Mobile Man Anchor System

The Mobile Man Anchor has been specifically designed to provide short term safety for low frequency operations where guardrails are not provided, such as for maintenance of flat roofs or plant & equipment installed at roof level including air conditioning units, lightning conductors and telecommunications equipment.

Currently the lightest Anchor on the market, this  Mobile Man Anchor is extremely compact, portable and easily assembled. The anchor weights are supplied with suction cup rubber boots which protect the roof and increase friction resistance, enabling the anchor to be used on all roof membranes, even in wet weather. 

Mobile Man Anchor should, as far as is reasonably practical, only be used as a fall restraint system as opposed to fall arrest. When utilised as a restraint system, a fixed length lanyard should be used in order to ensure the operative is unable to reach the leading edge.

The Mobile Man Anchor should only be used as a fall arrest system as a last resort and after careful consideration. In this situation, the unit must be used in conjunction with a shock absorbing rope grab device with 14mm twisted rope.

Important Note: Please refer to Pages 30 and 31 of the O&M Manual (Contact us) for information on minimum height requirements and potential fall distances before using the Mobile Man Anchor as a fall arrest system.



Personal protective equipment, for use with the above unit:
AC202/02 Cobra rope grab, c/w absorber & hook
AC205 5m long or AC210 10m long, 14mm diameter Cobra rope
AB10113 Full body harness
AB011-CE Back Extension Strap

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The Mobile Man Anchor can be used on any flat roof or industrial steel pitched roof providing the structure is capable of taking the load of the unit (250kg) combined with the weight of the operative and any additional equipment. If the roof's pitch is greater than 15°, the Anchor must be placed on the opposite pitch to where the operative intends to work.

Linked Mobile Man Anchors
A series of Mobile Man Anchors can also be linked using our Horizontal Line System. This provides fall restraint protection for operatives while they travel between each Mobile Man Anchor and fall arrest once they are disconnected from the lifeline and connected directly to an individual anchor.

The horizontal lifeline provides the operative with hands-free operation so that when a bracket/Mobile Man Anchor is encountered, the shuttle attaching the operative to the system glides over the bracket without the need to detach, unless one wishes to attach to a particular Mobile Man Anchor in order to utilise it as a fall arrest system .

This type of installation is ideal if a free standing solution is required in order to avoid roof membrane penetration, or the roof design is not suitable for structural fixings associated with horizontal lifeline installations.

This configuration of equipment ensures compliance with HSG-33 requiring "demarcated" safe areas/routes to ensure operatives remain within a specific area. Providing the operative is either attached to the horizontal lifeline or Mobile Man Anchor they will remain protected from falling or accessing unprotected areas.


Consideration must be given to ensure that whilst the operative is in the "fall restraint" situation, attached to the horizontal lifeline, that they remain unable to reach any roof edge/void. If the operative needs to approach the roof edge, "fall arrest" situation, they must attach directly to the Mobile Man
Anchor only. Please contact us for more information on the system and recommended horizontal lifeline system.