Falltech APEX Pro Wood Pole Fall Restrict Device Manuel D'instructions page 10

5. With your pole climbers, take a step into the pole and pull your body forward, towards the pole. Note: Staying close to the pole takes
less energy and allows for a smoother climb.
6. With your body pulled in close to the pole, raise the strap as high as comfortably possible on the pole as shown in Figure 18.
7. Walk up the pole in the strap until its approximately waist level as shown in Figure 19 below.
8. With your body pulled in as close as possible to the pole, raise the strap again as high as comfortably possible. Repeat the process and
develop a rhythm. Note: Raising or flipping the strap simultaneously while stepping up with your lead leg allows you to move the strap
further up the pole.
5.4.2 Descending:
1. Step down as low as comfortably possible in the device.
2. Holding the Strap Handles, pull your body in towards the pole.
3. With one foot removed from the pole, lock your knee and aim below your foot towards the heart of the pole and drop.
4. Flip the strap down as low as possible and repeat.
5.4.3 Transferring over Obstructions: To cross over an obstruction, the use of a secondary device or system must be used to maintain 100% fall
protection tie-off. A secondary work positioning rope device is the recommended and most efficient way to meet this requirement.
1. Climb up and position the WPFRD as close to the bottom of the obstruction as possible.
2. Pass the secondary rope around the pole and over the obstruction, connecting from one Body Belt D-ring to the other as shown in
Figure 20 below. Note: Do not allow the secondary rope to have enough slack to exceed a potential 2-foot freefall at any point during
its attachment to the Body Belt.
Figure 20: Secondary Rope Device Installation
3. Disconnect the WPFRD from the pole and step up to reconnect it above the obstruction. See Figure 21 above.
4. Pass the WPFRD through the secondary rope and connect it a few inches above the obstruction.
5. Remove the secondary rope and continue the climb/ascent.
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Figure 18: Strap Raising Position
Figure 19: Strap Height for Repositioning
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Figure 21: WPFRD Connection over Obstruction
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