Liftsafe Fall Protection RoofGuard HG-KIT-08, User Instruction Manual

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2.0 RGC-RA SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
2.1 The RoofGuard Restraint Anchor System is designed to be used
on flat roofs (up to 5% grade) where the baseplates can sit flat on
the roof surface.
Depending on the roof surface, a rubber pad, or ultra-light paving
stone may be used under the baseplates to facilitate safe/stable
contact with the roof surface. Baseplates must NOT be set on ice
or snow or smooth-wet surfaces; clear the area prior to placing
the RoofGuard baseplates.
2.2 The RoofGuard Restraint Anchor system is designed to protect
a single worker near an opening or roof edge from which they
may fall. The worker must be wearing a CSA-approved full body
harness and secured with a lanyard or Self-Retracting Lifeline of
sufficient length so that when fully extended, the worker can NOT
fall from the working surface in any direction. This may mean the
system cannot be placed at roof corners where a worker can reach
the very corner, as it may result in them being able to fall from one
of the sides.
2.3 Workers using the RoofGuard Restraint Anchor system must
have taken a course in Fall Protection that at the very least covers
the difference between a Fall-ARREST systems vs. a Fall RESTRAINT
system.
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