Klein Tools Occupational Protective Connecting Devices - Manual (Page 15)

Warnings: Klein OPE Connecting Devices
(continued)
• Never wrap a rope lanyard around a beam or other
sharp structure. The rope can be cut or damaged.
Instead, use an aircraft-cable lanyard or a webbing
lanyard.
• Never attach a lanyard back onto itself.
• Never allow a rope or webbing lanyard to contact
high-temperature surfaces, welding or other heat
sources. Use an aircraft-cable lanyard.
• Never attach multiple lanyards together.
• Never tie knots in lanyards. Knots can reduce the
strength of the lanyard up to 50%.
• Never work without independent fall-arrest
protection if there is danger of a fall.
• Do NOT use a lanyard made of aircraft cable near
electrical lines or equipment.
• Do NOT use aircraft-cable lanyards for fall arrest
unless used with shock-absorbing device such as a
deceleration unit.
• Never use deceleration units or similar fall-arrest
devices for positioning. If activated, you could fall.
• Never use a fall-arrest connecting device with non-
locking snap hooks on a horizontal lifeline. Movement
could disengage the non-locking hook. • Never allow a V-sling to straddle a beam or any
other anchorage.
• Dual Deceleration Lanyards:
To ensure 100% tie-off of your fall-arrest protection
equipment, ALWAYS keep at least one lanyard-end
locking snap hook attached to a fall-arrest anchorage
as you change your work location. Start by securing
both lanyard-end locking snap hooks to separate
fall-arrest anchorages. To change your work location,
detach one lanyard-end locking snap hook, move to
the new location, and attach locking snap hook to
new fall-arrest anchorage. Establish your balance.
Detach the remaining lanyard-end locking snap hook
from your previous anchorage and attach to new fall-
arrest anchorage. Repeat these steps as you continue
to move.