Instruction For Shift And Hoist - CRESTO resq red pro Instrucciones De Operación

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 1,000 kg (10 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. 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
*This technique must be used when rescuing people in areas where the
lowering space is limited. When doing this the rescuer/user must always wear
heavy duty gloves).
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