Safety Rail Systems

A Higher Standard of Safety

Track and car systems have long been used to provide a mobile attachment point for crew when cleaning the hull, superstructure and windows of large motor yachts and other vessels. With today’s greater awareness of workplace risks, boat builders and surveyors are seeking to ensure a high standard of safety by specifying systems that are purpose designed, tested and standards approved. Ronstan supports this approach, which can only improve the safety and security of the persons using these systems in their everyday work, and has developed safety rail systems which have been tested and certified by Lloyd’s Register to meet European Standard EN795:2012 Type D.

Ronstan Safety Rail Systems
Ronstan safety rail systems provide a method of attachment for use in conjunction with personal protection equipment to protect against falls from a height, such as when working outside of conventional guardrails for cleaning and maintenance purposes on yachts or other vessels. They should not be used for lifting equipment or any other purpose.

Features

Certified to meet European Standard EN795:2012 Type D.
Marine grade aluminium alloy cars, track rails and end stops, anodised for corrosion protection and long service life.
Recirculating Torlon® ball bearings for free running, low friction performance and low maintenance.
Grade 316 forged stainless steel pivoting shackles for lanyard attachment.
Rubber buffers for reduced vibration and to lift pivoting shackles away from car body for quick access.
Spring-loaded stainless steel plunger for simple, positive re-positioning at stop locations. Can be locked in the disengaged position to allow free movement along the track rail. The elliptical knob is easy to grip and turn, and indicates clearly whether the plunger is engaged or not.
The track rail can be mounted in either a vertical or horizontal plane as shown below.

System Description
The complete safety rail system consists of the following components:

One track rail with stop holes at 50mm (1 31/32”) centres and mounting holes at 100mm (3 15/16”) centres.
One tandem car assembly consisting of two cars joined together with a connecting plate.
Each car has a single attachment point for personal protection equipment.
One of the cars has a spring-loaded plunger to allow the assembly to be fixed in position at any of the stop holes in the track rail. This plunger can be disengaged to allow the free movement of the car assembly along the rail.
Two end stops installed at the extremities of the track rail.

Options

Longer runs can be achieved by using more than one section of track rail and trimming to length as required, provided that the distance between mounting fasteners never exceeds 100mm (3 15/16”). The available RC1221J track joining insert should be used to aid alignment when fitting multiple sections of track rail.
Additional sliding cars for supporting tools or equipment can be connected to the main tandem car RCC22-2 or RCC30-2A with the connector plate RCC22-4.

Important Advice
Ronstan safety rail systems are tested and certified to the European Standard EN795;2012 Type D by Lloyd’s Register, Copenhagen (Denmark), and are appropriate for single person use with an energy absorber to the EN355 standard. They must only be used with personal protection equipment (harnesses, lanyards, fall arresters and other devices) that are approved to the relevant CE or other standards for such equipment. Each harness or device must be secured to a separate attachment point.

Full installation, usage and maintenance details are available under the SUPPORT tab on the Ronstan web site.