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ASWPAB - Appendix B Appendix B ARBORIST FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT Fall Protection Component ASWP Performance Requirement Applicable Standard Life Line (Climbing Line) Meets minimum breaking strength 6,000 lbs (27 kN), manufactured for tree climbing purposes CSA Z259.2 .1-98 Connecting devices (carabiner, safety snap, friction device) Minimum breaking strength 22 kN (5,000 lbs.). Self-locking, with two operations to unlock. Double action, pull down, twist to open gate Maximum slippage no more than 1 metre. CSA Z259.12-01 Climbing Harness Meet or exceed CSA Z259.1-M99 CSA Z259.1-95-M99 Full Body Harness Meet or exceed CSA Z259.10-M90 CSA Z259.10-M90 Work Positioning Lanyard Snaps automatically close and lock. Meet or exceed CSA Z259.1-M99 CSA Z259.1-M99 Shock Absorbing Lanyard (Expanding Lanyard) Snaps automatically close and lock. Meet or exceed CSA Z259.1-M99 CSA Z259.1-M99 kN kilonewton conversion - multiply kN by 224.81 = lbs. force Page 147

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