Every Year; Every Three Years; Every Five Years - 3M DEUS 3000 Serie Manual De Instrucciones

Checking connections before use
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IMPORTANT: Connections like carabiners
and sewn webbing slings can be used to attach
any of the DEUS 3000 Series controlled descent
devices to a harness. Check your connections
before each use. It is the user's responsibility to
decide if a connection is safe to use. If you have
doubts, do not use the connection. Check:
1) Cracks, bends or gates that do not close properly
in mechanical connectors, and springs in auto-
locking connectors. Make sure auto-locking
connectors do, in fact, auto-lock.
2) Broken stitches, cuts, abrasion and dirt in sewn
webbing slings.
Checking a harness before use
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IMPORTANT: Harnesses degrade whether
they are used or not. Therefore, a harness should be
checked before each use. It is the responsibility of
the user to decide if a harness is safe to use. If you
have doubts, consult the harness manufacturer's
user instructions.
Checking an anchorage connector before use
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IMPORTANT: DEUS 3000 Series controlled
descent devices may be used with appropriate
anchorage connectors. It is the user's responsibility
to select an anchorage connector appropriate
for use. Anchorage connectors can be subjected
to impact loads when used and can fail without
warning. Check your anchorage connector before
each use. It is the responsibility of the user to
decide if an anchorage connector is safe to use.
If you have doubts, do not use the anchorage
connector.
Checking an anchor point before use
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IMPORTANT: It is easy to overlook checking
fixed anchor points. Periodic inspections and
tests of fixed anchor points should be performed.
Testing impromptu anchor points before trusting
your life to them is critically important. It is the
user's responsibility to decide if an anchor point is
appropriate and safe to use.
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Every year

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IMPORTANT: Each DEUS 3000 Series
controlled descent device should be inspected
annually by a qualified technician and a log kept
of the inspection.
If problems are noted, the qualified technician (or
user) should remove the unit from service and send
the unit to 3M or a DEUS-Certified Maintenance
Center for inspection and repair.
Depending on the amount and level of use, it may
be necessary to inspect the device more frequently
than annually. If the control dial becomes difficult to
turn with two fingers, have your qualified technician
perform the annual inspection.
Each DEUS rope should be inspected annually by a
qualified technician and a log kept of the inspection.
This inspection is the same as the "Before each use"
inspection. If the technician determines that a rope
is unsafe to use, it must be retired from service and
replaced with a new DEUS rope.
For a list of DEUS-Certified Maintenance Centers,
please contact 3M or visit www.3M.com/
FallProtection.

Every three years

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IMPORTANT: To maintain your warranty,
each DEUS 3000 Series controlled descent
device must be returned to a DEUS-Certified
Maintenance Center every three years for
factory inspection, testing, maintenance and
replacement or repair of worn parts. A DEUS-
Certified Maintenance Center will charge for
inspection, repair, replacement parts and return
shipping and handling. Factory recertification will
include replacement of the date sticker on the
drive wheel.

Every five years

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IMPORTANT: Ropes must be replaced at
least every five years whether they have been
used or not.