Service Life - TEUFELBERGER FORIS Instrucciones De Uso Y Mantenimiento

SERVICE LIFE

SERVICE LIFE
Only if the rope is rarely used (one week a year) and stored correctly (see the section on trans-
port, storage and cleaning) can its useful life (for products made in 2006 and after) be up to 5
years from date of manufacture.
The actual useful life depends solely on the condition of the product, which in turn is influenced
by various factors (see below). Extreme influences may shorten service life to a single use only
or to even less if the equipment is damaged prior to its first use (e.g. in transport).
Mechanical wear and other influences such as the impact of sunlight will decrease the life span
considerably. Bleached or abraded fibres, discoloration, and hardened spots are certain indica-
tors that the product needs to be retired.
It is clearly not possible to offer a general statement about the product's service life, as such
life span depends on various factors, e.g. UV light, type and frequency of use, handling, cli-
matic influences such as ice or snow, environments such as salt, sand, battery acid etc., heat
contamination (above normal climatic conditions), mechanical deformation and/or distortion, ...
(incomplete list!),
In general, the following rule applies: If the user, for whatever reason – however insigni-
ficant it may seem – is uncertain whether or not the product meets all the necessary criteria,
either reject it from service and render unusable, or place in quarantine and label in an obvi-
ous manner so that it cannot be used by mistake. Only return to service following the written
authorisation of a competent person.
Withdraw equipment from service if it has been used to arrest a fall.
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