SKYLOTEC LORY ROPELINE Instructions D'utilisation page 15

prevention. Full body suspension on a positioning device may
be difficult to escape from.
Figure 3: RESTRAINT
Anchor a restraint system perpendicular and away from the point
on the edge where the workplace is. Any possibility to fall over the
edge must be eliminated. Trim the line in the length adjustment
element to the right length to implement this.
Take particular care in proximity of roof corners where
additional measures might be necessary.
Figure 4 : TEMPORARY ANCHORING AROUND A STRUCTURE
To construct an anchor, pass the lanyard around a structure and
clip both connectors into the next element of the safety chain (fig.
4A). Ensure that the structure the anchor is constructed on has
sufficient strength. Secure the rope adjustment device with a mule
knot and an overhand knot tie-off (fig. 4B) around the working part
of the rope. With large angles (>90° to 120°) use a ring or a rigging
plate to avoid tri-axial loading on plain connectors (fig. 4C). Always
secure the device, do not girth hitch and protect sharp edges
(fig. 4D)! If the anchor is part of a fall-arrest system, use
measures to absorb shock loads.
Figure 5: TEMPORARY ANCHORING ON A HORIZONTAL
LIFELINE (TWO-PERSON LOAD)
Installing the lifeline
Structural integrity must be guaranteed by a structure that is
suitable for its intended purpose and is evaluated on a per-case
basis as part of a risk analysis to be completed in full.
Construct extremity anchors with the provided textile slings on a
sufficiently load bearing structure (MBS = 15 kN) in the anticipated
direction of the force. Maximum lifeline length is 20 m. If longer than
10 m, fashion an intermediate anchor so that no span is longer than
10 m. Tension (1 person) the lifeline with a 3:1 mechanical
advantage system (figure 5A). Secure the rope adjustment device
with a mule knot and an overhand tie-off (figure 4B). The lifeline
must have no points of chafing (use protectors), carabiners
must be secured and slings must have no possibility of sliding
along the structure!
If exposed to heights (e.g. roof) be always secured when installing
the lifeline. For spanning the length of the lanyard, secure with the
rope adjustment device (figure 5B). Always hold the free end of
the rope when feeding rope.
Connection
Connect the next element of the safety chain directly onto the
lifeline. Do not fashion textile to textile connections as one or
both will get damaged! (figure 5C)!
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