Functions And Description - Tractel ET10 Manual De Empleo Y De Mantenimiento

"Fall-arrest system": Equipment consisting of following
components:
- Fall-arrest harness.
- Self Retracting Lifeline, energy absorber or mobile fall arrester
on rigid anchor point, or fall arrester on flexible anchor.
- Anchoring.
- Linking component.
"Fall-arrest system component": Generic term defining one
of the following:
- Fall-arrest harness.
- Self Retracting Lifeline, energy absorber or mobile fall arrester
on rigid anchor point or fall arrester on flexible anchor.
- Anchoring.
- Linking component.
2.2. Pictograms
DANGER: Placed at the beginning of the line, refers
to instructions to avoid injury to persons, including death,
serious or minor injuries, and damage to the environment.
IMPORTANT: Placed at the beginning of the line,
refers to instructions for avoiding a failure or damage to
equipment, but do not directly endangering the life or health
of the operator or that of others, and/or not likely to cause
environmental damage.
NOTE : Placed at the beginning of the line, refers
to instructions to ensure the effectiveness and
convenience of installation, use or maintenance
operations.
3. Operation
Every time before use, check:
• Visually check the condition of the harness, straps, stitching
and loops. The strap and stitch threads must not show any
signs of abrasion, fraying, burns or cuts. The adjustment
devices and loops must not show any signs of corrosion or
deformation and should operate correctly. If you have any
doubt, immediately remove the product from circulation.
• Check the state of the harness and connector attachments.
• Check the complete fall arrester system.

4. Functions and description

IMPORTANT: The HT/ET harness are intended to create
an anchorage point on the operator to form a fall-arrest
system to protect him against a fall when performing work
at heights. A fall-arrest harness is the only device which can
be worn on a body in a fall-arrest system.
CE belts are systems to support the operator at the work station.
DANGER: CE belts must not be used as protection from
falls from height.
The maximum load for HT/ET harness use and CE work station
support belts is 150 kg.
By reference to their respective manuals, you must make sure
before use that all the components of the fall-arrest system are
compatible with this load.
If this is not the case, the maximum load will be that of the
fall-arrest system component with the lowest maximum load.
Depending on the type of harness, there are several possible
uses :
• Harness with back anchorage point: fall-arrest safety for
working at heights,
• Harness with back and chest anchorage point: same harness
with back anchorage point + work positioning, safety when
climbing ladder, etc,
• Harness with belt anchorage point: fall-arrest safety according
to type and anchorage points available, belt anchorage point
for work positioning. In a work station support system, the
lanyard must be kept taut and free movement must be limited
to a maximum of 0.6 m.
• The HT R harnesses are similar to the HT harnesses, but
equipped with an additional stitched rescue lanyard on the
shoulder straps. This lanyard enables the rescuer to efficiently
evacuate the injured person. The harnesses are fitted with
a label located near the rescue lanyard D-ring used for
attachment. The label specifies that the lanyard must only be
used for rescue operations.
• The Ladytrac™ harnesses are primarily intended for women.
Their special, patented design allows them to perfectly adapt
to a woman's body. The harnesses are equipped with a vest
for easy fitting.
• The HT120 harness has a thoracic anchor point especially
designed and positioned to connect to a rail-mounted fall
arrester for ladders. The special feature of the thoracic
anchor is its ability to move, during a fall, by tearing a seam.
The principle is patented. It is specifically positioned for this
application, and will not hinder the operator during ascent or
descent.
See table of attachment points on page 2.
DANGER
Do not use belt lateral anchor points as anchors for the
fall arrester; these must only be used for work positioning
purposes (EN 358) in combination with a work positioning
lanyard (EN 358), nor the anchor point for the lifesaving
lanyard (EN 1497) used for evacuation only.
Figure 4 (a, c, d), page 5.
Do not use the harnesses for any purpose other than protection
against fall from heights. Use of the harness for leisure or sport
activities is prohibited.
5. Usage constraints description
It is strictly forbidden:
• To install or use an HT/ET harness or CE work station
support belt without being authorised, trained and certified as
competent or failing that, without being under the supervision
of an authorised person, trained and certified as competent.
• To use an HT/ET harness or work station support belt if its
CE marking is not readable.
• To install or use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support
belt if all necessary checks have not been performed.
• To install or use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support
belt that has not been subject to a periodical inspection
within the last 12 months by a technician who has authorised
its return to use in writing.
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