Connectors and Snaphooks
{"Image DocumentName": "Connectors and Snaphooks", "Image ImageDescription": "Snaphooks lock in place. Nonlocking snaphooks are prohibited. Do not engage snaphooks to the following. Webbing or rope. Another snap hook. D-ring with another snaphook attached. Horizontal lifeline. Object incompatible in shape or dimension. Background for the Trainer. Bring examples of different types of connectors and snaphooks used by your company. Speaker\u2019s Notes. Connectors include snaphooks and rings that are used to attach the lifeline, lanyard, etc., to the anchor and the harness. Check snaphooks to be sure they properly lock into place. Also make sure the snaphooks fit and are compatible with the member to which they will be connected. Self-locking snaphooks will automatically lock shut after they have been hooked. The worker must manually unlock the snaphook in order to release it. As of January 1, 1998, the use of nonlocking snaphooks has been prohibited. Rings have been known to roll out of nonlocking snaphooks. Do not engage snaphooks to the following unless they are designed for the specific application: Directly to webbing, rope, wire rope. To another snaphook. To a D-ring with another snaphook or connector attached. To a horizontal lifeline. To an object incompatible in shape or dimension relative to the snaphook. This may cause the connected object to depress the snaphook keeper and the snaphook may be released unintentionally /0309 Copyright \u00a9 2003 Business & Legal Reports, Inc.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}