EP2826947B1 - Vertical lifeline for elevated work - Google Patents

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EP2826947B1
EP2826947B1 EP13720981.3A EP13720981A EP2826947B1 EP 2826947 B1 EP2826947 B1 EP 2826947B1 EP 13720981 A EP13720981 A EP 13720981A EP 2826947 B1 EP2826947 B1 EP 2826947B1
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Florent Oriol
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/003—Indicating devices, e.g. user warnings or inclinators
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/18—Devices for preventing persons from falling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0043—Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore
    • A62B35/005—Vertical lifelines
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/0043—Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore
    • A62B35/0068—Anchors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
    • A62B35/00—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion
    • A62B35/04—Safety belts or body harnesses; Similar equipment for limiting displacement of the human body, especially in case of sudden changes of motion incorporating energy absorbing means
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06C—LADDERS
    • E06C7/00—Component parts, supporting parts, or accessories
    • E06C7/18—Devices for preventing persons from falling
    • E06C7/186—Rail or rope for guiding a safety attachment, e.g. a fall arrest system

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  • the present invention refers to a vertical lifeline having a cable for elevated work, wherein the lifeline comprises an upper anchoring system for anchoring the cable, which enables the user to gradually stop in the event of a fall, and prevents injuries to the user, absorbing part of the impact when the a prevention device is locked, so that the user does not have to absorb the entire impact.
  • Lifelines for vertical work are known in the state of the art, especially when said work is performed at great heights, such as in inner staircases in wind turbine towers, telecommunication towers, buildings undergoing rehabilitation, or in any vertical work requiring climbing through any climbing means, which may be manual, such as stairs, or mechanical, such as elevators. These lifelines guarantee the safety of the users in the event that they fall from great heights.
  • Known lifelines incorporate a cable that is arranged parallel to the climbing system, so that the users are anchored to said cable with some locking means that are capable of being released by easy manipulation to slide through the cable, thus enabling the user to climb, but also, if the user gets detached from the elevation system, said user will remain attached to the cable without falling.
  • Said lifeline's cable should be safely anchored to the upper part, since this is the point that must bear the weight of the cable and the entire load attached to said cable.
  • Attached to said anchor or upper anchoring system is the cable to which a fall prevention device is coupled, to which, in turn, some anchoring means are attached where the user hooks the body harness.
  • the fall prevention device is movable along the cable and can be locked/unlocked along said cable by the user during the process of climbing or descending the vertical ladder.
  • the aforementioned upper anchoring system for the cable may cause injuries for the user if the latter falls, due to the rigidity of said system, since the area of the user's body where the body harness is attached must instantly absorb all of the impact resulting from the fall prevention device being locked.
  • said systems have the disadvantage of breaking the safety chain during the operation of attaching or detaching the fall prevention device.
  • document CA2181858 discloses a vertical lifeline for elevated work according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising: an upper anchoring system arranged in the upper part of an installation; a lower anchoring system arranged on the lower part of the installation; and a cable, anchored to the anchoring systems, and configured both so as to be fastened to a user, as well as so as to be attached to a fall prevention device, wherein the upper anchoring system further comprises an energy absorption system enabling a gradual stop in the event of a fall.
  • an energy absorption system comprising: a movable body which is movable with respect to the upper anchoring system, wherein said movable body is attached to the cable; at least a breakable section comprised in the movable body; wherein the movable body has the shape of a plate and is rotatable around an articulation that is present in the upper anchoring system; and a surface, adjacent to the upper anchoring system, for actuating the breakable section(s).
  • the lifeline of the present invention solves all of the previously discussed disadvantages.
  • the present invention refers to a vertical lifeline for elevated work which comprises an upper anchoring system arranged on the upper part of the installation where the lifeline is arranged and a lower anchoring system placed on the lower part of said installation, wherein these systems enable the attachment of a cable to which a fall prevention device, which moves along the cable where the user is attached by a body harness or similar device, is coupled.
  • the cable's upper anchoring system further comprises an energy absorption system to gradually stop the user in the event of a fall and to prevent injuries to said user, since said energy absorption system takes on part of the impact when the fall prevention device is locked, so that the user does not have to absorb the entire impact.
  • the cable's upper anchoring system further comprises a secondary anchor point for the attachment of at least one user during the fall prevention system's lock and unlock operations, which prevents the safety chain from being broken, ensuring that the user is attached to the lifeline at all times throughout the use of the installation.
  • the lifeline further comprises some fall detection means which enable to instantly inform of the user's fall, with the subsequent advantages that arise from quickly being able to establish an appropriate rescue and/or safety plan in the event that it becomes necessary.
  • the lifeline for elevated work may be used in essentially vertical installations, i.e., which features a certain slope with respect to the vertical, but which fulfill the same aforementioned function.
  • a preferred embodiment of the lifeline of the present invention which comprises an upper anchoring system (1) arranged on the upper part of the installation (17) and a lower anchoring system (3) arranged on the lower part of the installation (17), these anchoring systems (1, 3) enabling to anchor a cable (4) to which a fall prevention device (5) is attached which is movable along the cable (4) and to which, in turn, some attachment means (6) are fixed, which in this preferred embodiment is a hook going through an opening of the fall prevention device (5), where the user is fastened.
  • the cable's upper anchoring system (1) comprises, in turn, an energy absorption system (2) which enables the gradual stop of the user in the event of a fall, where said energy absorption system (2) comprises a movable body (7) which is movable with respect to the upper anchoring system (1) and which is attached to the cable (4), the movable body (7) comprising at least one breakable section (8) which enables the user's gradually stop in the event of a fall.
  • the movable body (7) has the shape of a plate which is articulated at the upper anchoring system (1), so that in the event of a fall, the movable body (7) rotates around an articulation (9) that is present in the upper anchoring system (1), a surface (18) rigidly coupled to the upper anchoring system (1) thereby actuating at least a breakable section (8) in the movable body (7).
  • the movable body (7) comprises three breakable sections (8) which gradually break during the fall depending on the user's weight.
  • the cable's upper anchoring system (1) further comprises a secondary anchor point (10) for attaching the user during the lock and unlock operations of the fall prevention device (5), this secondary anchoring point (10) being fixed to a lateral of the upper anchoring system (1).
  • the lifeline further comprises some fall detection means (11) which comprise a safety electronic sensor which is placed in contact with the movable body (7) when said movable body (7) is in a stand-by position, Figure 2 , and is separated from said movable body (7) when said movable body moves with respect to the upper anchoring system (1) or rotates around the articulation (9) featured in said upper anchoring system (1), Figures 3 to 5 , so that it sends an alarm signal which may be integrated into the security protocol of the PLC monitoring the installation. This way, the PLC may send the alarm to the communications center and/or the rescue teams in order to implement a safety plan.
  • fall detection means (11) comprise a safety electronic sensor which is placed in contact with the movable body (7) when said movable body (7) is in a stand-by position, Figure 2 , and is separated from said movable body (7) when said movable body moves with respect to the upper anchoring system (1) or rotates around the articulation (9) featured in said upper anchoring system (1), Figures 3
  • the installation (17) is a ladder, where the upper anchoring system (1) is attached to the three upper steps (12) of said ladder, which prevents any risk of said upper anchoring system (1) moving with respect to the ladder.
  • the cable (4) is connected to the upper anchoring system (1) with a bezel and a thimble, without the possibility of using with single pieces.
  • the lower anchoring system (3) comprises a tensioner (13), a pretension indicator (14) and a fixing device (15) for fixing the cable (4) by using screws, where said lower anchoring system (3) is attached to the two lower steps (16) of the ladder.

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ES201230380A ES2385530B1 (es) 2012-03-13 2012-03-13 Línea de vida vertical para trabajos en altura
PCT/ES2013/070152 WO2013135929A1 (es) 2012-03-13 2013-03-11 Linea de vida vertical para trabajos en altura

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