Abstract: The fall arrester (10) for a fall protection system can be guided in a guide rail (12) and a protected person can be fastened to an anchor point of the fall arrester. The fall arrester (10) comprises a locking device (30) which can be shifted between a first, unlocked position an a second position locking the fall arrester on the guide rail. A holding device retains the locking device back in the first unlocked position. The locking device is preloaded into the second, locking position. The fall arrester (10) further comprises an electrical/electronic speed determining device (60) and an electronic control system (70) for releasing the holding device when a pre-determined speed is exceeded, and thereby releasing the locking device (30) for shifting to the second, locking position.

Abstract: The intermediate holder (10) for a safety rope (38) of an overhead safety rope system comprises a base (12) and a yoke (14) which bears a guide tube (16), in which the safety rope (38) can be secured, and which is articulated at its upper end on the base (12) at an articulation point. At its lower end, the yoke (14) supports the guide tube (16) from below at an angle of 0 to 90° to the connection line between the articulation point of the yoke (14) on the base (12) and the guide tube (16). The yoke (14) is cut out in the form of a C such that it can grip laterally around a runner (40) guided on the safety rope (38).