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Falltech 022420 User Instruction Manual

Confined space personnel winch
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Confined Space Personnel Winch
User Instruction Manual
This manual is intended to meet the Manufacturer's Instructions as required by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) Z359 and should be used as part of an employee training program as required by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
MCS13 Rev B
1306 S. Alameda Street, Compton, CA 90221, USA Tel: 800-719-4619 Fax: 323-752-5613
022420

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  • Page 1 Institute (ANSI) Z359 and should be used as part of an employee training program as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). MCS13 Rev B 1306 S. Alameda Street, Compton, CA 90221, USA Tel: 800-719-4619 Fax: 323-752-5613 022420...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Appendix A ......................... Appendix C ......................... For purposes of this manual, the FallTech® Confined Space Personnel Winch, in all iterations, may be referred to collectively as the personnel winch, the equipment, the product, or the unit. Throughout this manual, ANSI Z359.0-2012 fall protection words, phases and terms are used. These terms are all formally defined in Section 9 of this manual.

  • Page 3: Warnings And Important Information

    Do not alter or intentionally misuse this equipment. • Consult FallTech when using this equipment in combination with components or subsystems other than those described in this manual. • Do not connect rebar hooks, large carabiners, or large snap hooks to the FBH dorsal D-rings as this may cause a roll-out condition and/or unintentional disengagement.

  • Page 4: Description

    Ensure the winch is properly attached to a support structure as specified in this manual. When used with a FallTech anchorage structure, the winch is rated for one worker weighing a minimum of 130 lbs to a maximum of 310 lbs (including all clothing, tools, and equipment).

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    Contact FallTech if you have any questions about compatibility. Connectors must be compatible with the anchorage or other system components.

  • Page 6: Installation And Use

    Install the Winch Onto the Anchorage Structure: The winch is equipped with an integral bracket to attach it to the leg bracket on the anchorage structure. See FallTech manual number MCS07 for Tripods and MCS30 for Davit installation instructions regarding that portion of the bracket installed on the anchorage structure.
  • Page 7 D Align Mating Slots to Engage Leg Bracket Rod E Leg Bracket Rod F Insert Detent Pin through Winch and Leg Brackets G Personnel Winch Secured to Leg Bracket #7291A Leg Bracket shown in Figure 3B 060915 MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 8 C Integral Device Securing Detent Pin D Align Mating Slots to Engage Davit Bracket E Davit Bracket Rod F Insert Detent Pin through Winch and Davit Brackets G Personnel Winch Secured to Davit #65101DU Leg Bracket shown in Figure 3C 060915 MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 9 Use of the winch for suspension or personnel riding requires a back-up fall protection system, see Appendix C. For additional information on confined space, see Appendix C of this manual. Figure 4 - Correct and Incorrect Cable Placement INCORRECT CORRECT Incorrect- Avoid Bird’s Nesting of Cable Correct- Even Cable Placement MCS13 Rev B 022420...

  • Page 10: Maintenance, Service, And Storage

    Service: If service is required for any reason; inspection failure, or any type of malfunction, tag the unit as “UNUSABLE”, store separately, and contact FallTech at 323-752-0066 to receive a Return Authorization number or to locate the nearest FallTech Service Center. The winch is not user repairable.
  • Page 11 Record the results of each inspection on the Inspection Log provided or in another suitable place. WARNING Fiber rope will fail if worn, damaged, abused, overloaded, or not properly maintained. Rope failure can cause serious injury or death if you do not read and understand all manufacturer’s instructions before use. MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 12 Inspection Document: Record inspection results on the Inspection Record provided on the following page or on a similar document. Inspection Record Model #:_________________________ Serial #:_________________________ Date of Manufacture:_________________________ INSPECTION INSPECTOR COMMENTS PASS/FAIL CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED APPROVED BY DATE MCS13 Rev B 022420...

  • Page 13: Labels

    CUTOUT LOCATION DIMS WEIGHT (FOR R MAIN DIELINE DIMS COLORS MATERIAL Poly Carbonate PANTONE BLACK C PANTONE 108 C SURFACE FINISH PANTONE 5415 C GENERAL NOTES: DO NOT PRINT SURFACE ROUGHN DIELINE MAIN DIELINE DIMS WEIGHT (FOR REFE MCS13 Rev B 022420...

  • Page 14: Definitions

    Horizontal Lifeline Subsystem – An assembly, including the necessary connectors, comprised of a horizontal lifeline component and, optionally, of: a) An energy absorbing component or, b) A lifeline tensioner component, or both. This subsystem is normally attached at each end to an anchorage or anchorage connector. The end anchorages have the same elevation. MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 15 Swing Fall - A pendulum-like motion that occurs during and/or after a vertical fall. A swing fall results when an authorized person begins a fall from a position that is located horizontally away from a fixed anchorage. MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 16 1926.502 Minimum 5,000 lbs Min Tensile Strength with 12ft 1926.1200 3,600 lbs Gate Strength per minute 1926.146 Integral Bracket: Rope: Carbon Steel 12-Strand Single 7297T Braid Technora® 60ft Rope 7298T 1/4” Diameter 120ft 8,500 lbs Minimum MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 17 Harness to provide fall arrest and emergency retrieval. Suspended workers are required to have a backup system to their primary means of entry/ egress that will limit fall forces to the body and provide emergency retrieval in the event of a winch malfunction. See Figure 12 for Tripod and Figure 13 for Davit. MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 18 Figure 6 Figure 7 052715 Figure 8 Figure 9 052715 052715 MCS13 Rev B 022420...
  • Page 19 052715 Figure 11 Figure 10 052715 052715 Figure 13 Figure 12 051415 MCS13 Rev B 022420...

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