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ah) The combination of FPS parts in anyway other than the intended
will jeopardize safety. Thus, the FPS parts shall not be combined in
anyway other than the intended.
ai) The FPS shall never be adapted, extended, or changed in any way.
3 Description of equipment
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3.1 Purpose
a)
The FPS is intended for use during ascent and descent on stationary
ladders installed in towers, pylons, well shafts, or alike.
b) The FPS is a safety system that arrests a fall of the user during
climbing.
c)
The runner travels along a safety rail.
d) The safety rail is designed for permanent installation at one place.
e)
The safety rail can be installed on ladders of different shapes and
brands as long as an approval is issued before by AVANTI.
f)
The FPS is not designed for securing horizontally or for securing
equipment. The FPS shall never be used for work positioning or for
securing equipment. If work positioning at the ladder is required, a
separate dedicated and approved work positioning equipment shall
be used.
g)
The FPS may not be used outside its limitations, or for any purpose
other than that for which it is intended.
3.2 Function
a)
The user attaches the runner to the designated D-ring marked "A" in
the front of his full body harness by means of the integrated shock
absorber and the carabiner. (In case of two D-rings marked "A" in
the front of full body harness, both rings act together like an only
point of attachment, do not individually).
b) Before starting to climb, the user clicks the runner on the safety rail
and checks its locking.
c)
When climbing, the runner glides along the safety rail. In case that
the user experiences a fall, the runner will lock on the safety rail and
arrest the person falling.
3.3 Component overview
a)
The FPS comprises the rail system and the runner system.
b) The safety rail system comprises: the safety rail sections, the rung
fittings, the top and bottom rail-stops, the fish-joints, hammerhead
screws and self-locking nuts.
c)
The runner comprises: the runner itself, the shock absorber, and the
carabiner.
d) There are two runner models covered in this manual: Runner
2000/2002 and Eagle
Runner. Both models fit the AVANTI rail.
DS
Runner 2000/2002
Eagle
Runner
DS
Raíl
Rung fitting
Runner
Shock
Absorber
Carabiner
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