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USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CONNECTOR
This instruction manual
applies to RTZ17D1
ANSI Z359.12-2009
BKLRT 18-01

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  • Page 1 USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL CONNECTOR This instruction manual applies to RTZ17D1 ANSI Z359.12-2009 BKLRT 18-01...
  • Page 2 IF EQUIPMENT IS SUBJECTED TO A FALL: Remove the equipment from service immediately if it has been subjected to the forces of a fall arrest. Contact your distributor or Ritz Fall Protection about policies regarding replacement of Ritz Fall Protection components involved in a...
  • Page 3: Specific Instructions

    Alterations or misuse of this product or failure to follow instructions may result in serious injury or death. IMPORTANT: If you have questions on the use, care, or suitability for use of this safety equipment, contact Ritz Fall Protection APPLICATIONS: Purpose: Ritz Fall Protection Snap Hooks and Karabiners are designed to be used as anchorage connectors or connectors for fall arrest, restraint, work positioning, suspension, or rescue systems.
  • Page 4 Restraint: Restraint systems typically include a full body harness and a lanyard or restraint line used to restrain the user Ÿ from reaching a hazard (leading edge roof work). This type of system is used where no vertical free fall is possible. Work Positioning: Work positioning systems typically include a full body harness and lanyard to position or support the Ÿ...
  • Page 5: Operation And Use

    Contact Ritz Fall Protection if you have any questions about using this equipment where physical or environmental hazards exists.
  • Page 6 Karabiner into a single connection ring or opening (except for emergency situations). Do not connect Snap Hooks or Karabiners to objects or openings that may abrade or wear the hook material. Subsystem Assemblies: Ritz Fall Protection is not responsible for subsystem assemblies not manufactured by Ritz Fall Ÿ...
  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Contact Ritz Fall Protection if you have any questions about compatibility. Connectors ( hooks, Karabiners, and D-rings) must be capable of supporting at least 5,000 lbs. (23 kN). Connectors must Ÿ...
  • Page 8: Other Restrictions

    Making Connections: Only self-locking Snap Hooks and/or Karabiners shall be used with this equipment. Ensure all connectors Ÿ are fully closed, locked and compatible. Ritz Fall Protection connectors (Snap Hooks and Karabiners) are designed to be used only as specied in each product's user instructions. Ritz Fall Protection Snap Hooks and Karabiners should not be connected: To a D-ring which another connector is already attached.
  • Page 9 The anchorage strength required is dependent on the application type. The following are the requirements of ANSI Z359.1 for these application types: It is the responsibility of the purchaser of the Ritz Fall Protection Karabiner to ensure that Karabiner users are made familiar with these User Instructions and trained by a competent person in: (1) workplace hazard awareness and hazard identication, evaluation and...
  • Page 10 WARRANTY: All Ritz Fall Protection products bear 1- year warranty against manufacturing defects, applicable to unused Ritz Fall Protection products, from the date of purchase. However, Ritz Fall Protection shall not be liable for any accident or damage while the product is in use.

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