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Bridge and Form Guard Specs
Bridge and Form Guard™ System
Patents 6,173,809 • 6,439,344 • 6,688,427 and others
pending
Steel erectors have learned over the last several years about
the benefits of the quick attaching Beamguard™, for steel
erection. Beamguards™ come in various sizes (and a 90°
version for trusses) to cover beams and girders up to 5'
flange thickness and any width flange. However, many steel
erectors have asked repeatedly for a system they can use
when setting beams on concrete piers or columns, or while
setting precast members, including double T and bulb T
beams for bridge and building work. Preferred Safety has
recently introduced a patented system called the Bridge
and Form Guard™ that provides overhead horizontal lifeline
anchorage for two workers working together while setting
precast with post spacing of up to 60'. Clearance below,
with spacing as much as 50', is less than 11' (with retractors).
The system requires a hole for the pole to be set in at least
8"-12" deep in the top of concrete. Simple embeds (PVC
or metal pipe sleeves) are the easiest and require a little
planning during the girder concrete pour and are acceptable
to most design engineers. The system is a series of special
strength and shock absorbing aluminum poles with shock
absorbing toppers that provide a means to dissipate the energy
from the fall arrest, while maintaining rigidity to minimize total fall
distances. Lightweight intermediate poles save on weight,
installation costs, and overall system costs.
Standard shock absorbing lanyards (i.e. 900 lb.
Preferred Safety Series 231, 234 or equal) or retractables
(i.e. Preferred Safety 511RLWD-11 or 520RLCD-20 or equal)
may be used on the horizontal lifeline and two workers may
work within any two poles. Other workers may work on
the system as long as poles separate them from others.
Any reasonable number of lightweight intermediate poles
may be used in one line, with an end pole at the terminating
end, and workers can travel long distances. PassThrus™ at
intermediates are available for the versatile system to
minimize the use of the second lanyard technique for 100%
tie off. The system is useful for fall protection for erectors
connecting to any concrete structure, or setting concrete
precast. The installation and construction safety specialists
at Preferred Safety can help you with a special application,
as unique fall protection needs of erectors is Preferred Safety’s
specialty. Preferred Safety is proud to offer products that are
designed for and by erectors in the field. The new system is
added to the Guardline™, a total system that covers virtually
all erectors’ exposures. Other products included in this family
are the best-selling Beamguard™, Concrete Guard™, Rafter
Guard™, and Column Guard™.
