Compatibility Limitations - Honeywell Miller RACDTA-5K6/6FT User Instruction Manual

7. This anchorage connector should not be used as part of a horizontal lifeline system that has
not been designed and or approved to be used with 5,000-lbf anchorage connectors.
Always work directly under the anchor point to avoid a swing-fall injury.
Ensure that the anchorage connector is at a height that will not allow a lower level to be
struck should a fall occur. When selecting an anchorage point, always remember that
shock absorbers will elongate when subjected to fall arrest forces. Refer to the labels and
instructions provided with the connecting device to obtain the maximum elongation distance.
Anchorage requirements based on ANSI are as follows:
• For fall arrest systems, anchorages must withstand a static load of 5,000 lbs. (22.2kN) for
non-certified anchorages or two times the maximum arresting force for certified anchorages.
• For positioning systems, anchorages must withstand a static load of 3,000 lbs. (13.3kN) for
non-certified anchorages or two times the foreseeable force for certified anchorages.
• For travel restraint, anchorages must withstand a static load of 1,000 lbs. (4.5kN) for non-
certified anchorages or two times the foreseeable force for certified anchorages.
• For rescue systems, anchorages must withstand a static load of 3,000 lbs. (13.3kN) for non-
certified anchorages or five-times the applied load for certified anchorages.
• When more than one personal fall arrest system is attached to an anchorage, the above
anchorage strengths must be multiplied by the number of personal fall arrest systems attached
to the anchorage.

3.1 Compatibility Limitations

COMPATIBILITY LIMITATIONS
All anchorage connectors must only be coupled to compatible connectors. OSHA 29 CFR
1926.502 prohibits snaphooks from being engaged to certain objects unless two requirements
are met: it must be a locking type snaphook, and it must be "designed for" making such a
connection. "Designed for" means that the manufacturer of the snaphook specifically designed
the snaphook to be used to connect to the equipment listed. The following connections must be
avoided, because they can result in rollout* when a nonlocking snaphook is used:
• Direct connection of a snaphook to horizontal lifeline.
• Two (or more) snaphooks connected to one D-ring.
• Two snaphooks connected to each other.
• A snaphook connected back on its integral lanyard.
• A snaphook connected to a webbing loop or webbing lanyard.
• Improper dimensions of the D-ring, rebar, or other connection point in relation to
the snaphook dimensions that would allow the snaphook keeper to be depressed by
a turning motion of the snaphook.
*Rollout: A process by which a snaphook or carabiner unintentionally disengages from
another connector or object to which it is coupled. (ANSI Z359.1-2007)
The anchorage connector must be compatible with the snap hook or carabiner of the
connecting device and must not be capable of causing a load to be applied to the gate/
keeper.
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