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Product Manual: Model #SB-SM1 Fall Arrest Tower Base
- Revision 01 - Date: 03-04-2010
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Figure #5.1a:
#SB-SM1
Deployed
5.0 - Product Operation
The Pelsue #SB-SM1 4-Arm Manway Mount is built from carbon steel & incorporates high-strength alloy steel hardware.
The #SB-SM1 4-Arm Manway Mount
is specifically designed to provide a compliant mounting point for a Pelsue Model
#FT-C70 Fall Arrest Tower. All specifications, instructions, and procedures provided within this manual or upon Pelsue
Specification Documents are based upon and only valid for usage with a Pelsue #FT-C70 Fall Arrest Tower. The T.A.
Pelsue Company can not verify equipment safety and/or compliance when utilized with anything other than Pelsue-
approved #SB-SM1 complementary products.
General Specifications:
Designed for mounting on top of a closed manway commonly found in industrial locations
• Minimum Mounting Bolt Diameter: 17”
• Maximum Mounting Bolt Diameter: 40”
• Product Weight: 43 lbs. (19.2 kg)
5.1 - Product Description & Capabilities
The following section will address the capabilities and the general operation of the Pelsue #SB-SM1 4-Arm Manway
Mount. The instructions contained within this section should be adhered to each and every time the product is used. Any
person tasked with installing or operating the piece of equipment should be familiar with these procedures.
The load ratings presented here may super-
sede or be superseded by the capabilities
of an installed accessory. The rating of
a complete fall arrest system can only be
rated to the capabilities of its lowest-rated
component.
! WARNING !
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The user must ensure that the manway to which the #SB-SM1 is attached is
capable of withstanding all of the loads imparted to it by the device when proof-loaded. There
is a limitless variety of manways and addressing each potential scenario is beyond the scope
of this manual. A “qualified person” must approve each attachment point.
! WARNING !
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The user must ensure that all fasteners are properly secured in order to retain
the stated compliance of the entire system.
Materials & Construction
• Main Structure
- Carbon Steel
• Hardware
- Grade 8 Plated Steel
Compliance & rating:
• Fall Arrest Tower Mounting:
The #SB-SM1
Base Lugs provide a compliant mounting point
for a Pelsue Model #FT-C70 Fall Arrest Tower
when the tower is installed and utilized per the
published requirements.
Features:
• Portable Fall Arrest Tower Base for installation on
manways
• Independently pivoting arms and sliding blocks allow
maximum adjustment
• Folding arms and handle for easy transportation or
stowage
Other requirements:
• It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the struc
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ture to which the #SB-SM1 is attached is capable
of withstanding the loads imparted to it by a proof-
loaded system in order to retain stated compliance.
*Refer to the loading diagrams located within this
section for required information*
• The #SB-SM1 is only to be used in conjunction with
a Pelsue Model #FT-C70 Fall Arrest Tower, the
system must be employed according to the require-
ments and limitations of both the manway base and
the fall arrest tower.
Figure #5.1b:
#SB-SM1
Folded
