Firmly anchored with Doka’s Falpro safety device

First published at CONEXPO-CON/AGG - March 12, 2020

Falling for Falpro: Doka’s safety system allows full freedom of movement

A new mobile personal fall-arrest system, the Falpro Mobile Fall Protection Anchor, closes a safety gap in formwork construction says its maker, formwork specialist Doka.

Current safety regulations in slab-formwork construction only conditionally satisfy the requirements of health, safety and ergonomics. The Falpro Mobile Fall Protection Anchor with its unique engineered anchoring design, closes this gap.

Doka, says that its Falpro system is designed especially for overhead anchorage of ANSI-approved PPE fall arresters.

Falpro has a maximum cable length of nearly 9m and enables contractors to work safely at the drop-off edge without trip hazards because the anchor point is always above head height. In its default position, the anchor point is almost 2.5m above the installation surface.

The attachment of approved loading straps or four-rod harness for relocation with a crane is made possible by the four foldable lashing rings on the base plate. The safety concept consists of an exclusive geometrical formed device, the automatic activation of the safety device and the base plate equipped with anti-slip mats.

On flat surfaces with an angle of less than 5%, the operator can determine the position of his or her anchor. There is unrestricted freedom of movement with 360-degree fall protection and a working radius of just over 9m.

Importantly, the 475kg Falpro system needs no anchoring to the structure upon which it sits. It is totally portable, has no counterweights, requires no installation work or anchoring, and has no effects on the structure.

Stand F3775