Premium Cross Arm Straps

Prior to each use of the Cross Arm Straps safety anchor complete a full safety inspection.  Start by reviewing each D-Ring; make sure there are no cracks, rust or bends. Give the strap a good once over for chemical burns, cuts and tears.

Safety inspection of the D-Ring

My recommendation is that you make a photo copy of the instruction tag prior to first use. Keep this paper copy protected, review the instructions outlined on the tag prior to each use. The tag has a tendency to fade, curl and get damaged over time.  Making and using a copy of the tag and keeping  your safety records on the paper copy will ensure that you will always have access to this very valuable information.

Premium Cross Arm Straps - instructions tag

Many users are unsure about the proper use and installation of this Safety Anchor.  Wrapping the Cross Arm Strap one time around a beam, placing the two D-Rings and attaching a Shock Absorbing Lanyard or a Retractable Lifeline / Yo-Yo is an incorrect use for the Fall Protection product.

Incorrect use of the Premium Cross Arm Straps

The correct use and installation of this Safety Anchor is to wrap the Cross Arm Strap around the beam as many times as possible and removing all slack. If you are not able to take out all of the slack, make sure that you add the length of any slack to your safety / fall calculation. For example if you are using a six foot (6 ft.) Shock Absorbing Lanyard; add the length of the slack from the Cross Arm Strap Anchor into your fall calculation. Always allow for a three foot safety factor in your calculation.

Correct use of the Premium Cross Arms Strap

The Cross Arms Strap Safety Anchor should only be used for Fall Protection purposes only! Do not use this product for hooking it up to a forklift and moving equipment around or pulling a car or truck out of mud or gravel. By using this product for non fall protection uses you can stretch and stress the strap out so it will not provide the Fall Arrest results it was designed to deliver.

My name is Mike Maloney the Safety Guy from CarsonSafety.Com and this has been an overview of the use of the Cross Arm Strap Safety Anchor from Guardian Fall Protection. Please contact me at (888) SAFT GUY – (888) 723-8489 if you have any questions or Fall Prevention equipment needs.

Mike Maloney - The Safety Guy - CarsonSafety.Com

Parapet Anchor System from Guardian Fall Protection

This blog article is a description and demonstration on how to install this safety anchor on a parapet wall.

For this Personal Protection Equipment or PPE demonstration, we will be using a 20’ Web Retractable from Guardian Fall Protection. Pull all 20’ feet of webbing from the retractable. Look for any frays, cuts or chemical burns. Confirm that the retractable is in good working condition.

Inspect your retractable for frays, tears or chemical burns prior to use

Before the retractable is placed on the parapet anchor, make sure that you attach a lanyard retriever line. When you get back down on the ground and are ready to start to work, you will be able to pull down the retractable with the lanyard retriever.

Attach a lanyard retriever line to the retractable

Before you place the retractable to the anchor point, take the lanyard retriever line and hook it onto the connecting device. Then attach your retractable to the anchor point. Make sure that your retriever line is not tangled, once this is confirmed; drop your retriever line over the wall and down to the ground.

Attach the Retractable to the Parapet Anchor System

Once you have your Parapet Anchor in place, before you are ready to start working, take the retriever line and pull it down. I suggest that you use the Guardian Fall Protection4 in 1 Lanyard as it has an extender that makes it easy to hook yourself on or off. Attach the retractable to the extender. Once this is completed, remove the retriever line. You are now ready to go up or down the ladder to perform your work while fully protected.

Pull down the Retractable with the retriever line

Attach the Retractable to your 4 in 1 Lanyard

The retractable will allow you to move freely up and down the ladder without worrying about adjustments on a rope or having limited room to work as you would experience with a 6’ shock absorbing lanyard. Move the ladder as your work may require and as long as you stay directly under the anchor point, there will be no swing factor. If you move the ladder, make sure that you reset it with the proper angle.

Once you have completed your task, disconnect the retractable and attach the retriever line. Slowly release the line allowing the retractable to wind back into the housing.  Do not let the line go and allow the line to fly back inside the retractable. By doing so you could damage the gears and compromise the metal inside. Proper care and maintenance of your safety equipment is critical. Take care when packing and storing your fall protection equipment. This equipment can save your life so please make sure that you provide the proper care and maintenance.

My name is Mike Maloney, the Safety Guy from Carson.Safety.com and this has been a demonstration of the use of the Guardian Fall Protection Parapet Anchor System, 20’ Web Retractable and 4 in 1 Lanyard. Please contact me at (888) SAFT GUY – (888) 723-8489 if you have any questions or Fall Protection equipment needs.

Mike Maloney the Safety Guy from CarsonSafety.Com (888) 723-8489

Most people think that if you wear fall protection / PPE you are safe.  If you don’t wear your PPE properly, it can cause more harm than help.  Injuries can occur if your harness leg straps are not tight enough or if your harness chest connector is too low.

Make it a habit to ensure that your PPE equipment is installed correctly each time you use it:

Once you have fallen, you don’t get a second chance to have your equipment installed properly.  Make it a habit to ensure that your PPE equipment is installed correctly each time you put it on.  Go through an installation check list every time you use your PPE will reduce the chance of injury during a fall.

PPE Safety Check List:

1. Ensure the harness is free from cuts, burns, and the D-Rings are not rusted or damaged.
2. Leg straps are 2 fingers tight around the legs.
3. Chest connector is about nipple height.  (If it’s to high you could break your jaw, and too low will increase chances of coming out of harness)