Capacities for PN 600071
(always refer to label on tool tether for weight rating and length)
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Fully extended length: 51” (does not include
hardware or tool)
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Required clearance below anchor point
: minimum 84” plus length of tool
(51” tether, 3” carabiner, and 30” clearance
; plus length of tool)
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Maximum tool weight: 15 lbs.
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Maximum tool diameter (wrapped by cord): 3¾
”
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Maximum
carabiner gate opening: 5/8”
Example Product Specifications Label
Warnings and Cautions
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Know the job and the regulations governing performance requirements and select the proper equipment.
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Read carefully, understand, and heed these and all other included instructions, warnings, and cautions before
using this equipment. Failure to do so could result in your serious injury or death.
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This equipment is intended for use by properly trained professionals only.
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Employer
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instruct employees as to proper use, warnings, and cautions before use of this equipment.
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The user must wear approved PPE, including but not limited to, eye protection, gloves, and hard hat.
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Only Buckingham Mfg. Co. or those people authorized in writing by Buckingham Mfg. Co. may make repairs to
this tool tether.
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Tool tether should not be resold / redistributed or re-used after use by original user.
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Tool tether must never be used for fall protection of any kind.
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Always use caution when working near machinery or moving parts. Tethers can hang and become inadvertently
entangled.
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Never tie knots in tool tether.
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Never connect multiple tool tethers to each other.
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Never exceed the rated capacity for any component of your tethering system.
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Avoid contact of tool tether with sharp edges, abrasive surfaces, high temperature surfaces, welding, or other
heat sources, electrical hazards or moving machinery. When not in use, store to prevent exposure to the
elements as well as over exposure to sunlight (U.V. degradation).
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Avoid contact of this tool tether with chemicals that may damage the material. If in doubt, contact Buckingham
Mfg. Co.
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Never modify tool tether.
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Never attach tool tether to a straight or tapered shaft that could slide out of the hitch. Appropriately rated retrofit
connection points must be used with tools that do not have integral connection points.
Inspection
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Prior to each use, inspect tool tether for deficiencies. Additionally, every 6 months the tool tether should be
inspected by a competent person other than the user. IMMEDIATELY remove from service if defects or damage
are found.
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Deficiencies of webbing, stitching, and other soft materials include, but are not limited to, fraying, broken stitching,
loose stitching, bird-caging, alterations, abrasions, excessive wear, cuts, burns, charring, broken fibers, and
chemical exposures. Additionally, check that the tool tether label is legible.
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Deficiencies of hardware include, but are not limited to nicks, cracks, distortion, bends, excessive wear or
corrosion, pits, burrs, and sharp edges. Additionally, check that the carabiner gate opens, closes, and locks
properly.
600071 Tool Tether Instructions and Warnings (11/22/19) Rev (11/27/19)
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