SKYLOTEC RESC B Instrucciones De Uso página 7

GB
General information - read carefully
Read and understand this manual before using the product. The
instructions must always be available in the national language. If
these are not available, the seller must clarify this with SKYLOTEC
before resale. The instructions must be made available to the user.
The equipment may only be used by persons in good physical and
mental health. They must be trained in safe use and have the
necessary knowledge, or be under the supervision of such a
person. Emergency and evacuation plans must be in place for all
eventualities. Rescue operations must be able to be carried out as
quickly as possible.
1.) Rescue system
A rescue system consists at least of a suitable body support, e.g.
a rescue harness according to EN 1497 or a rescue loop according
to EN 1498, a rescue lifting device EN 1496 or descender device
EN 341 and an anchor point, e.g. according to EN 795. Only tested
and approved components may be used. The equipment shall only
be used within the described conditions and for the intended
purpose protection against falls from a height. When combining
individual components, it must be ensured that the safe function of
each component and of the assembled rescue system is always
guaranteed, as there is a risk to life and limb in the event of non-
compliance. The equipment should be a personal issue item.
The anchor point to which the equipment is attached must have a
minimum strength of 12 kN (approx. 1.2 t). Select/position anchor
points as vertically as possible, above the person to be rescued.
When connecting directly to structural equipment, make sure that
no sharp edges endanger the equipment and that the connection
cannot come loose by itself. In particular, make sure that all EN
362 connectors (karabiners) are securely fastened.
Rescue loops according to EN 1498:2006 - Class B and rescue
harnesses according to EN 1497:2007 consist of webbing, fittings
and other individual parts. They are used as body holding devices
for rescue purposes to evacuate injured persons from danger
areas. They shall not be used as a body holding device in a fall
arrest system. They support and hold the person to be rescued in
a specified or seated position during the rescue procedure.
For rescue loops according to EN 1498:2006 - class B the rescuer
must ensure that the person to be rescued is not endangered by a
displacement of the straps of the rescue loop or by contact with the
fastening elements, e.g. by a fastening element sweeping the
head of the person to be rescued during an unintended event such
as a short fall.
Rescue harnesses according to EN 1497:2007 are normally
intended to be used during normal work activities. The user should
carry out a suspension test in a safe area before first use to ensure
that the rescue harness has the correct size, has sufficient
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