Ballantyne Tether Plate Claw 280

The Ballantyne Claw 280 is a roof tether plate designed and tested to 15kN, which rates it as a single-person fall arrest tether plate under AS/NZS 1891.4. Even with that rating, it should always be used with a travel restraint technique, and it has no internal energy absorber: an energy absorbing device must be used with it. It is only one part of a safety system, and every other device used with it must comply with AS/NZS 1891.

Suitable for

• Users trained in height safety
• Metal roof sheeting with a minimum base metal thickness of 0.42mm (Custom Orb)
• Working at heights in normal climatic conditions, including 360 degree roof work
• Direct connection of personal fall-arrest equipment for one person

Must not be used

• Without height safety training
• On shingled, aluminium sheet, asbestos or decramastic roofs
• As an anchor for temporary horizontal lifelines, for lifting or restraining equipment, or as an abseil anchor
• By more than 1 person or with more than 1 line
• If altered or misused in any way

Installation and inspection

A competent person must install the plate before anyone attaches to it, fixing it with a minimum of 4 screws to achieve 15 kN, and the roof sheeting must be able to sustain an ultimate load of at least 15kN. A competent person must inspect the plate before every use and at least every 12 months, recording the inspection in line with AS/NZS 1891.4. If it has arrested a fall or shows any defect, withdraw it from service immediately.