FK-503 FA3 10 m Cable Self-Retracting Fall-Arrester Block

The FK-503 FA3 is PGTEC's 10 metre galvanized-cable self-retracting lifeline, certified to EN 360 and aimed at installers who work over large open floor plates, long crane-runway beams, portal frames and tall structural steel bays where a 6 m block simply will not reach. The taller cylindrical aluminium housing with navy-blue top and bottom covers encloses a longer drum, a high-capacity return spring and the same proven centrifugal brake used across the FA series, paying out and retracting 10 m of 5 mm galvanized wire rope smoothly and locking within a controlled arrest distance the moment a fall is detected. Peak arresting force is held below 6 kN, protecting both the worker and the structure, and a large forged swivel snap hook with screw-gate closure removes the risk of accidental gate opening on rotating work. The FA3 is typically anchored overhead on a trolley, beam cart or fixed anchor point and rides with the worker as they move along a beam or roof truss, effectively turning a long walkway into a continuous fall-protected route. At 2.4 kg it is light enough to be carried between jobs yet robust enough for bridge steelwork, petrochemical tank-farm access, curtain-wall installation and power-line substation construction. PGTEC supplies the FA3 with an inspection logbook, a five-year warranty and full spare-parts availability, and it pairs with the PGTEC FK-508 rigid-rail system where permanent overhead protection is required.