FK-504 FA4 15 m Retrieval-Winch Fall-Arrester Block

The FK-504 FA4 is PGTEC's heavy-duty 15 metre retrieval-winch self-retracting lifeline, certified to EN 360 and built for confined-space entry, tank inspection, wind-turbine nacelle access and tower maintenance where the worker must not only be arrested in the event of a fall but also recovered immediately without a second entry team. The rectangular silver-aluminium housing with navy-blue side panels carries a sealed drum of 15 m of 6 mm galvanized wire rope, a centrifugal fall-arrest brake and a separate hand-crank retrieval winch with a folding black grip on the side, so a banksman can raise or lower a suspended worker at a controlled rate from a safe location. The top mounting bracket fixes to a tripod, davit arm, manhole frame or permanent anchor, and a large steel swivel hook at the cable end connects directly to the dorsal D-ring of an EN 361 harness. Peak arresting force is limited below 6 kN and arrest distance is controlled within the EN 360 envelope, while the integrated winch doubles as a rescue winch meeting the practical requirements of EN 1496 category A recovery practice. At 8.5 kg the FA4 is a genuine workhorse for confined-space teams, rescue crews and wind-farm contractors, and PGTEC supplies it with a mounting bracket, a user manual, inspection logbook and a five-year warranty, making it the natural choice for any task where fall arrest and post-fall rescue cannot be separated.