Guardian FABX User manual

FABX
RETRACTABLE TYPE
FALL ARRESTER
Parts # ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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Instruction Manual
Do not throw instructions away.
Read and understand instructions before
using this equipment.
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24 Brugsanvisning Dansk
31 Gebrauchsanleitung Deutsch
38 Manuel d’instructions Français
45 Manuale di istruzioni Italiano
52 Bruksanvisning Svenska

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85627 REV. E
English
EU Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FABX1 Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10227, 10228, 10229, 10230, 10231, 10232, 10233
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598),
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 9 February 2022
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and with the European harmonised
standard(s) EN360:2002, and is identical to the PPE which is the subject of EU Type Examination
(Module B) under certificate number 0598/PPE/22/2305 issued by:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598)
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland

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85627 REV. E
UK Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FABX1 Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10227, 10228, 10229, 10230, 10231, 10232, 10233
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 8 February 2022
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment as
brought into UK law and amended and with the UK designated standard(s) EN360:2002; and is
identical to the PPE which is the subject of UK Type Examination (Module B) under certificate number
0120/PPE/220122 issued by:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
English

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85627 REV. E
EU Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FABX2 Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10235, 10236, 10237, 10240, 34015, 34017
Including variants
FABX2 OS Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10239, 10241, 34016
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598),
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 16 March 2022
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and with the European harmonised
standard(s) EN360:2002, and is identical to the PPE which is the subject of EU Type Examination
(Module B) under certificate number 0598/PPE/22/2317 issued by:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598)
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland
English

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85627 REV. E
UK Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 15 March 2022
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment as
brought into UK law and amended and with the UK designated standard(s) EN360:2002; and is
identical to the PPE which is the subject of UK Type Examination (Module B) under certificate number
0120/PPE/220232 issued by:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
English
FABX2 Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10235, 10236, 10237, 10240, 34015, 34017
Including variants
FABX2 OS Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10239, 10241, 34016

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85627 REV. E
English
EU Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FABXL Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10246, 10247, 10252, 10253, 10257, 10258
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598),
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 10 February 2022
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and with the European harmonised
standard(s) EN360:2002, and is identical to the PPE which is the subject of EU Type Examination
(Module B) under certificate number 0598/PPE/22/2296 issued by:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598)
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland

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85627 REV. E
UK Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FABXL Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10246, 10247, 10252, 10253, 10257, 10258
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 10 February 2022
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment as
brought into UK law and amended and with the UK designated standard(s) EN360:2002; and is
identical to the PPE which is the subject of UK Type Examination (Module B) under certificate number
0120/PPE/220127 issued by:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
English

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85627 REV. E
English
EU Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FAB3W Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10224, 10225, 10226
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598),
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 9 December 2021
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and with the European harmonised
standard(s) EN360:2002, and is identical to the PPE which is the subject of EU Type Examination
(Module B) under certificate number 0598/PPE/21/2760 issued by:
SGS Fimko Oy (0598)
P.O. Box 30 (Särkiniementie 3),
00211 HELSINKI,
Finland

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85627 REV. E
UK Declaration of Conformity
The manufacturer:
Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
New Road, Sheerness,
Kent, ME12 1PZ,
United Kingdom
declares under its sole responsibility that the range of PPE described hereafter:
FAB3W Retractable Type Fall Arrester
10224, 10225, 10226
and is subject to the conformity assessment procedure to type (Module D) of the Regulation under
surveillance of Notified Body:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
Signed for and on behalf of: Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd t/a Guardian Fall
Name: Peter Upcott Place: Sheerness, Kent
Position: Interim Compliance Manager Date: 5 November 2021
Signature:
is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment as
brought into UK law and amended and with the UK designated standard(s) EN360:2002; and is
identical to the PPE which is the subject of UK Type Examination (Module B) under certificate number
0120/PPE/210334 issued by:
SGS United Kingdom (0120)
Rossmore Industrial Estate, Inward Way,
Ellesmere Port, CH65 3EN
United Kingdom
English

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85627 REV. E
Applicable Safety Standards
Meets or exceeds:
EN360:2002
Product Specific Applications
May be used to support a MAXIMUM 1 in
a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) for
use in Fall Arrest applications and will
reduce fall arrest forces to no greater than 6kN.
No free fall is permitted.
D-ring: Dorsal (rear), Sternal (chest)
Limitations
Fall Clearance: There must be suicient
clearance below the work surface to arrest
a fall before the user strikes the ground or an
obstruction. When calculating fall clearance,
account for a MINIMUM 1m safety factor,
deceleration distance, harness stretch, free fall,
swing fall, lifeline deflection (if applicable) and
all other applicable factors. CP must check all
components of PFAS to calculate fall clearance
required.
See Diagram A on page 20
Swing Falls: Prior to installation or use,
eliminate or minimise all swing fall hazards.
Swing falls occur when the anchor is not
directly above the location where a fall occurs.
Always work as close to in line with the anchor
point as possible. Swing falls significantly
increase the likelihood of serious injury or
death in the event of a fall. Swing fall must be
included in fall clearance calculations.
For All Product Applications
Maximum user weight (including all
clothing, tools, and equipment) is:
FABX1, FABX2, FABXL: 136kg
FAB3W: 150kg
Anchorage point in PFAS must be rated
to withstand minimum 12kN load and be
EN 795:2012 or 1997+A1:2000 approved.
The job site Competent Person (CP) must
ensure that there are sufficiently strong and
accessible anchorage points in the working
environment. Anchorages should be overhead
when possible and the area beneath and
around them should be clear of obstruction and
sharp edges. Always attach to an anchorage
that is as close to the point of work and as high
above head as possible without restricting
free movement. The user should be aware
at all times of which attachment points to
use; if not immediate obvious they must seek
confirmation from the CP. Always ensure that
the means of attachment to the anchorage is
secure before beginning work.
Competent Person Definition
The job site safety supervisor, referred to in this manual as
the Competent Person (CP), must be a highly trained and
experienced person who is assigned by the employer to
be responsible for all elements of the fall safety program;
this includes, but is not limited to, program regulation,
management, and application. The CP must be proficient
in identifying existing and predictable fall hazards, and
must have the authority to stop work to eliminate hazards or
otherwise promote safe and compliant work practices.
Risk Statement
The device is designed to protect against
falls from height and reduce peak forces
generated during a fall below 6kN, when used in
accordance with this manual.
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