User Manual
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2.0 Applicable Safety Standards
Personal Fall Arrest:
The SafeWaze Ladder Climb System can be used as part of a
complete Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) for a maximum of 4 users
(Part# 019-12024). The structure utilized for attachment must be capable of
withstanding a load of 5,000 lbs in all directions permitted by the system.
4.0 Product Specific Applications
3.0 Worker Classifications
Understand the definitions of those who work in proximity of or may be
exposed to fall hazards.
Qualified Person:
A person with an accredidated degree or certification, and with
extensive experience or sufficient professional standing, who is considered proficient in
planning and reviewing the conformity of fall protection and rescue systems.
Competent Person:
A highly trained and experienced person who is
assigned by the
employer
to be responsible for all elements of a fall safety program, including, but not
limited to, its regulation, management, and application. A person who is proficient in
identifying existing and predictable hazards, and who has the authority to stop work in
order to eliminate hazards.
Authorized Person:
A person who is assigned by their employer to work around or be
subject to potential or existing fall hazards.
It is the responsibility of a Qualified or Competent person to supervise the job
site and ensure safety regulations are complied with.
1.0 Introduction & Scope of Use
The SafeWaze Ladder Climb System is to be used as part of a Personal Fall Protection
System (PFAS). This Ladder System is designed to protect a worker(s) in the event of
a fall while ascending or decending a fixed ladder or similar structure, with a compliant
wire rope fall arrester. The SafeWaze Ladder Climb System is intended to be installed
on fixed ladders, or ladder like assemblies that are part of a structure (i.e., antenna
and tower structures, manways, buildings, and wood, steel, or concrete mono poles).
Always wear a Full Body Harness with a Sternal (Front) D-ring attachment point that
conforms with ANSI Z359.11 or relevant national standard.
ANSI Z359.0
Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest
ANSI Z359.1
Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems, and Components
ANSI Z359.2
Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program
ANSI A14.3
American National Standard for Ladders - Fixed - Safety Requirements
ANSI STANDARDS
OSHA REGULATIONS
OSHA 1910.29
Fall Protection Systems and Falling Object Protection Criteria and Parctices
OSHA 1926.1053 Stairways and Ladders
