8 - Harness fall activation indicator (#7).
9 - Bag PAD (optional).
WARNINGS :
- Before using this product, carefully read through these instructions and keep them safe.
- If this product is to be resold outside the first destination country, the reseller must provide this
instructions manual, drafted in the language of the country in which the product will be used.
- Any work at heights is risky; only individuals with perfect health and in good physical condition should
work at heights and confront any emergency situations.
- This equipment is a vital safety instrument; any incorrect use can cause mortal danger to the user in
case of a fall.
- Please note that in a fall-arrest system, only an EN361-compliant fall-arrest harness may be used for
gripping a body.
- These fall arrest harnesses are not suitable for work in suspension (risk of orthostatic shock).
- It is recommended that this product be given individually to a single user.
- Only a person who is trained and competent, or one who is under the surveillance of such a person,
may use this product.
- Ensure that before and during use, a rescue plan has been developed and is understood, so that any
intervention can be carried out effectively and safely.
DESCRIPTION (#2):
These fall-arrest harnesses are classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) for falling from heights,
and are compliant with the EN 361:2002 standard. Their configuration and the range of several sizes (#3)
guarantee good comfort of use and maximum safety.
This full body harnesses (including work positioning belt) are manufactured using 44 mm wide
polyester straps, sewed to each other and connected by metal fastening and adjustment buckles.
The fall-arrest hooking points are identified by a marker "A" (Dorsal hooking points and sternum hooking
point). Any ring that is not identified as "A" cannot be used as a fall-arrest hooking point.
WEARING THE HARNESS (#4):
1 : Pull out the harness of its integrated bag PAD, then hold the harness by its dorsal hooking point and
disentangle the straps if required.
2 : Slip on the shoulder straps one after the other, like a jacket, without twisting the straps.
3 : Buckle and adjust the chest strap as appropriate (#5.1).
4 and 5 : Buckle and adjust each leg strap after positioning them at the crotch (#5.1).
6 : Adjust the tightness of the shoulder straps using the shoulder strap tensioning buckle (#5.2).
(Automatic locking buckles #5.1) & (Shoulder strap adjustment buckles #5.2) :
1. Lengthen
2. Shorten
The full body harness with belt is correctly adjusted if :
- All of the straps are correctly adjusted (neither too tight nor too loose), they do not cross each other
and are not twisted.
- The dorsal hooking ring is correctly positioned in line with the shoulder blades.
- The chest strap is correctly positioned in the middle of the chest.
- The ends of all of the straps are held in the elastic strap loops.
VERIFICATIONS :
- If there is any doubt on the reliability of the equipment, do not use it without getting the written
authorisation of a person who is authorised to decide on its reuse.
- When setting up the fall-arrest system with other safety components, verify the compatibility of each
of the components and ensure that all of the recommendations in the product instructions and the
applicable standards pertaining to the fall-arrest system are applied. In particular, ensure that no safety
function of any component is affected by the safety function of another component and that they do