MSA has issued a User Safety Notice to inform you that they’ve received field reports of a limited number of Latchways Standard Self-Retracting Lifelines (SRL) in which some internal bolts came loose. MSA has not received any reports of injuries associated with this condition. However, they are requesting that you perform the actions outlined in their notice.

Over time, the loose bolts will be identifiable by the user as extraction of the cable from the SRL housing will no longer be possible. However, MSA’s investigation has determined that this may be preceded by a window of time in which a fall may not be arrested.

Their investigation has determined that a small percentage of the part numbers in Table 1 (pictured below) that were manufactured between May 11 and December 3, 2020, may be affected.

MSA is advising all customers remove from service and return to MSA for rework any Latchways Standard SRL with a part number shown in Table 1 AND a manufacturing date from 05/2020 to and including 12/2020.

For details on identifying potentially affected products, download the full MSA User Safety Notice:
http://s7d9.scene7.com/.../minesafe.../20032-04user%20notice

For questions regarding this User Safety Notice, please contact MSA Customer Service as follows: U.S., Canada, or U.S. Territories – 1-866-672-0005 or by email at: ProductSafetyNotices@MSAsafety.com

Credit: MSA