Falltech 022420 Manuel de l'opérateur
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Conned Space Personnel Winch
User Instrucon Manual
This manual is intended to meet the Manufacturer’s Instrucons as required by the American Naonal Standards
Instute (ANSI) Z359 and should be used as part of an employee training program as required by the Occupaonal
Safety and Health Administraon (OSHA).
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Table of Contents
1.0 Warnings and Important Informaon ..................................................................................
2.0 Descripon ..........................................................................................................................
3.0 Applicaon ...........................................................................................................................
4.0 System Requirements ..........................................................................................................
5.0 Installaon and Use .............................................................................................................
6.0 Maintenance, Service, and Storage .....................................................................................
7.0 Inspecon ............................................................................................................................
8.0 Labels ...................................................................................................................................
9.0 Denions ...........................................................................................................................
Appendix A .........................................................................................................................
Appendix C .........................................................................................................................
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For purposes of this manual, the FallTech® Conned Space Personnel Winch, in all iteraons, may be referred to collecvely as the personnel winch,
the equipment, the product, or the unit.
Throughout this manual, ANSI Z359.0-2012 fall protecon words, phases and terms are used. These terms are all formally dened in Secon 9 of
this manual.
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1.0 Warnings and Important Informaon
This product is part of a personal fall arrest, restraint, work posioning, suspension, or rescue system. A Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) is
typically composed of an anchorage and a Full Body Harness (FBH), with a connecng device, i.e., a Energy Absorbing Lanyard (EAL), or a
Self-Retracng Device (SRD), aached to the dorsal D-ring of the FBH.
These instrucons must be provided to the worker using this equipment. The worker must read and understand the manufacturer’s instrucons for
each component or part of the complete system. Manufacturer’s instrucons must be followed for proper use, care, and maintenance of this
product. These instrucons must be retained and be kept available for the worker’s reference at all mes. Alteraons or misuse of this product, or
failure to follow instrucons, may result in serious injury or death.
A Fall Protecon Plan must be on le and available for review by all workers. It is the responsibility of the worker and the purchaser of this
equipment to assure that users of this equipment are properly trained in its use, maintenance, and storage. Training must be repeated at regular
intervals. Training must not subject the trainee to fall hazards.
Consult a doctor if there is reason to doubt your tness to safely absorb the shock of a fall event. Age and tness seriously aect a worker’s ability
to withstand falls. Pregnant women or minors must not use this equipment.
ANSI limits the weight of fall protecon equipment users to a maximum of 310 lbs. Products in this manual may have a rated capacity exceeding
ANSI capacity limits. Heavy users experience more risk of serious injury or death due to falls because of increased fall arrest forces placed on the
user’s body. In addion, the onset of suspension trauma aer a fall even may be accelerated for heavy users.
The user of the equipment discussed in this manual must read and understand the enre manual before beginning work.
NOTE: For more informaon consult the ANSI Z359 body of standards.
• Avoid moving machinery, thermal, electrical, and/or chemical hazards as contact may cause serious injury or death.
• Avoid swing falls.
• Follow the weight restricons and recommendaons in this manual.
• Remove from service any equipment subjected to fall arrest forces.
• Remove from service any equipment that fails inspecon.
• Do not alter or intenonally misuse this equipment.
• Consult FallTech when using this equipment in combinaon with components or subsystems other than those described in this manual.
• Do not connect rebar hooks, large carabiners, or large snap hooks to the FBH dorsal D-rings as this may cause a roll-out condion and/or
unintenonal disengagement.
• Avoid sharp and/or abrasive surfaces and edges.
• Use cauon when performing arc welding. Arc ash from arc welding operaons, including accidental arcs from electrical equipment, can
damage equipment and are potenally fatal.
• Examine the work area. Be aware of the surroundings and workplace hazards that may impact safety, security, and the funconing of fall arrest
systems and components.
• Hazards may include but not be limited to cable or debris tripping hazards, equipment failures, personnel mistakes, moving equipment such as
carts, barrows, fork lis, cranes, or dollies. Do not allow materials, tools or equipment in transit to contact any part of the fall arrest system.
• Do not work under suspended loads.
WARNING
IMPORTANT
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The FallTech® Conned Space Personnel Winch is primarily for those entering and working in conned spaces, both permit and non-permit, and is
to be used as part of a restraint, work posioning, suspension, or rescue system in a complete conned space system. See Secon 3 and Appendix
C of this manual.
The Personnel Winch is composed of a steel frame, gears, sha and winch handle, with stainless steel or galvanized wire rope cable or Technora®
rope. The frame is bolted to a mang bracket to facilitate installaon onto an anchorage structure such as a tripod or davit, see Figure 1.
2.0 Descripon
2.1 American Naonal Standards Instute (ANSI) and Occupaonal Safety and Health Administraon (OSHA): The winch discussed in this
manual, including all devices aached to it, meets the standards of ANSI Z359.4-2013, Z117.1-2009, A10.32-2012, and Occupaonal
Safety and Health Administraon (OSHA) regulaons for general industry 1926.502, 1910.146, and 1926.1200 for construcon. OSHA
requires all employees working in a conned space applicaon be trained regarding the nature of hazards involved, the necessary
precauons to be taken, and in the use of protecve and emergency equipment.
Figure 1 - About FallTech® Personnel Winch
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A Winch Arm and Handle
BSwivel Snap Hook
CLine Constuent
D Drum Gear Cover
E Drum Gear
F Drive/Pinion Gear
G Integral Bracket
H Bracket Mang Slots for Tripod/
Davit
3.0 Applicaon
3.1 Purpose: A typical conned space applicaon is a support structure set up over an entry point, equipped with a conned space access
system. The winch discussed in this manual is part of a system to help facilitate non-entry rescue and entry rescue from conned spaces,
including work posioning and personnel riding. See Appendix C of this manual.
The winch operator directs the cable and maintains constant contact with the entrant, either visually or by other means.
The entrant is in the conned space is equipped with an approved full body harness and remains aached to a lifeline.
3.2 Applicaon Limits: Take acon to avoid sharp edges, rough, abrasive or corroded surfaces and edges, and thermal, electrical and
chemical hazards. Ensure the winch is properly aached to a support structure as specied in this manual.
When used with a FallTech anchorage structure, the winch is rated for one worker weighing a minimum of 130 lbs to a maximum of 310
lbs (including all clothing, tools, and equipment).
NOTE: The winch discussed in this manual is not intended for material handling applicaons. The material handling winch is discussed in
FallTech User Instrucon Manual MCS09.
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4.1 Capacity: The capacity of the winch is one worker between 130 lbs to 310 lbs. (140 kg) including tools, clothing, etc.
4.2 Compability Of Connectors: Connectors are considered compable with connecng elements when they have been designed to work
together in such a way that their sizes and shapes do not cause their gate mechanisms to open inadvertently, regardless of how they
become oriented. Contact FallTech if you have any quesons about compability. Connectors must be compable with the anchorage or
other system components. Do not use equipment that is not compable. Non-compable connectors may unintenonally disengage.
Connectors must be compable in size, shape, and strength. Self-closing, self-locking snap hooks and carabiners are required by OSHA.
4.0 System Requirements
4.3 Compability Of Components: Equipment is designed for use with approved components and subsystems only. Substuons or
replacements made with non-approved components or subsystems may jeopardize compability of equipment and may aect the safety
and reliability of the complete system.
4.4 Making Connecons: Only use self-locking connectors with this equipment. Only use connectors that are suitable to each applicaon.
Ensure all connecons are compable in size, shape, and strength. Do not use equipment that is not compable. Visually ensure all
connectors are fully closed and locked. Connectors are designed to be used only as specied in each product’s user’s instrucons.
4.5 Personal Fall Arrest System: A PFAS is an assembly of components and subsystems used to arrest a person during a fall event. A PFAS
is typically composed of an anchorage and a FBH, with an energy absorbing connecng device, i.e., an SAL, an SRD, or a Fall Arrester
Connecng Subsystem (FACSS), connected to the dorsal D-ring of the FBH. PFAS components used in conjuncon with this SRD should
comply with ANSI Z359 requirements and applicable OSHA regulaons.
4.5.1 PFAS Anchorage Strength: The winch shown in Table 1 is listed as having a minimum tensile strength of 5,000 lbs. To maintain
OSHA compliance, the structure where the unit is installed must be capable of supporng at least 5,000 lbs, or be designed, installed and
used as part of a PFAS, which maintains a safety factor of at least 2:1, under the supervision of a qualied person.
4.5.2 Work Posioning: Work posioning requires an anchorage capable of supporng 5,000 lbs applied in the direcon permied by the
system.
4.5.3 Personnel Riding: A structure used for personnel riding, lowering and hoisng must be able to support a stac load of 2,500 lbs
applied in the direcon permied by the system.
4.5.4 Rescue: A structure used for rescue must be able to support a stac load of 2,500 lbs applied in the direcon permied by the
system.
ANever connect two acve components (snap hooks or carabiners) to each other.
BNever connect two acve components (snap hooks or carabiners) to a single D-ring at the same me.
CNever connect in a way that would produce a condion of loading on the gate.
DNever aach to a object in a manner whereby the gate (of the snap hook or carabiner) would be
prevented from fully closing and locking. Always guard against false connecons by visually inspecng for closure and lock.
ENever aach explicitly to a constuent subcomponent (webbing, cable or rope) unless specically provided for by the manufacturer’s instrucons for both
subcomponents (snap hook or carabiner and webbing, cable or rope).
FNever aach in a manner where an element of the connector (gate or release lever) may become caught on the anchor thereby producing addional risk of
false engagement.
GNever aach a spreader snap hook to two side/posioning D-rings in a manner whereby the D-rings will engage the gates; the gates on a spreader must
always be facing away from the D-rings during work posioning.
Figure 2 - Non-Compable Connecons
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5.0 Installaon and Use
5.1 General Installaon Requirements: The winch is designed as a part of a conned space system. The user must perform specic job hazard
analysis in accordance with OSHA regulaons. Migate hazards in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
5.2 Install the Winch Onto the Anchorage Structure: The winch is equipped with an integral bracket to aach it to the leg bracket on the
anchorage structure. See FallTech manual number MCS07 for Tripods and MCS30 for Davit installaon instrucons regarding that poron
of the bracket installed on the anchorage structure.
Place the winch bracket mang slots onto the mang rod on the structure leg bracket, align the top holes, and insert the detent pin, as
shown in Figure 3A for an 8’ tripod, Figure 3B for an 11’ tripod and Figure 3C for a conned space davit.
Figure 3A - Aach Personnel Winch to 8 Tripod Leg Bracket
A Winch with Integral Mounng Bracket
BBracket Mang Slots for Tripod/Davit
CIntegral Device Securing Detent Pin
D Align Mang Slots to Engage Leg Bracket Rod
E Leg Bracket Rod
F Insert Detent Pin through Winch and Leg Brackets
G Personnel Winch Secured to Leg Bracket
#7291B Leg Bracket shown in Figure 3A
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Figure 3B - Aach Personnel Winch to 11 Tripod Leg Bracket
A Winch with Integral Mounng Bracket
BBracket Mang Slots for Tripod/Davit
CIntegral Device Securing Detent Pin
D Align Mang Slots to Engage Leg Bracket Rod
E Leg Bracket Rod
F Insert Detent Pin through Winch and Leg Brackets
G Personnel Winch Secured to Leg Bracket
#7291A Leg Bracket shown in Figure 3B
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Figure 3C - Aach Personnel Winch to Davit
A Winch with Integral Mounng Bracket
BBracket Mang Slots for Davit Bracket Aachment
CIntegral Device Securing Detent Pin
D Align Mang Slots to Engage Davit Bracket
E Davit Bracket Rod
F Insert Detent Pin through Winch and Davit Brackets
G Personnel Winch Secured to Davit
#65101DU Leg Bracket shown in Figure 3C
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5.3 Use of the Winch: Inspect the winch and line constuent before each use in accordance with the procedures in Secon 7 of this
manual. Ensure the cable or rope are in proper working order, with no damage or deformies. See Secon 7 for inspecon criteria.
Ensure the support structure is congured for maximum eciency, and correctly oriented. The device should be at a comfortable height
for use. Adjust device bracket if necessary. For more informaon see instrucon manuals MCS07 for tripods or MCS30 for the davit.
Aach the winch leg end connector to the entrant’s dorsal D-ring of the full body harness.
To raise a load, rotate the winch handle in the clockwise direcon.
To suspend a load, release the handle and the brake will suspend the load unl further acon is needed. Do not exceed the rated capacity
of 310lbs.
To lower a load, rotate the crank handle counterclockwise to lower the entrant into a conned space. The handle will rotate
approximately one revoluon before the load starts to lower. If the secondary brake is engaged, raise the load approximately one turn of
the drum before aempng to lower the load.
NOTE: Maintain 15 lbs of tension in both direcons on the cable at all mes to ensure proper funconing and to prevent bird nesng of
the cable on the drum. See Figure 4. The entrant must ascend and descend from the conned space at a consistent, even pace. The
aendant must remain in visual or voice contact with the entrant at all mes.
When the crank handle stops turning, the internal fricon brake will hold the load without crank rotaon. If the winch exhibits signs of
load slip or errac funconing due to wear or overheang of the brake, remove the winch from service. When hoisng, the winch will
make a clicking sound. Ensure the cable lies evenly on the drum, with no over-lay. With a gear rao of 5:1, 15 lbs of force on the winch
handle, at a cranking rate of one revoluon per second, will yield a hoist rate of 12 /min. Ensure working lines are free of entanglement
and contact with sharp edges. The winch is not a fall protecon device and must not be subjected to fall arrest forces.
Use of the winch for suspension or personnel riding requires a back-up fall protecon system, see Appendix C.
For addional informaon on conned space, see Appendix C of this manual.
CORRECTINCORRECT
Figure 4 - Correct and Incorrect Cable Placement
Incorrect- Avoid Bird’s Nesting of Cable Correct- Even Cable Placement
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6.0 Maintenance, Service, and Storage
6.1 Maintenance: Ensure the winch is kept free of excess paint, grease, dirt, or other contaminants. Clean the exterior of the unit as required
with a detergent/water soluon. Do not allow water other corrosion causing elements to enter the gears. Aer cleaning, pull the
lifeline all the way out, allow the unit to air dry, then rewind the lifeline into the unit.
Apply a thin coat of number 2 lithium grease to the winch gears occasionally.
DO NOT use heat to dry.
DO NOT aempt to disassemble the winch.
6.2 Service: If service is required for any reason; inspecon failure, or any type of malfuncon, tag the unit as “UNUSABLE”, store separately,
and contact FallTech at 323-752-0066 to receive a Return Authorizaon number or to locate the nearest FallTech Service Center. The
winch is not user repairable. Only the manufacturer, or a repair facility authorized in wring, may make repairs to the winch.
6.3 Storage: Store the winch in a cool, dry, clean environment out of direct sunlight. Avoid exposure to chemical or causc vapors. Thoroughly
inspect the winch aer any period of extended storage.
7.0 Inspecon
7.1 Pre-Use User Inspecon Wire Rope: Prior to each use, inspect the enre unit, including the leg end connector, for signs of corrosion,
cracks, deformies, and broken, or missing parts. Inspect the wire rope for cuts, abrasions, weld spaer, arc damage, shhooks, broken
strands, kinks, bird caging, any type of debris.
A thorough inspecon of the wire rope should be made at least once a month. This is performed by unreeling of all the wire rope from
the winch. Using gloves, extract all of the cable and check the enre working length for damage caused by chemical corrupon or
excessive heat as evident by discoloraon (A), bird caging (B), broken wire strands (C), kinks and bent strands (D), see Figure 5. Rewind the
cable onto the drum, in accordance with the procedures in this manual. If the cable bird nests or over rides onto itself, crank the cable
out, remedy the cause, and rewind the cable.
Figure 5: Inspecon of Cable
Rewind the cable onto the drum, in accordance with the procedures in this manual. If the cable bird nests or over rides onto itself, unwind
the cable out, remedy the cause, and rewind the cable.
Inspect the labels to be sure they are present and legible.
An inspecon by a competent person other than the user is required every six months in accordance with the procedures in this manual.
If roune inspecon reveals an unsafe condion, remove it from service.
Record the results of each inspecon on the Inspecon Log provided or in another suitable place.
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