Periodic Inspection And Repair; Lifespan; Marking - Tractel travflex 2 Manual De Instalación, De Utilización Y De Mantenimiento

15.2. Anchor points on end and bend
anchors
In use of the fall protection anchor points on the bend or
end plate, the clearance space is calculated using the
following formula:
T = F + F1
With:
F : Anchor point clearance space 0.2 m.
F1 : Fall arrestor clearance space.

16. Periodic inspection and repair

An annual periodic inspection is mandatory, but
depending on the frequency of use, environmental
conditions and regulations of the company or country of
use, periodic inspection may be more frequent.
Periodic inspection must be carried out by an authorised
and competent technician and in compliance with the
manufacturer's examination procedures transcribed in
the "Control sheet" file.
Checking the legibility of the marking on the product is
an integral part of the periodic inspection.
Following the periodic inspection, the return to service
must be notified in writing by the authorised and
competent technician who carried out the periodic
inspection. This return to service of the product must
be recorded on the control sheet in the middle of this
manual. This control sheet must be kept for the entire
life of the product, until it is refurbished.
After stopping a fall, this product must be subject to
a periodic inspection as described in this article. The
possible textile components of the product must be
changed, even if they do not show any visible alteration.

17. Lifespan

Tractel textile PPE such as harnesses, lanyards, ropes
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and absorbers, Tractel mechanical PPE such as fall
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arresters stopcable™ and stopfor™, automatic fall
arresters blocfor™, and Tractel
used if they are used from the date of manufacture:
• In normal use in accordance with the recommendations
for use in this manual.
• a periodic inspection which must be carried out at
least once a year by an authorised and competent
technician. At the end of this periodic inspection, the
product must be declared in writing fit for service.
• the strict observance of the storage and transport
conditions mentioned in the present notice
As a general rule, subject to the conditions for use
stated above, their service life may exceed 10 years.

18. Marking

The set of markings on the travflex™ 2 lifeline are listed
in the table below for each sub-assembly.
a : trademark: Tractel ,
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b : the designation of the product,
c : the reference Standard followed by the year of
application,
d : the product reference,
g : the serial number,
manufactured in 2014,
h : a pictogram indicating that you must read the
instructions before use,
m : cable diameters and structure,
PA : No. patent applied,
Rm : minimum breaking strength in kN,
(*) : marking at top of column on the corner unit,
(**) : marking at top of column on the cable sleeve,
X : marking at top of column on the sub-assembly,
DI : installation date of the lifeline,
p : maximum number of operators for which the
lifeline has been tested in compliance with
technical specification TS 16415 dated 2013.
w : Maximum operating load per operator.
lifelines can only be
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e.g.: 14xxxxx device
37
GB