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of the block.
Also ensure that the date on which the equipment must be returned to the manufacturer for
yearly inspection is not exceeded.
LIMITATIONS FOR USE
- Personal protective equipment should be a personal issue item
-It is recommended that the anchor point where the fall arrest system is going to be fixed should be placed above the position of
the user. Anchor point must have a minimum static strength of 12 kN and must be in conformity to EN 795 requirements.
- Personal protective equipment must not be used by a person with medical condition that could affect the safety of the
equipment user in normal and emergency use.
- Personal protective equipment shall only be used by a person trained and competent in its safe use.
ATTENTION
- The use of manual locking connectors is only advisable when the user does not have to open and close the connector several
times during a working day.
- Avoid loading the connector on its gate.
- The length of the connector should be taken into account when used with a fall arrest system, as it will influence the length of a
fall.
- The connection to wide webbing can reduce the strength of the connector.
- A full body harness is the only acceptable body holding device that can be used in a fall arrest system.
- The fall protection system must only be connected to the harness anchor points identified with the capital letter "A".
Identification "A/2", indicates the need to join the two points showing the same identification together. It is forbidden to connect
the system to a single anchor point identified as "A/2".
- Connection to the anchor point and other equipment must be done through connectors in conformity to EN 362.
- For use with fall arresters in conformity to EN 353-1, EN 353-2 it is recommended to connect the equipment to the front anchor
point on the harness. For use with energy absorbers EN 355 or fall arresters EN 360 it is recommended to connect the equipment
to the back anchor point on the harness.
- Before each use of personal protective equipment it is obligatory to carry out a pre-use check of the equipment, to ensure that
it is in a serviceable condition and operates correctly before it is used.
- During pre-use check it is necessary to inspect all elements of the equipment in respect of any damages, excessive wear,
corrosion, abrasion, degradation due to UV, cuts or misuse, especially take into account connector main body, gate and locking
operation.
INFORMATION & ADVICE
- A rescue plan shall be in place to deal with any emergencies that could arise during the work.
- It is forbidden to make any alterations or additions to the equipment without the manufacturer´s prior written consent.
- Personal protective equipment shall not be used outside its limitations, or for any purpose other than that for which it is
intended.
- Before use ensure about the compatibility of items of equipment when assembled into a system. Ensure that all items are
compatible and appropriate for the proposed application. It is forbidden to use combinations of items of equipment in which the
safe function of any one item is affected by or interferes with the safe function of another.
Periodically check the connection and adjustment of the components to avoid accidental disconnection and loosening.
- Personal protective equipment must be withdrawn from use immediately when any doubt arise about its condition for safe use
and not used again until confirmed in writing by a competent person that it is acceptable to do so.
- Personal protective equipment must be withdrawn from use immediately when it have been used to arrest a fall.
- It is essential for safety to verify the free space required beneath the user at the workplace before each occasion of use, so that,
in the case of a fall (4M), there will be no collision with the ground or other obstacle in the fall path. The required value of the
free space should be taken from instruction manual of used equipment.
- There are many hazards that may affect the performance of the equipment and corresponding safety precautions that have to
be observed during equipment utilization, especially:
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Trailing or looping of lanyards or lifelines over sharp edges,
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Any defects like cutting, abrasion, corrosion
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Climatic exposure,
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Pendulum falls,
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Extreme temperatures
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Chemical reagents,
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Electrical conductivity
-It is essential for the safety of the user that if the product is re-sold outside the original country of destination the reseller shall
provide instructions for use, for maintenance, for periodic examination and for repair in the language of the country in which the
product is to be used.