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What Fall Prevention Equipment product is the best fit if you are working on the side of a building, you need an anchor point and all you have above is a parapet wall? My recommendation is the Parapet Anchor System from Guardian Fall Protection. This versatile Safety Anchor can be used on a tilt wall, solid wall or solid grounded block.

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