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The Travsafe® horizontal lifeline system provides a permanent Applications

engineered solution to your fall protection needs. These permanent • Building maintenance (rooftops with out guardrails or parapets)
systems are designed and installed by Travsafe® certified • Aircraft hangers (overhead systems to service the top of the
representatives and have custom designed solutions to meet the site- fuselage and wings)
specific requirements. Travsafe® is a hands free system that allows • Bridges and viaducts
up to 7 users (maximum if conditions allow) simultaneously. The • Oil and gas installations
systems can be designed to allow unhindered travel for unlimited • Distribution facilities
distances with out the need to disconnect and reconnect at the • Overhead cranes
anchorages. • Industrial plants
The Travsafe® twin wire rope horizontal lifeline system provides for
smooth travel compared to single line systems. The twin wire ropes Applicable standards
allow the traveller to sit true and move freely over the intermediate • OSHA, ANSI, CSA and Provincial occupational health and safety
anchors, minimizing wear and eliminating user assistance. The user’s acts and regulations
hands remain free to accomplish whatever task is required.
Compatible personal fall protection equipment also required
Features • Full-body harness
• The twin lines ensure smooth hands free travel over anchors • Shock-absorbing lanyard or self-retracting device
and around corners.
• When a fall occurs, the traveller’s jaws close tightly around the WARNING
lines Regulations state that horizontal lifelines shall be designed,
• The Travsafe® system contains relatively few components when installed and used under the supervision of a qualified person,
compared to other systems professional engineer, as part of a complete personal fall arrest
• The system can be supplied with stainless steel or aluminum system.
anchorage and stainless steel or galvanized wire rope.
• The system can be secured to walls, floors or ceilings
• The system has a large tolerance. Anchors can be offset and
travel remains smooth.
• When properly designed and installed, the system meets all
OHSA, ANSI and CSA requirements

Shock-absorbing Body harness Dual-line wire rope

safety lanyard
End sleeves Intermediate
anchor
Shock-absorbing
Shock-absorbing
sleeves
sleeves

End anchor
Traveller

50 ft. (15 m) max.

Sub-section 200 ft. (60 m) max.

The Travsafe® system

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The Travsafe® traveller

The Travsafe® traveller is a mobile anchor point. It is comprised of two jaws that hold the traveller onto the wire ropes and automatically grip
when a fall occurs. The traveller is made entirely out of stainless steel and comes in three models.

Traveller Removable traveller Rollsafe traveller

The standard traveller is captive along the The removable traveller (optional) can be The rollsafe traveller is for use with
lifeline and can only be inserted or removed engaged or disengaged anywhere along the overhead systems. It insures the smooth
at end anchors that are found at each end lifeline, provided the means of access and travel of heavy retractable blocks and long
of the system. egress are safe. lanyards.

The intermediate anchors

The Travsafe® lifelines are supported by either a custom extruded aluminum intermediate anchor or a cast stainless steel one. They are anchored to
the structure by a type A325 (M16) or equivalent mounting fastener. They have two parallel borings along their length for passage of the wire ropes.

Aluminium intermediate anchor Stainless steel intermediate anchor

The end anchors

The end anchor is similar to the intermediate anchor with the addition of an end stop. This end stop or anti return lever allows a traveller to easily
enter the system but does not allow it to come off unintentionally. The end stop is equipped with a spring located at the rotation axis that returns
the stop back to the closed position after the traveller has been inserted.

Aluminium end anchor Stainless steel end anchor

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Travsafe® wire rope Lifeline system

continues
Opening for a
A325 fastener

Shock-absorbing sleeves

1 in. (25 mm) End stop with spring

wire rope
Rubber end caps

End anchor

Traveller entry End plate

point
End sleeves

Travsafe® end anchor aluminium assembly

Traveller moves in
either direction
Opening for a A325
fastener

Chamfered ends

Intermediate Anchor

Traveller moves in
either direction
Travsafe® wire rope

Travsafe® aluminium anchor assembly

Shock-absorbing sleeves
The end anchors and some specific intermediate anchors are equipped with shock-absorbing sleeves. These shock-absorbing sleeves are
engineered to reduce the impact force of a fall on the lifeline. The shock-absorbing sleeves are positioned at corners, at each end anchor of the
lifeline and at each side of an intermediate anchor every 200 ft. (60 m).

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The Travsafe® wire rope

The Travsafe® wire rope is available in two types. Galvanized wire rope is intended for occasional use under moderate
conditions. Stainless steel wire rope is recommended when frequent use of the system is planned or it is located in a
severe climate.
• 5⁄16 in. (8.3 mm) galvanized steel wire rope
• 5⁄16 in. (8.3 mm) stainless steel wire rope

Travsafe® installation
The anchors can be mounted to ceilings, wall or floors. A Travsafe® system can incorporate a combination of these
mounting methods if designed and installed properly.
When mounted to the wall, a 4 to 6 ft. (1.2 to 1.8 m) distance from the floor is considered optimum.
When mounted to the ceiling, a maximum height of 50 ft. (15 m) between the user and Travsafe® system is recommended
when using retractable lanyards. If you are using lifelines and with rope grabs, greater heights are achievable.
When mounted to the floor, it is recommended to place the system clear of the work area yet close enough to aid in the
reduction of additional dynamics on the system as this configuration almost always results in higher loading.

Overhead installation

Wall installation

Floor installation

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Corners
Travsafe® permits the lifeline to negotiate the angles of internal, external and flat (floor) corners. The traveller smoothly passes all corner variations.

Shock-absorbing
Intermediate anchor sleeves
Traveller A
Traveller
B

Shock-absorbing Intermediate anchor

A

sleeves

A
Shock-absorbing
sleeves

min. max.
min. max.
A 5" (125 mm) 2'0" (600 mm)
A 1'3" (375 mm) 1'7" (475 mm)
B 5" (125 mm) n/a
B
Horizontal outside corner Vertical outside corner

A
A
1-3/4" (45 mm)
B
A

Traveller
Traveller Intermediate anchor
Intermediate anchor
Shock-absorbing
Shock-absorbing sleeves
sleeves

min. max. min. max.

A 1'3" (375 mm) 3'2" (970 mm) A 1'4" (420 mm) 3'0" (920 mm)
B B 5" (125 mm) n/a

Horizontal inside corner Vertical inside corner

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Intermediate anchor – Aluminum – J300268004

ø 137⁄64 in. (40 mm)
ø 21⁄32 in. (16,5 mm) 21⁄4 in. (57 mm)
ø 11⁄32 in. (8,5 mm)

249⁄64 in. (70 mm)

ø 1⁄2 in. (12,5 mm)

131⁄32 in. (50 mm)

(44 mm)
147⁄64 in.
529⁄32 in. (150 mm)

End anchor – Aluminum – J300268901

231⁄64 in. (63 mm)

(10 mm)
13
⁄32 in.
31
⁄64 in. (12 mm)
13⁄16 in. (30 mm)

249⁄64 in. (70 mm)

Intermediate anchor – Stainless steel – J300268025

ø 21⁄32 in. (16,5 mm) ø 111⁄32 in. (34 mm) 21⁄4 in. (57 mm)
ø 31⁄64 in. (12 mm)
131⁄32 in. (50 mm)
249⁄64 in. (70 mm)

(44 mm)
147⁄64 in.

ø 23⁄64 in. (9 mm)

47⁄64 in. (104 mm)

End anchor – Stainless steel – J300268916

⁄64 in. (8 mm)
21
241⁄64 in. (67 mm)

ø 23⁄64 in. (8,8 mm)

ø 1⁄2 in. (12,4 mm)

249⁄64 in. (70 mm)

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