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Installation and Use
WARNING!
RTFA MUST NEVER be
used in Leading Edge (LE) applications.
ALWAYS avoid lifeline contact with sharp
or abrasive edges and surfaces, both
during use and in event of a fall.
Never work outside of a 45° cone beneath
the device (22.5° either side of vertical), if
a fall were to occur the device would lock
and the user would swing like a pendulum
and may sustain injury from this hazard.
Never run or jump whilst attached to the
unit, walking at a steady pace will ensure
that the device does not sense a fall.
Ensure the lifeline is free to extend and
retract from the device, and that the
brake engages with a sharp jerk, before
use. The line between the user and the
device must be taught at all times.
Ensure there is sufficient free area around
the device for the handle to fully rotate.
Lifting lowering function is for rescue
purposes only and not for lifting/lowering
loads.
Class B lifting devices are only intended
to lower a person over a maximum
distance of 2m. For rescue by descent, a
descender device conforming to EN341
should be used.
Overhead Installation and Use
Step 1
All components of the personal fall arrest
system must be selected and deemed
compatible with RTFA by a CP.
Step 2
Ensure area where work is to be performed is
free of all hazards, including, but not limited to,
debris, rot, rust, sharp or abrasive edges and
surfaces, and hazardous materials.
Step 3
Anchor point must be located above harness
D-ring at a sufficient height to prevent freefall.
Step 4
Attach FABXR or FABXLR housing to anchor
point with provided karabiner, or equivalent
EN362:2004 compliant connector, and attach
lifeline connector to applicable harness D-ring.
Ensure that the hook of the device is secure
in the harness D-ring and that the gate of the
hook is locked.
Installation and Use, Tripod
Step 1
Fix approved RTFA
adapter with two
supplied pins. Ensure
bracket is installed on
upper leg only.
Step 2
Insert FABXR or
FABXLR into the
bracket as shown
seating the cable end
in the bracket.
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