Conditions Of Use - Tractel tracpode Manual De Instalación, De Utilización Y De Mantenimiento

system component": Generic
"Fall-arrest
defining one of the following:
– Fall-arrest harness.
– Self-retracting fall arrester, or shock absorber, or
mobile fall-prevention device with rigid belaying
supports, or mobile fall-prevention device with
flexible belaying supports.
– Anchoring.
– Linking component.
2.2. Pictograms
DANGER: Placed at the beginning of the line,
refers to instructions whose purpose is to avoid injury to
persons, including death, serious or minor injuries, and
damage to the environment.
IMPORTANT: Placed at the beginning of a line,
refers to instructions whose purpose is to prevent an
equipment failure from occurring or to avoid equipment
being damaged in a context in which the life or health of
the operator or of others is not directly endangered,
and/or in which damage to the environment is unlikely.
NOTE Placed at the beginning of a line, refers to
instructions whose purpose
effectiveness or the suitability of an installation, of how
it is used or of maintenance operations.

3. Conditions of use

Checks before use:
• Check the tracpode's feet and the rubber pads fitted
to them. These pads provide the contact with the
ground and their grip secures the tracpode if it is used
without the leg strap. If the feet or pads are worn, torn
or detached or if the slightest defect is visible then the
tracpode should not be used.
• Check visually the condition of the strap, the stitching
and the threads: they must not show any signs of
abrasion, fraying, burns or cuts.
• Check the telescopic feet which slide into the legs:
they must not be deformed, corroded or cracked.
• Check all the pins: they must not be deformed or
corroded.
• Check that each leg moves easily at its hinge point in
the head: the tracpode should be easy to open out.
• Check the condition of the associated components:
harnesses and connectors.
• Check the complete fall-arrest system.
• Check all leg brackets used with the tracpode: they
must not be deformed, cracked or corroded.
If there is any doubt, withdraw the affected product from
use.
term
is to ensure the
IMPORTANT: All three telescopic feet must extend
out of the leg by the same length. The tracpode must be
placed on a horizontal surface.
4. Functions and description
A – Pulley
B – Pulley kit
C – Anchor point
D – Locking pin for height adjustment
E – Articulated foot
F – Cable guide pin
G – Locking pin
H – Leg
I – Spring-loaded clips
J – Telescopic foot
K – Leg strap
Recommended use:
• The tracpode is an anchor point which complies with
the requirements of standards EN 795B:2012 and
TS16415:2013. This equipment may be used by a
maximum of two operators protected by a fall-arrest
system and wearing a fall-arrest harness.
• Temperature range: -40°C to 60°C
• The tracpode can be used to provide access to a
confined space such as a well, storage silo, sewer,
etc.
• Static load strength of the tracpode: 15 kN.
It is made of aluminium, which makes it easy to
transport due to its light weight (21 kg).
The telescopic feet can be locked at any one of six
positions to vary the height of the tracpode.
IMPORTANT: The tracpode has two specific
anchor points which must only be used for PPE and not
for load lifting equipment and another specific anchor
point which must only be used for lifting loads and not
for PPE, as indicated by the marking associated with
the point (figure 7.b).
The tracpode provides a temporary anchor point, which
complies with the requirements stated in standard EN
795B:2012 and can be fitted with:
• Fall-arrest devices which comply with the requirements
stated in standard EN 363 (2002).
• Rescue lifting devices, EN 1496 type A or B (2017).
• Devices which allow working while suspended from a
rope, in accordance with directive 2001/45/EC
• Maximum strength of the anchor point: 12 kN.
NOTE: The loads indicated are the maximum
applicable values which
circumstances be multiplied by the number of anchor
points on the head or legs of the tracpode.
must not under any
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