Tractel B1.8A ESD Manual De Instalación, Utilización Y Mantenimiento página 9

Periodical inspections shall be carried out by an
approved and competent technician and in accordance
with the manufacturer's examination procedures as laid
down in the file "Verification procedures for TRACTEL
PPE".
Verification of the legibility of the marking on the product
is an integral part of the periodical inspection.
Following the periodical inspection, a certificate of
return to service must issued by the approved and
competent technician who performed the periodical
inspection. This return to service must be recorded on
the inspection sheet in the middle of this manual. This
inspection sheet should be retained throughout the life
of the product until it is scrapped.
After arresting a fall, this product must undergo a
periodical inspection, as described in these instructions.
Any textile components of the product must be replaced,
even if they do not display any visible alteration.
15. Lifespan
TRACTEL textile PPE equipments as harnesses,
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lanyards, ropes and energy absorbers, TRACTEL
Mechanical PPE equipments as stopcable™ and
stopfor™ fall-arresters, blocfor™ self-retracting fall-
arresters, and the TRACTEL
without restrictions from their manufacturing date
providing that:
– A normal use is made in accordance with the
instructions manual,
– A periodical inspection, which must be accomplished
at least once a year by an approved and competent
technician. At the end of this periodical inspection, the
PPE must be certified fit to return to service, in writing,
– Instructions manual procedures for storage and
transport are strictly met.
16. Disposal
When disposing of the product, all components must
be recycled with preliminary sorting of components
into metallic and synthetic materials. These materials
must be recycled by specialist bodies. During disposal,
dismantling to separate components should be
achieved by a duly trained person.
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lifelines can be used
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