Requirements For Use; Pre-Use Checks - Msa Latchways Bedienungsanleitung

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attachment point using the karabiner. Before use ensure the
karabiner is in the closed and locked position.

4 Requirements for use

The Latchways GTFA shall be directly attached to the front chest
position of a Full body harness when used on a Latchways VLL.
When the device is attached to the cable the horizontal distance
from the cable to the harness front attachment point is 0.3 m, (12")
which allows the User to ascend / descend unhindered, this must not
be extended, shortened or have any components added or removed
All Users shall ensure that a minimum distance of 3 m (10 ft) is
maintained between the head of each User and the feet of each
system User.
• The Latchways GTFA shall only be engaged or disengaged
from the Latchways VLL system when the User is in a
position where there is no risk of a fall occurring.
Failure to follow this warning can result in serious personal
injury or death.
5 Latchways VLL types
Latchways VLLs may be designed either with or without integral
energy absorption. It is therefore essential that the User ensures
that the individual device is compatible with the system (Table 1).
If there is no system energy absorption then only devices that
include an energy absorber shall be used.

6 Pre-use checks

Always fully inspect the following before each use:
System tension Ensure the system indicator provided is correct:
Tenser disk (Figure 2) – Only use the system if the Tenser disk
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