Definitions And Symbols - Tractel travflex 2 Manual De Instalación, De Utilización Y De Mantenimiento

12. Before each session of use, the operator must
perform a visual examination of the lifeline to
ensure that it is in good operating condition, as is
the associated PPE; they are compatible and are
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properly installed and connected.
13. The lifeline must be used exclusively for protection
against fall from height, as described in this manual.
No other use is permitted. In particular, it must never
be used as a suspension system. It must never be
used for more than three operators with a maximum
weight of 100kg or by more than two operators with
a maximum weight of 150kg at a time and must
never be subjected to a greater effort than that
indicated in this manual.
14. It is forbidden to repair or modify parts of the
travflex™ 2 lifeline or to use parts not supplied or
recommended by Tractel
travflex™ 2 lifeline involves serious risk of personal
or material injury (spring effect). This removal should
be reserved exclusively for a trained technician who
can control the risk of removing taut cable.
15. Tractel SAS
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installation of a travflex™ 2 lifeline carried out
without its supervision.
16. When any point whatsoever of the travflex™ 2
lifeline has been subjected to stress following the
fall of an operator, the entire lifeline, and especially
the anchors, fixations and anchor points located in
the fall zone, as well as any PPE involved in the
fall, must be fully verified before being returned
to service. This verification must be carried out in
accordance with the instructions in this manual
by a person trained for this purpose. Components
or non-reusable items should be discarded and
replaced in accordance with the instruction manuals
supplied with the components or items by their
manufacturers.
17. For the safety of the operator, if the product is sold
outside the first country of destination, the dealer
must provide: A user manual, instructions for
maintenance, for periodical inspections and repairs
in the language of the country where the product is
to be used.
18. To ensure operators' safety, the fall arrest system,
the anchor point and the lifeline must be correctly
set up. Furthermore, the work must be carried out in
a way to reduce, to the minimum, the risk of a fall as
well as the height of a fall.
19. Any travflex™ 2 lifeline that has not been
periodically inspected within the last twelve months
should not be used. It may only be used again
after a new periodic examination carried out by
an authorised and competent technician who will
authorise its use in writing. Failing these inspections
and authorisations, the lifeline will be discarded
and destroyed. It is reminded that the safety of
the operator is linked to the maintenance of the
efficiency and resistance of the equipment.
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SAS. Removing the
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declines all responsibility
20. If the weight of each operator plus the weight of his
equipment and tools is between 100 kg and 150 kg,
it is imperative to ensure that this total weight
(operator + equipment + tools) does not exceed
the maximum working load of each of the elements
making up the fall arrest system.

2. Definitions and symbols

2.1. Definitions
"Operator": Person or department in charge of safe
use of the product described in this manual.
"Technician": Qualified
maintenance operations described and allowed by the
manual; a technician is understood as a person which
is skilled and familiar with the product.
"Installer": Qualified person in charge of installing the
lifeline.
"Operator": Person engaged in the use of the lifeline in
the manner for which it was designed.
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"PPE": Personal protective equipment against falls
from a height.
"Connector": Component for connection between
components of a fall arrest system. The equipment is
compliant with standard EN 362.
"Structural Anchoring":
attached to a structure (host or carrier), onto which it
is possible to attach an anchor or personal protective
equipment device (against falls from a height). On the
travflex™ 2 lifeline, structural anchors are interface
plates for attaching onto low resistance structure or bolt
and pin for securing onto a concrete or steel structure.
"Belay lanyard": Connecting component between an
anchor point and a safety system.
"Fall arrest harness": A body harness for fall arrest.
It consists of straps and buckles. It includes fall arrest
attachment points marked A if they can be used
alone, or marked with an A/2 if they are to be used in
combination with another point A/2. The equipment is
compliant with standard EN 361.
"Lifeline": There is no reference to the term "lifeline"
in the regulations or the Standards. The travflex™ 2
horizontal lifeline belongs to the category "Anchoring
device equipped with horizontal flexible anchor line."
"Anchoring device": Element or series of elements or
components including an anchor point or anchor points.
"Anchor point": Component onto which personal
protection equipment (against falls from a height)
can be attached after the installation of the anchoring
device. On the travflex™ 2 lifeline, the anchor points
are mobile: They are the travsmart sliders, which glide
along the lifeline cable. The end and bend anchors also
integrate an anchor point function.
"Maximum Operating load": Maximum mass of
the fully dressed operator, equipped with their PPE,
person in charge of
Element permanently