7.0
SPECIFICATIONS
7.1
MATERIALS:
Base: All welded aluminum and plated steel components.
Counterweight Base Weight (without counterweights): Model 8414496 (uses leveling jacks) 192 lbs
(87.1 kg); Model 8512894 (uses leg support posts with quick release pins) 199 lbs (90.2 kg) (See Figure 3).
Counterweights: Galvanized cast iron, 50 lbs. (22.5 kg.) each.
8.0 TERMINOLOGY
AUTHORIZED PERSON: A person assigned by the employer to perform duties at a location where
the person will be exposed to a fall hazard (otherwise referred to as "user" for the purpose of these
instructions).
RESCUER: Person or persons other than the rescue subject acting to perform an assisted rescue by
operation of a rescue system.
CERTIFIED ANCHORAGE: An anchorage for fall arrest, positioning, restraint, or rescue systems that a
qualifi ed person certifi es to be capable of supporting the potential fall forces that could be encountered
during a fall.
QUALIFIED PERSON: A person with a recognized degree or professional certifi cate and with extensive
knowledge, training, and experience in the fall protection and rescue fi eld who is capable of designing,
analyzing, evaluating and specifying fall protection and rescue systems to the extent required by this
standard.
COMPETENT PERSON: One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the
surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who
has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
9.0
LABELING
9.1
The following labels must be present and fully legible:
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