Latchways® Vertical Lifeline Systems

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Ryan recruited colleague George H. Deike to help realize his vision for a new company. Recognizing the critical importance of dependable, safe mining equipment, they went straight to one of the country’s great thinkers: Thomas Edison. The brilliant inventor helped Ryan and Deike create the electric cap lamp which, over the next 25 years, reduced mine explosions by an astounding 75 percent. Of all his inventions, this was the one that did the most for humanity, Edison would later say in life.

In the decades that have come and gone, MSA has continued to lead the charge for workplace safety. We’ve led the way with small first-aid kits and portable methane detectors, and harnessed new technologies to produce state-of-the-art thermal imaging cameras, ballistic helmets, and leading edge systems for gas and flame detection.

But we’ve never forgotten where we came from, or why we’re here. We’re called The Safety Company for a reason – a very important reason: Our goal, every single day, is to provide our customers with dependable, high-quality products, instruments, and service to help ensure a safe return home at the end of each work day.

Product Information

MSA’s range of Latchways® Engineered Vertical Lifeline Systems for ladders provide outstanding personal safety for individuals working on any type of fixed tower ladder, industrial ladder. Applications include cranes and silos.

MSA’s Latchways Engineered Vertical Lifeline Systems for towers, have the inherent flexibility to be configured for use on virtually any design of power transmission tower.

Such is the simplicity of the design concept that MSA Latchways® Engineered Vertical Lifeline Systems can be installed to follow the contours of the structure to which it is attached and so maximize its safety value in a working environment. Equally, the proven effectiveness of the system’s LadderLatch® & TowerLatch® units with its unique starwheel component provides workers with the security of being constantly attached to the system while also having both hands free to go about their duties. If a worker should fall from the system, the LadderLatch and TowerLatch units immediately locks onto the system cable and arrests the fall.

Can be fitted to follow the contours of the structure
Can be installed on all types of steel lattice structures, towers, masts and monopoles
Suitable for retrofitting or as part of a new build
The whole system is unobtrusive and lightweight
Operation is not affected by snow, ice or adverse weather conditions
Can be installed for use in virtually all environments
Can be integrated into a comprehensive system incorporating vertical, inclined and horizontal sections
Will support up to four workers on a single line
The LadderLatch and TowerLatch starwheel unit rotates freely through the intermediate cable guides to give the user continuous hands-free protection
In the event of a fall, the LadderLatch and TowerLatch device locks onto the cable and arrests the fall
Energy absorbers built into the system protect the end anchors from excessive loads should a fall from the system occur
The LadderLatch and TowerLatch device can be attached or detached at any point in the system
MSA Latchways ladder systems are easy to install and maintain
Comprehensive range of specialist components to enable installation on a wide variety of ladders and towers
Meets all appropriate international standards

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