Checking The Marking; Checking The Compulsory Components Are Present; Checking The General Condition Of The Bracket; Service Life - Tractel blocfor Serie Manual De Instalación, De Utilización Y De Mantenimiento

Position the bracket so that all sides of it can be
inspected.

12.5.1. Checking the marking

The bracket must have the following marking at least:
• The manufacturer's or supplier's name;
• The equipment reference;
• The batch or serial number;
• The EN equipment standard followed by the year of
reference; and
• The logo; read the instruction manual.
NOTE: If any marking goes missing, the affected
equipment must be taken out of service.
12.5.2. Checking the compulsory components are
present
The davitrac bracket must have the following at least:
• The davitrac bracket;
• Two pins; and
• Two safety pins connected to the bracket by means
of a cablet.
12.5.3. Checking the general condition of the
bracket
Inspect each side of the bracket and more specifically
check whether:
• The bracket is deformed in any way;
• The mounting holes are deformed in any way;
• The pins and safety pins are deformed in any way;
and
• There is any corrosion.
NOTE: Non-compliance with the above check
does not necessarily mean the equipment is to be
decommissioned, but the device must not be used
until it has been repaired by Tractel or an authorised
repairer.

13. Service life

Tractel textile PPE such as harnesses, lanyards,
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ropes and energy absorbers, Tractel
such as stopcable™ and stopfor™ fall-arrest devices,
blocfor™ self-retracting fall-arrest devices and Tractel
lifelines and anchor devices may be used from their
manufacturing date providing that they:
• Are used normally in accordance with the usage
recommendations of this manual;
• Undergo a periodic inspection, which must be
performed at least once a year by an authorised and
qualified technician. On completion of this periodic
inspection, the product must be certified in writing as
fit to be recommissioned; and
• Fully comply with the storage and transport conditions
set out in this manual.
As a general rule and subject to implementing the
conditions for use stated above, their service life may
exceed 10 years.
When disposing of the product, the various components
must be recycled by separating and sorting metal
and synthetic components. These materials must
be recycled through specialist organisations. When
disposing of the product, a qualified person should
dismantle and separate the component parts.
Bracket, pins, spacer,
screws and pulley shaft.
caRol™ R and caRol™ TS
For the caRol™ MO, scafor™ R and blocfor™, see their
respective manual.
Manufacturer's name and address:
Tractel SAS - RD 619 - BP 38
Saint-Hilaire-sous-Romilly
10102 Romilly-sur-Seine
mechanical PPE
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14. Disposal
Component Treat as a waste of
Steel
Steel
GB
the type:
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