Regular Checks; Maintenance - TEUFELBERGER FORIS Instrucciones De Uso Y Mantenimiento

REGULAR CHECKS / MAINTENANCE

REGULAR CHECKS

Checking the equipment at regular intervals is absolutely necessary: your safety de-
pends on the effectiveness and durability of the equipment!
Before and after each use, the product should be checked for abrasion and cuts. Also check it
for the legibility of the product labelling! The use of damaged components or components sub-
jected to a fall must be discontinued at once. If there is only the slightest doubt, the product
needs to be retired or subjected to testing and by a competent person.
Retire the rope immediately if the shealth is extremely fuzzy. Sheath abrasion allows the core
to be visible, lumpy, hard or brittle spots occur, the rope has an hourglass shape, the rope is
exposed to alkalines, oxidizing agnets, bleaches or acids or other harmful chemicals, the rope
has been subjected to unusually high loads or falls.
Such inspections must comprise:
Check of general state: age, completeness, soiling, correct assembly
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Check of label: Does it exist? Is it legible? Is there a CE marking? Does it specify the year of
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manufacture?
Check of all individual parts for mechanical damage such as: cuts, cracks, indentations,
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abrasion, formation of ribs, kinks, crushing.
Check of al individual parts for thermal or chemical damage such as: fusing, hardening.
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Check of metal components for corrosion and deformations.
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Check of condition and completeness of end connections, stitching (e.g. no abrasion of
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sewing thread), splices (e.g. no slippage), knots.
Again, the following rule applies: If there is only the slightest doubt, the product needs to
be retired or subjected to testing by a competent person.
Writing a rope log is a reliable and safe way to oversee the durability and performance of your
rope. TEUFELBERGER suggests that all climbers, from novice to professional, to document the
use of ropes.

MAINTENANCE

Repairs may be carried out only by the manufacturer.
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