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Prior to use, plan your system:
1. Ensure all PFAS equipment is selected and deemed compatible by a Competent Person.
2. Eliminate or minimize all risk of swing fall.
3. Determine desired location for HLL; ensure location is free of debris, rot, decay, cracking, and
hazardous materials.
4. Installation, set-up, and use of HLL system must be done under the supervision of a Qualified
Person.
Recommended Users: 2
Maximum Users: 4
Installation:
1. Loosen end plate nut and slide open housing plates.
2. Pull back the cam and lever, and wrap rope around drum
of the tensioner. Feed rope as shown.
3. Reposition the housing plates, and ensure the top plate sits
squarely on the pins. Once aligned, re-tighten end plate nut
securely to hold the plates in position.
4. With a carabiner, attach lever eye to an anchorage connector.
Connect a second carabiner on the cam of the tensioner, and secure to
a second anchorage connector.
5. If the tensioner is installed as shown, the tail of the rope will hang down and may be used as
a lifeline in combination with an automatic rope grab for access protection.
6. Pull initial slack through the tensioner by hand, and ensure the rope is sitting in the groove of
the drum. If rope is trapped between the cam and the side of the drum, release the cam and
pull on the rope until it slips back into the center of the drum. It is not necessary to pull the rope
until it is fully taut; this is achieved by tightening the tensioner with a lever.
7. Using a 1” wrench, tighten rope tensioner to 440 lbs.
of force. Ensure rope is tightened correctly by pulling
firmly on rope 5’ from the tensioner; sag must not
exceed 4”. NEVER attempt to reverse-wind the tensioner;
the cam will lock and resist rotation in this direction.
8. To uninstall HLL, loosen wing nut, then pull back cam
lever. Use tommy bar to pry the lever back against the cam. Cam will release from drum,
allowing rope to be pulled back through the tensioner, and the lifeline to be taken down from its
anchorage. After releasing lifeline, inspect where it contacted tensioner and ensure there is no
evidence of damage, including wear, corrosion, of separation of rope fibers.
