In reply to Iamgregp:
He's using a pretty standard multi-pitch belay technique if you hail from the Eastern Alps, which is a direct belay off the anchors. There are various methods but most limit the size of the sling or loop (or omit it completely) that the device is clipped into. This method is referred to in the user instructions for the device under section 11.
There's a pretty interesting video by ENSA which appear to show this method has advantages over the methods we are taught (belay off the harness) in some situations - it's a subject of some controversy though: