In order to create an anchor point for workers who work in unprotected areas the situation needs to be assessed on beforehand. Is there any possibility of mounting a permanent anchor or are there any tie back points available for temporary anchorage?

A personal tie back point can also temporarily be created by means of a sling anchorage system. A sling is a mobile attachment point made of polyamide webbing and comes in various sizes. This mobile anchor point can be connected to for example concrete beams inside a building and so create the possibility for direct user anchorage or installing a temporary lifeline as seen in this image. Read more…

A temporary horizontal lifeline (or horizontal anchor line) is a temporary adjustable lifeline system that can be connected to anchor points which are 5 and 25 meters (16.4 and 82 feet) apart. The advantage of using a temporary lifeline instead of an anchor point is that the user of the system has more freedom movement and a larger range when it comes to a work area. XSPlatforms offers two types of temporary anchor lines, one for a maximum of two users and one which can carry the loads of four users at the same time. Read more…