SELF-RETRACTING LANYARDS FOR DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTS

These cable and web self-retracting lanyards from can be purchased with corrosion-resistant thermoplastic, zinc plated steel, or stainless steel housings depending on the customer application.

Rigid Lifelines™ (Morgantown, PA) an international provider of overhead rigid track fall arrest and fall restraint systems and accessories, announces a new line of self-retracting lanyards. The new line of cable and web self-retracting lanyards (SRLs) are available in lengths from 18 ft to 50 ft and can be purchased through the Rigid Lifelines™ dealer network. “It was a natural evolution for us to start selling our own line of self-retracting lanyards” says Michael Evanko, the company marketing manager. “These new products are high quality and built tough for the demanding environments that workers encounter in industry. They complement our rigid track fall protection systems and play a critical role in our efforts to provide industry leading turnkey fall protection solutions.”

These self-retracting lanyards protect workers from significant fall distance by utilizing cam-driven locking pawls that are engineered to activate during a free fall event and ensure that a typical fall is arrested within 2 ft (.6 m) or less. The SRLs will also reduce the fall forces imposed on a fallen worker to 900 lb (4 kN) maximum arresting force (MAF) or less. The SRL lock–up speed, combined with patented rigid track fall protection technology, allows workers to feel more secure that fall distance will be limited, thus reducing the possibility they will impact obstacles during a free fall.

These SRLs can be purchased with corrosion-resistant thermoplastic, zinc plated steel, or stainless steel housings depending on the customer application. During the early summer months of 2011, the line will be expanded further to include shorter length models specifically engineered for close proximity applications.

Rigid Lifelines™ a division of the industry leading material handling company, Spanco, Inc., engineers and manufactures overhead fall protection systems that utilize enclosed steel and aluminum track with a rolling trolley. Their unique brand of fall protection provides a ground breaking alternative to cable fall protection systems, and provides decreased fall distance through its rigid design that eliminates deflection during a fall event. The company has designed and installed over 2,000 fall protection systems in the field and has locations in Morgantown, Pennsylvania and Las Vegas, Nevada. www.rigidlifelines.com