Fall Protection Rope Grab System

The rope grab is used as part of a complete fall arrest system.

Fall protection rope grab system.

Once you let go the rope grab latches to the rope and will no longer move up and down. This way you won t fall any further. Free shipping on orders over 100. A pea is used to limit the fall arrest shock.

The manual rope grab is basically a metal hand trigger. Rope grabs allow workers to adjust the length of the lifeline and can be useful when workers are moving about the roof frequently. Our customers typically use 3 8 galvanized cable with a 7 x 19 twist for their cable lifelines. Osha 1910 66 appendix c defines a rope grab as a deceleration device which travels on a lifeline and automatically frictionally engages the lifeline and locks so as to arrest the fall of an employee.

Work restraint system where the length of the lanyard connection is set with a rope grab. This inexpensive and very popular system is the fall protection system of choice for many roofers. A cable grab or rope grab is the device that allows a worker to move up and down rail climbing or vertical lifeline systems. Stainless steel fall protection cable grabs for use on 5 16 and 3 8 aircraft cable.

The anchored ropes can be as long as necessary making this form of fall protection highly versatile. These units will also fit 7mm wire rope cable if that is specified for you fall arrest system. Shop trailing models that allow hands free work marine grade styles or descender rope grabs at grainger. If you do fall do not grab onto the rope grab and pull the trigger.

Maximum permissible free fall is six feet. The guardian fall protection rope grab is easy to install and is designed to lock automatically in the event of a fall. Protection of a worker on scaffolding powered platforms or riding a boatswain s chair. Some exclusions apply guardian rope positioning device assembly.

Such systems generally include a lifeline rope grab lanyard and full body harness body support. Give your workers freedom to move up or down on a vertical line with rope grabs from grainger. Upgear s red yellow and green color coding system identifies the 3 products in the fall protection system. Rope grabs are available in a variety of configurations are compatible with 5 8 safety ropes and are supremely durable.

Anchor connector and harness. A rope grab usually employs the principle of inertial locking cam lever locking or both. In these situations the traditional method is to use a long lanyard rope with a rope grab and a personal energy absorber pea.