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Original Operating Instructions for pewag winner PLGW-PSA Fall protection anchorage eye bolts
January 2019
Please read this operating manual
carefully before using the product.
Pay attention to the sections on Safety
and Mounting. You are only allowed to
use this product once you have fully
understood all points
in this manual.
Contents
1. Safety Guidelines
2. Intended use
2.1. Identification
2.2. Type of anchor device
2.3. Limitations of use
2.4. Foreseeable improper operation
3. Mounting instructions
3.1. General
3.2. Safety measures to be taken by the user
3.3. Residual risks
3.4. Mounting
3.5. Demounting
4. Maintenance, inspection, repairs
4.1. Inspection
4.2. Elimination criteria
4.3. Accident and incident procedure
4.4. Maintenance
4.5. Repairs
5. Storing
6. Decommissioning
7. Declaration of incorporation
1. Safety Guidelines
A wrongly mounted or damaged
anchorage point as well as improper
use can increase the risk of someone
being injured or worse in the event of
a fall! Damaged anchorage points
(see maintenance instructions) can fail even under
normal circumstances – they should not be used.
• Only specially trained personnel are allowed to use this
product. They must be familiar with the relevant norms
and the country-specific regulations.
• The user of this product must be in good health.
He is not allowed to be under the influence of drugs,
alcohol or medication.
• Please make sure that in the event of an emergency, a
plan with rescue measures is available highlighting all
possible emergency situations.
• Before use, make sure the product is in good working
order (not deformed, no breaks). Anchorage points
must be rotatable (aligned in the direction of pull).
It is not allowed to make changes or modifications to
the product.
• Various repair procedures must only be undertaken in
accordance with pewag’s prescribed instructions.
• Loading has only to take place in the stated direction
(image 1 under section 2 of this manual) with the
maximum number of people according to table 1 and
taking into consideration the operating conditions
stated in section 2.
• This product is not intended for the lifting of loads.
• Only use the correct connecting elements for the
anchorage points which are in accordance with EN362.
Take into account all individual instruction manuals of
each individual element and the safety equipment being
used. Equipment parts that are not compatible are able
to compromise the safe and correct function of the
whole system.
• Only certified body harnesses with fall-impact-absorbers
pursuant to EN 355 must be used that, in the event of a
fall, limit the forces to 6kN.
• Anchorage points that have been stressed by a fall must
be immediately taken out of operation and should only
be used once a qualified person has explicitly agreed to
the full functioning of the equipment in writing.
• It is important for safety reasons, that the position of the
anchorage point has been correctly chosen, so that in the
event of a fall, the height of the fall is reduced to a minimum
• Mount the anchorage point thus, that in the event of a
fall, no impact on the surface or with any other obstacle
can occur.
2. Intended use
Purpose:
The pewag PLGW-PSA serves as an anchorage
point in the formation of an anchorage system in
accordance with section 2.2 onto which personal fall
protection equipment per EN 363 can be attached.
Load:
Loading has only to take place in the stated direction
(image 1) with the maximum number of people according to
table 1 and taking into consideration the operating conditions.
Application Temperature:
The long-term permitted
ambient temperature must be between -40 °C and +280 °C
(-40 °F to 536 °F).
Impacts:
The anchorage point is designed to withstand
impacts and swinging expected in the event of a fall.
Other:
Use only original parts for the assembling of the
anchorage point. The ring is 360° rotatable and must be
aligned in the direction of pull before loading.
Type
Number of people to
secure
Tightening torque*
PLGW PSA M12
Max. 1 Person
20 Nm
PLGW PSA M16
Max. 2 Persons
50 Nm
PLGW PSA M20
Max. 2 Persons
100 Nm
*
if permanently connected
Table 1
Image 1: permissible pull directions that occur when used correctly.
