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    MANUALFORINSTALLATION,USEANDMAINTENANCEOFASUR‐LOCALUMINUMSAFETYRAILDEVICE

    ThismanualisintendedtobeusedaspartofanemployeetrainingprogramasrequiredbyOSHA.

    WARNING:Theseinstructionsmustbeprovidedtoallusers,climbersandrescuers.Pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefullyandcompletelybeforeusingthisproduct.TheusersofthisequipmentmustreadandunderstandALLoftheseinstructionspriortouseofthisequipment.Whenusedasinstructed,theSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildevicewillreducetheuser'sriskofinjuryfrompotentiallyhazardousfalls.Useofthisproductwithoutreading,understandingandfollowingtheinstructionsmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.Followthemanufacturer’sinstructionsforallothersafetyequipmentusedinconjunctionwiththisSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildevice.Followtheseinstructionsforproperuse,inspection,andmaintenanceofthisequipment.ThisproductisintendedtobeusedaspartofacompleteSur‐LocClimber'sBuddyladdersafetysystem.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserandtheuser'smanagementtobecertaintheuseristhoroughlytrainedinandcomplieswiththeproperinstallation,operationandlimitationsofthisproductaswellascarefulinspection,maintenanceandstorageoftheproductbeforeandafteruse.Trainingandinstructionreviewshouldberepeatedatregularintervalsbytheuserandtheuser'smanagement.Thebuyersandusersofthisproductassumeallresponsibilitiesforsafetyandusenotinaccordancewiththeseinstructions.Itmaybeaviolationoffederal,stateorlocallawstousethisproductinamannerinconsistentwithitslabeling.Alterations,substitutions,ormisuseofthisproduct,orfailuretofollow instructionsmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.

    IMPORTANT:Ifyouhavequestionsontheapplication,useormaintenanceofthisequipmentcontactSur‐Locsafetyproducts.IMPORTANT:BeforeusingthisequipmentrecordtheproductidentificationinformationfromtheI.D.labelintheinspectionandmaintenanceloginsection8.0ofthismanual.

    1.0APPLICATIONS

    1.1PURPOSE:TheSur‐LocaluminumsafetyrailsystemwillarrestthefallofpersonnelwhileclimbingafixedSur‐LocsafetyladderorafixedSur‐Locsafetyrailadequatelyattachedtoafixedladder.Thealuminumsafetyraildeviceisnotintendedtobeusedformaterialhandling.

    NOTE:TheInstallerandusermustinspectandensuretheladderandsafetyrailmeetsorexceedsallapplicablelocal,state,andfederalstandards,includingOSHApriortousingthesafetysystem.

    1.2LIMITATIONS:TheSur‐LocaluminumsafetyraildevicemustbeusedwithaSur‐LocsafetysystemladderorSur‐Locsafetysystemrailonafixedladder.TheSur‐Locsafetydevicemustbedirectlyconnectedtoanapprovedfullbodyharnesswiththefactoryinstalledcarabiner.Donotuseconnectiondevicesotherthanthefactoryinstalledcarabiner.

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    NOTE:ANSIA14.3andOSHA1926.1053statesthatthelengthofconnectionbetweenthecarrierandattachmentpointmustnotexceed9inches.2.0SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS2.1COMPATIBILITYOFCOMPONENTSANDSUBSYSTEMS:ThisequipmentisdesignedforusewithSur‐Locapproved

    componentsandsubsystems.Theuseofnon‐approvedcomponentsandsubsystemsmayjeopardizecompatibilityofequipmentandcouldaffectthesafetyandreliabilityofthecompletesystem.ContactSur‐Locifyouhavequestionsaboutcompatibilityofequipment.

    3.0OPERATIONANDUSE:3.1CONNECTINGTHESUR‐LOCALUMINUMSAFETYRAILDEVICETOTHECARRIERRAIL:WARNING:Insituationswhereafallhazardexists,useaback‐upfallarrestsystem,suchasalanyard,toprotectagainstafall.Note:ANSIA14.3Whereastwoclimbersbutnotmorethanfour(average250lbseach)maybesimultaneouslyutilizingtheSur‐Locsafetysystem,onlyoneclimberisallowedbetweenintermediatemountings.

    Step1.Ensurethedeviceiscorrectlypositionedrelativetothecarrierrail.The“up”arrowonthedevicemustbepointingtotheascendingdirection(top).

    Step2.Withonehandfirmlygraspthedevice.Withthefreehand,disengagethespringloadedcambyraisingthecamtowardsthe"up"arrow.

    Step3.Whileholdingthecaminthe"up"position,aligntheslotsinthedevicewiththeoutersurfaceoftheSur‐Localuminum railattheopenbottomoftheSur‐Localuminumladderorrail.Oncethedeviceisadequatelyattachedtothe Sur‐Localuminumclimbingladderorrail,releasethecamtolockthedeviceontotheSur‐Localuminumladderor rail.

    Step4.PositionthedeviceontheSur‐Localuminumladderorrailinacomfortablepositiontoattachthefactory‐installed,self‐closing,self‐lockingcarabiner(ANSIZ359.1‐2007)totheclimbingD‐ringinthecenterofthechestonthefullbodysafetyharness.SeeSection3.2forinformationonconnectingtheSur‐LocAluminumSafetyRailDevicetothefullbodysafetyharness.

    3.2CONNECTINGTHESUR‐LOCALUMINUMSAFETYRAILDEVICETOTHEHARNESS:Connectthe

    devicetothefullbodyharnessattachmentpointdesignatedforladderclimbing.WhenconnectingtheSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildevicetothefullbodysafetyharness,ensuretheconnectioniscompatibleinsize,shape,andstrength.Useonlythefactoryinstalled,self‐closing,self‐lockingcarabinerwiththisdevice!Donotsubstituteoraddotherconnectors.Donotuseotherconnectingdevicessuchasashortlanyard,chain,link,orclevis.ConnectionbetweenthedeviceandfullbodyharnessmaybemadebeforeorafterthedevicehasbeeninstalledontotheSur‐Loccarrierrailorsafetyladder.Note:Connectingthedevicetotherail,atmid‐chestlevel,priortoconnectingthedevicetotheharnessisthepreferredsequenceofinstallation.ASCENDING:Toascendtheladder,climbupnormally.TheSur‐Locsafetyraildevicewillfollowtheclimber.DESCENDING:Todescendtheladder,climbdownsmoothlywhileslightlyleaningbacktoallowthecamtodisengage.Climbingdownoutofposition(leaningbackexcessively)willcauseunnecessaryfrictionwhichwillmakeyourdescentcumbersome.Ifthecamlocks,moveupwardslightlytoreleasethecamandcontinuetodescendtheladder.

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    WhenclimbingiscompletedremovetheSur‐LocsafetyraildevicefromtheladderorrailbydisengagingtheCamandslidingthedeviceoffthebottomoftherailsystem.Thedevicecannowbedetachedfromthefullbodysafetyharnessandproperlystored.Ensureallhazardsareaddressedtoprovideclimbersafety.Hazardousenvironmentsorconditionsinclude,butarenotlimitedto;powerlines,heatorflame,explosivegases,physicalobstructions,andclimbersabilityandhealth.Ifafalloccurstheemployermusthavearescueplanandtheabilitytoimplementit.AfterafalltheSur‐LocaluminumsafetyraildevicemustbereturnedtoSur‐Locforacompletesafetyinspectiononthedevicebeforethedevicecanbeusedasafallprotectiondevice.

    4.0TRAINING 4.1TRAINING:Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserandpurchaserofthisequipmenttoassuretheyarefamiliarwiththeseinstructions,

    operatingcharacteristics,applicationlimits,andtheconsequencesofimproperuseofthisequipment.Usersandpurchasersofthisequipmentmustbetrainedinthecorrectcareanduseofthisequipment.

    IMPORTANT:Trainingmustbeconductedwithoutexposingtheusertoafallhazard.Trainingshouldberepeatedonaperiodicbasis.Thissafetydeviceisdesignedrestrainafallandtolimitthetravelofthedevicetolessthan6"perANSI14.3‐2008section7.3Step1.ProperlyequiptheclimberwithafullbodyharnessandattachtoSur‐LocaluminumsafetyladderorrailandSur‐Loc aluminumsafetyraildeviceasinstructedinsection3.0ofthisinstructionmanual.Step2.Ascendtheladdertoapproximatelythreefeet.Withbothhandsandfeetontheclimbingstructure,slightlyleanbackandflexkneesinaquicksittingmotiontosimulateafall.ThiswillactivatethebrakingcamintheSur‐Locsafetyraildevice.Step3.Afterthecamlocks,moveupwardtounlockthecam.Repeatstep2&3untiltrainingissatisfied.Step4.DescendtheladderanddetachfromtheSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildevice.5.0INSPECTION

    5.1FREQUENCY:

    BeforeEachUseinspecttheSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildeviceaccordingtosections5.2and5.3. FormalInspection:AformalinspectionoftheSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildevicemustbeperformedatleastannuallybyacompetentpersonotherthantheuser.Thefrequencyofformalinspectionsshouldbebasedonconditionsofuseorexposure.Seesections5.2and5.3.Recordtheinspectionresultsintheinspectionandmaintenanceloginsection8.0.

    AfteraFall:TheSur‐LocaluminumsafetyraildevicemustbereturnedtoSur‐Locforacompleteinspectionpriortoanyfurtheruse.5.2INSPECTIONGUIDELINES:

    Inspectthedevicebodyforbends,cracks,anddeformities.Allfastenersmustbesecurelyattached. Inspectthebrakingcamforsmoothoperation,ensuringitspringsbackintoitslockedpositionwhenreleased. Inspectthedevicebodyforwearontheinsidewheretherailpassesthrough.

    5.3Ifinspectionrevealsanunsafeordefectivecondition,removetheSur‐LocClimber'sBuddydevicefromserviceanddestroyorcontactanauthorizedservicecenterforrepair.Recordtheresultsininspectionandmaintenanceloginsection8.0ofthismanual.

    6.0MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,STORAGE

    TheSur‐Localuminumsafetyraildevicemaybecleanedusingcommercialparts,cleaningsolventsandrinsedwithwarm,soapywater.Lightmachineoilmaybeappliedtomovingpartsifrequired.Donotuseexcessiveoilorallowoiltocontactcamclampingsurfaces.Additionalmaintenanceandservicingproceduresmustbecompletedbyanauthorizedservicecenter.AuthorizationmustbeinwritingfromaSur‐Locauthorizedrepresentative.

    StoretheSur‐LocClimber'sBuddydeviceinacool,dry,cleanenvironment,outofdirectsunlight.Avoidareaswherechemicalsvaporsexist.Thoroughlyinspectthedeviceafterextendedstorage.

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    7.0TERMINOLOGY

    AUTHORIZEDPERSON:Apersonassignedbytheemployertoperformdutiesatalocationwherethepersonwillbeexposedtoafallhazard(otherwisereferredtoas“user”forthepurposeoftheseinstructions).RESCUER:Personorpersonsotherthantherescuesubjectactingtoperformanassistedrescuebyoperationofarescuesystem.CERTIFIEDANCHORAGE:Ananchorageforfallarrest,positioning,restraint,orrescuesystemsthataqualifiedpersoncertifiestobecapableofsupportingthepotentialfallforcesthatcouldbeencounteredduringafallorthatmeetthecriteriaforacertifiedanchorageprescribedinthisstandard.

    WARRANTYEquipmentofferedbySUR‐LOCiswarrantedagainstfactorydefectsinworkmanshipandmaterialsforaperiodofoneyearfromdateofinstallationorusebytheowner,providedthatthisperiodshallnotexceedoneyearfromdateofshipment.Uponnoticeinwriting,SUR‐LOCwillpromptlyrepairorreplacealldefectiveitems.SUR‐LOCreservestherighttoelecttohaveanydefectiveitemreturnedtoitsplantforinspectionbeforemakingarepairorreplacement.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverequipmentdamagesresultingfromabuse,damageintransit,orotherdamagebeyondthecontrolofSUR‐LOC.Thiswarrantyappliesonlytotheoriginalpurchaserandistheonlyoneapplicabletoour

    products,andisinlieuofallotherwarranties,expressedorimplied.

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