Maintenance; Service Life - TEUFELBERGER multiTOOL Gebrauchsanleitung

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for abrasion and cuts. Also check it for the legibility
of the product labelling! The use of damaged com-
ponents or components subjected to a fall must be
discontinued at once. If there is only the slightest
doubt, the product needs to be retired or subjected
to testing by a competent person.
When using the equipment in occupational health and
safety to EN 365, it must be checked at least every 12
months by a duly qualified person strictly observing
the instructions, or else by the manufacturer, and
it must, whenever necessary, be replaced. These
inspections must be documented (documentation
of equipment; cf. the following table). According to
AS/NZS 5532:2013, such written records must be
made available to the user. It is advisable to mark
the anchor device with either the next or the latest
date of inspection. Refer to national regulations for
inspection intervals.
Such inspections must at least comprise the fol-
lowing:
– Check of general state: age, completeness,
soiling, correct assembly
– Check of label: Does it exist? Is it legible?
Is there a CE marking? Does it specify the
year of manufacture?
– Check of all individual parts for mechanical
damage such as: cuts, cracks, indentations,
abrasion, formation of ribs, kinks, crushing.
– Check of al individual parts for thermal or
chemical damage such as: fusing, hardening.
– Check of metal components for corrosion
and deformations.
– Check of condition and completeness of end
connections, stitching (e.g. no abrasion of
sewing thread), splices (e.g. no slippage), knots.
Again, the following rule applies: If there is only
the slightest doubt, the product needs to be retired
or subjected to testing by a competent person.

8. MAINTENANCE

Repairs may be carried out only by the manufacturer.

9. SERVICE LIFE

Its theoretically possible period of use is different
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for the various parts of multiTOOL as material
properties are different:
OP 8mm e2e: It is up to 3 years ...
OD Loop 7mm: It is up to 2 years....
Airliner 9,1mm e2e: It is up to 5 years...
...from the time when the product is first re-
moved from the undamaged package (only when
used infrequently (1 week per year) and stored
properly (see Chapter "Transport, Storage and
Cleaning")). The product must be retired no later
than after 3 / 2 / 5 years of use. It is assumed
that the product will be removed from its package
upon purchase. We recommend keeping the sales
receipt. The theoretically possible total lifetime
(proper storage prior to first removal + use) is
limited to OP 8mm e2e: It is up to 5 years ...
OD Loop 7mm: It is up to 5 years....
Airliner 9,1mm e2e: It is up to 8 years...
...from the date of manufacture.
The actual useful life depends solely on the con-
dition of the product, which in turn is influenced
by various factors (see below). Extreme influenc-
es 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 con- siderably. Bleached or abraded fibres,
discoloration, and hardened spots are certain
indicators that the product needs to be retired.
It is clearly not possible to offer a general state-
ment about the product's service life, as such life
span depends on various factors, e.g. UV light,
type and frequency of use, handling, climatic in-
fluences such as ice or snow, environments such
as salt, sand, battery acid etc., heat contamina-
tion (above normal climatic conditions), mechan-
ical deformation and/ or distortion,... (incomplete
list!),
After use, the multiTOOL must be removed from
the tree. multiTOOL is not designed for per-
manent mounting on a tree. The lifetime of an
installed anchor depends not only on the material
of the sling but also on the condition of the tree
and on how the sling is attached.