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Print PageCONNECTOR COMPATIBILITY LIMITATIONS
Advanced Safety's equipment must be combined only to compatible connectors that are
suitable to your application. Ensure all connections are compatible in size, shape and
strength. Ensure all connectors are fully closed and locked. OSHA 29 CFR 1926.502
prohibits the use of snap hooks to engage and attach to objects unless the following
requirements are met:
Snap hook must be a locking type snap hook.
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Snap hook must be explicitly designed for such a connection. "Designed for" means
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that the manufacturer of the snap hook specifically created the snap hook to be used
to connect to the equipment in question and for personal fall protection equipment.
Use of a non-locking snap hook can result in rollout (a process by which a snap hook or
carabiner unintentionally disengages from another connector or object to which it is
coupled. ANSI Z359.0- 2007). Advanced Safety's connectors (snap
hooks and carabiners) are designed to be used only as specified in each product's user's
instructions.
Avoid the following types of connections:
Connection of two (or more) snap hooks or carabiners to one D-ring.
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Connection of a snap hook back to its integral lanyard or tied into itself unless
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otherwise specifically designed.
Direct connection of a snap hook to horizontal lifeline. Connect only to O-rings supplied
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by manufacturer.
Connection in a manner that results in a load on the gate. NOTE: Large throat opening
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snap hooks should not be connected to standard size
D-rings or similar objects, as such use will result in a load on the gate if the hook or
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D-ring twists or rotates. Large throat snap hooks are designed for use on structural
elements such as rebar or cross members that are not shaped in such a way that they
may capture the gate of the hook.
Connection to snap hooks or carabiners. Two snap hooks or carabiners locked to
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one another.
Direct connection to webbing lanyard, webbing loop, rope lanyard or tie-back (unless
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the manufacturer's instructions for both the lanyard and connector specifically allow
such a connection).