Inspection; Inspection Frequency; Formal Inspection; Inspection Procedure - MSA Arneses estilo V-FLEX Instrucciones De Uso

Store the harness in a cool, dry and clean place out of direct sunlight. Avoid areas where heat, moisture, light,
oil, and chemicals or their vapors or other degrading elements may be present. Equipment which is damaged
or in need of maintenance should not be stored in the same area as usable equipment. Heavily soiled, wet, or
otherwise contaminated equipment should be properly maintained (e.g. dried and cleaned) prior to storage.
Prior to using equipment which has been stored for long periods of time, a Formal Inspection should be
performed by a competent person. For harnesses with RaceFLEX Buckles or Quick Connect Buckles, store
the harness with the buckles connected.
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Inspection

5.1

Inspection Frequency

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If the harness is damaged or is subjected to fall arrest forces or impact forces, it must be immediately
removed from service and marked as "UNUSABLE" until it has been destroyed.
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Due to the nature of some fall arrest events, it is possible for the fall arrest indicator to not deploy. In the
event that a harness is subjected to fall arrest forces and the fall arrest indicator does not deploy, the
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harness still must be removed from service and marked as "UNUSABLE" until it has been destroyed.
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Broken or pulled stitches in the fall arrest indicator show that the harness had experienced fall arrest
forces or degradation due to environmental factors. Do not use a harness with broken or pulled stitches
in the fall arrest indicator. Immediately remove the harness from service and mark it as "UNUSABLE" until
it has been destroyed.
Failure to follow these warnings can result in serious personal injury or death.
5.2

Formal Inspection

MSA requires that all harnesses be inspected by a competent person other than the user at intervals of no
more than six months per applicable standard or as specified by a formal fall protection program. Record formal
inspections in the provided Inspection Log. Punch or indelibly mark the inspection grid attached to the harness.
Do not use a harness with a formal inspection date older than six (6) months unless under provision of formal
inspection program. MSA recommends that harnesses with formal inspection dates older than six (6) months
be tagged "UNUSABLE" and removed from service until after formal inspection.
5.3

Inspection Procedure

(1)
(2)
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Load Indicator Side View
Load Indicator
Label
Label pack
WARNING!
Inspect all webbing (straps) and stitching for cuts, fraying, pulled or broken threads, abrasion, excessive
wear, altered or missing straps, burns, UV damage, and heat and chemical exposures.
Inspect all parts for deformation, cracks, corrosion, deep pitting, burrs, sharp edges, cuts, nicks, expo-
sure to excessive heat or chemicals or other damage. Check for missing, loose or improperly func-
tioning parts.
(1) Inspect the harness before each use.
(2) Check the fall-arrest force indicator before each use.
All stitches through the fold must be intact.
On select harnesses, the deployment of the load indicator may
also display the Load Indicator Label shown. Broken stitches
and/or display of this label are both indicators that the harness
must be immediately removed from service in accordance with
these instructions.
Fig. 1 Load indicator/Label pack
MSA Harness