not Recommended