ManSafe® for Wind Turbines

The complete fall protection solution for wind turbine access

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The complete safety solution

Latchways plc—the global leader in fall protection solutions—now offers the complete solution for your turbines and met masts. Whether onshore or offshore, we provide high performance, durable systems for use during construction, operations and maintenance right through to decommissioning—ensuring the safety of your technicians when working at height, even in the harshest environments.

The ManSafe® Sealed Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL)—when combined with a fixed, custom-made post—allows safe, unhindered access from vessel to turbine. Once inside the turbine, the tailored cable system for internal aluminium ladders provides safe, permanent attachment without the need to remove the cable from the intermediate wire guides allowing safe ground to nacelle transition.

Image courtesy of REpower UK

ManSafe for Wind Turbines

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CompatibilityLatchways’ systems can be specified at the project design stage and installed at the time of construction. Solutions have been designed to ensure systems can be used in conjunction with lifts and climb assist. Several major retrofit programmes have been completed for key clients. Specific clients have also requested testing using their chosen harness.

Tailored solutionLatchways’ in-depth knowledge of both the fall protection and energy industries means they can offer a tailored solution depending on your requirements. When Latchways is specified time is spent with the turbine manufacturers to develop optimum solutions suiting their specific tower internals.

TestingAll Latchways systems are manufactured to exceed the highest international standards. Latchways’ strong belief in extensive independent testing ensures that all products exceed current performance standards.

Industry partnerships

Turbine manufacturers we work with:

• Vestas, Nordex, GE, Siemens, AER, Alstom Ecotecnia, REpower UK.

Wind farm owners we work with:

• E.ON, RES, Scottish Power, DONG, SCIRA, Scottish and Southern Energy Airtricity, RWE npower renewables.

Compatible with tower internals from:

• Zarges, Hailo and Avanti.

Ground to nacelle transition

For ascending the internal ladder of a turbineA vertical cable-based fall protection system allows a hands-free unhindered solution for ascending the ladder within a turbine, suitable for both new build and retrofit. The system has been designed to be used with the TowerLatch® unit—a device that secures the climber to the cable via the chest D-ring on their harness. In the event of a fall the device immediately locks onto the cable and a built-in webbing strop then facilitates a rescue using the cut away technique.

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Key Facts

TUV NEL testing:

• anthropometricdummiesonverticalcablesystem

• compatibilitywiththeTractelclimbassistsystem

• differentharnesstypes

Exceeds the requirements of:

• EN353:12002

• CSAZ259.2.1-98

• ANSIZ359.1-2007

• AS/NZS1891.3-1997

• OSHACompliant

Tested and passed the potential new test for EN353-1 standard

CE marked

In-line tension indicating discThe system shown consists of two x 1 x 19 swageless terminals which are mated together with a yolk containing the Latchways tension indicating disc. This can be positioned above the lower platform enabling the system pre-tension to be checked without the need to open the hatch door and climb down into the lower platform area.

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ManSafe for Wind Turbines

D Ring

Vertical energy absorber

Intermediate wire guides

Stainless steel cable

Rung-mounted bottom anchor

Simple retrofit installation

Retro fit post

TowerLatch unitThe TowerLatch unit secures the climber to the fall protection cable via the chest D-ring, which allows free movement up and down the structure, but immediately locks onto the cable in the event of a fall. The unit incorporates a webbing strop to facilitate rescue. Also available with integrated shock pack.

Vessel to turbine transition

For access to offshore turbinesThe Sealed SRL offers a dependable means of fall protection whilst climbing any offshore wind turbine access ladder.

Designed to work in the harshest conditions, the Sealed SRL has undergone extensive, independently verified testing to ensure consistent, reliable performance.

The Sealed SRL has been developed with a number of unique features to provide a smarter, safer, stronger and better alternative to traditional SRLs.

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Smarter, safer, stronger, better• Patentedfrictionlessbrakingsystemthatwon’tgooutof

adjustment and ensures consistent braking performance in any conditions

• 100%reliableFullContact™ locking mechanism that won’t freeze, hang up or corrode

• Manufacturedfromhighqualitycomponentstoensurematerial compatibility and durability

• Lockingmechanismandabsorberarecompletelyimpenetrable to material/moisture ingress via rubber gaskets

• Fieldserviceabilitysignificantlyreducesthelifetimecost of ownership of the product

Minimum replacement component required

The Latchways tether line system allows easy access to the user attachment point of the Sealed SRL. Two variations are available as shown.

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Key FactsExceeds the requirements of:

• EN:3602002

• ANSIZ359.1-1999

• ANSIZ359.1-2007

• OSHA1910.66

• OSHA1926.502

• CSAZ259.2.2-98

5 year warranty

Available in 15 m and 25 m

Ingress Protection rating of IP68 and IP69K

2,000 hours of corrosion resistance testing

ManSafe for Wind Turbines

Simple retrofit installation

Electro polished stainless steel retro fit post

Unique field serviceable Sealed SRL

Rigid attachment, yet easily released

Fixed or loop tether line options

Latchways plc, Hopton Park, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2JP, England

Tel: +44 (0)1380 732700 Fax: +44 (0)1380 732701

Email: info@latchways.com Website: www.latchways.com

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ManSafe®, TowerLatch® and LadderLatch® are registered trademarks of Latchways plcFull Contact™ is a trademark of Latchways plc

Images shown are for visual purposes only, hook configuration may vary by industry.