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USER INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAFETY HARNESS AND THE SAFERAIL
CARRIAGE-SAFETY CARRIAGE
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Attach the locking carabiner of the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage to the attachment point (D-ring)
on the front of your safety harness conformant with the EN 361 standard or another approved
attachment point. The attachment points are indicated with the letter “A” on the harness. The safety
harness must have two fixed support ropes. The length of one of the support ropes must be
adjustable with a sliding adjuster.
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If the full-body harness loosens during use, it must be immediately tightened to fit. The full-body
harness may not be used when loose, it must be properly tightened to fit.
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Check that the safety carriage is compatible with the Vertical SafeRail-safety rail.
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Only a single user may be attached to a SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage at any one time. The pin
on the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage must remain on the left side of the carriage as the carriage
is coupled with the rail, and the Up arrow engraved on the carriage must point up.
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The attachment to and detachment from the safety rail must take place in a safe location, or it must
be done while using separate fall protection equipment.
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When climbing, the distance between the safety harness and the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage
must be adjusted so that the angle of lean is minimized, thus reducing the strain on the safety
harness to a minimum. However, the
user’s knees may not bump into the steps of the ladder while
climbing. Please note that even small changes in the tension of the safety harness have a significant
effect on the optimal functionality of the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage and the safety harness.
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The fastening must always be secured by a support rope when working or resting. In addition, the
positioning of the anchorage points and the performance of the work must be planned out such that
the potential for a fall and the potential falling height are minimized.
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During climbing, the user must lean back to allow the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage to move
smoothly along the Vertical SafeRail-safety rail and the climbing to remain effortless. While climbing,
the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage automatically follows the user.
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In case the user falls, or another similar situation occurs, where the external pulling force that the
safety carriage is subjected to disappears, the carriage will slide down the rail and lock into place by
the locking notches on the Vertical SafeRail-safety rail. The Vertical SafeRail-safety rail is equipped
with locking notches every 150 mm.
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If the SafeRail-fall arrest system has been installed such that the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage
must be disconnected from the safety rail to allow the user to transfer to the next safety rail, the
transfer must be performed while attached to a secondary anchorage point, e.g. by one of the
support ropes carried by the user.
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More than one user may be supported by a Vertical SafeRail-safety rail, but in this case, it must be
ensured that each section between the fasteners only has a single user at any one time.
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Use of the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage for any other purposes other than climbing is forbidden.
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Use of the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage and the fall arrest system while under the influence of
alcohol, drugs, performance decreasing medication, or any other substances that may impede
performance is strictly forbidden.
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Before using the system, it must be ensured that the user's working ability and state of health are
suitable for using the SafeRail Carriage-safety carriage and the fall arrest system. If the user is in a
poor physical condition or suffers from, for example, repeated dizziness, epilepsy, heart disease,
serious lung disease, mental health disorder (including fear of heights), or significant reduction in
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