Instruction For Shift And Hoist - CRESTO RESQ RED PRO Mk I Manual De Instrucciones

6. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHIFT AND HOIST
1. Place the line bag min. 1 m above the person in distress (or above). Take the equipment out
of the bag and be extremely careful not to lose any accessories. Secure the equipment
to an anchor point at least one metre above the person. The anchor point must have
an anchor value of at least 1200 kg (12 kN), cf. EN 795 for single descents.
Remember – the rescuer must be secured by fall arrest equipment!
2. Fix the rescue line karabiner onto the harness of the evacuee or onto the equipment's
"fishhook" depending on the situation (see section about accessories).
3. Pull the return line through the device until it is fully tightened between the evacuee
and the device. After opening the hand wheel and rotating the it clockwise as shown, it
is now possible to lift up to a level where the evacuee's fall arrest can be disconnected.
4. Pass the return line over the pigtail in preparation for lowering and fold the hand wheel
together by first activating the glossy ball lock (1), so that the "half-moon part" closes
(2). Now pull the handle (3) in perpendicularly and place it in the hand wheel's groove.
Turn the hand wheel a 1/4 turn away from the locking block to take the weight off the
locking pin (4), so that this can be pulled out perpendicularly and turned a 1/4 of a turn
to remove the hand wheel block.
5. When descending the evacuee, the friction break will limit the speed to approx. 0.8 m/sec.
(load depending). Additional brake force can be provided by using the pigtail.
The rescuer can control the lowering speed with a secure grip on the return line. When
he or she eases their grip, the descent starts; when tightening the grip on the line,
lowering stops.* NOTE: It is important to the safety of the evacuee that the rescuer
remains in visual contact. This can be executed by a backup, if safe means of com-
munication is at hand.
*This technique must be used when rescuing people in areas where the lower-
ing space is limited. When doing this the rescuer/user must always wear heavy
duty gloves).
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