Premium Cross Arm Straps

The Premium Cross Arm Straps is a versatile safety anchor that is typically used as an anchor point in commercial and residential construction.  This Guardian Fall Protection safety product is available in two lengths.  The Premium Cross Arm Straps twelve foot (12 ft.) and the Premium Cross Arm Straps six foot (6 ft.) safety anchors have a large D-Ring at one end and a small D-Ring at the other end.

Premium Cross Arm Straps

Prior to each use of the Cross Arm Straps safety anchor complete a full safety inspection.  Start by reviewing each D-Ring; make sure there are no cracks, rust or bends. Give the strap a good once over for chemical burns, cuts and tears.

Safety inspection of the D-Ring

My recommendation is that you make a photo copy of the instruction tag prior to first use. Keep this paper copy protected, review the instructions outlined on the tag prior to each use. The tag has a tendency to fade, curl and get damaged over time.  Making and using a copy of the tag and keeping  your safety records on the paper copy will ensure that you will always have access to this very valuable information.

Premium Cross Arm Straps – instructions tag

Many users are unsure about the proper use and installation of this Safety Anchor.  Wrapping the Cross Arm Strap one time around a beam, placing the two D-Rings and attaching a Shock Absorbing Lanyard or a Retractable Lifeline / Yo-Yo is an incorrect use for the Fall Protection product.

Incorrect use of the Premium Cross Arm Straps

The correct use and installation of this Safety Anchor is to wrap the Cross Arm Strap around the beam as many times as possible and removing all slack. If you are not able to take out all of the slack, make sure that you add the length of any slack to your safety / fall calculation. For example if you are using a six foot (6 ft.) Shock Absorbing Lanyard; add the length of the slack from the Cross Arm Strap Anchor into your fall calculation. Always allow for a three foot safety factor in your calculation.

Correct use of the Premium Cross Arms Strap

The Cross Arms Strap Safety Anchor should only be used for Fall Protection purposes only! Do not use this product for hooking it up to a forklift and moving equipment around or pulling a car or truck out of mud or gravel. By using this product for non fall protection uses you can stretch and stress the strap out so it will not provide the Fall Arrest results it was designed to deliver.

My name is Mike Maloney the Safety Guy and this has been an overview of the use of the Cross Arm Strap Safety Anchor from Guardian Fall Protection.