Anchor Points - EDELRIDe VECTOR CHEST X Bedienungsanleitung

dents, injuries, and even death. If this product is com-
bined with other components, these may mutually affect
safety. Use only CE marked components as personal
protective equipment (PPE) for protection against falling
from height. If original components of the product are
modified or removed, the safety properties may be influ-
enced adversely. The equipment should not be altered,
modified or adjusted by use of additional parts in any
way not specifically recommended by the manufacturer
in writing. Before and after use, check the product for
possible damages and the buckles. Ensure correct func-
tion and suitability for use. If in doubt concerning the
safety condition of the product, remove it from use im-
mediately. In case of abuse and/or improper use, the
manufacturer refuses any liability. In such cases, the re-
sponsibility and risk lie with the users or persons respon-
sible for the operation. When using this product, we
recommend additionally observing the applicable nation-
al rules. Personal protective equipment is exclusively
designed for securing of persons.
PRODUCT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION, FIGURE CAPTIONS
Before using the equipment, the user must ensure a res-
cue plan, that in the event of falling into the PPE-system,
the person caught can be rescued immediately, safely
and effectively. Motionless suspension in a harness may
cause severe injury and even death (suspension trauma).
All webbing ends should be stowed under rubber bands
to secure them. Excessive length webbing can be folded
inside.

ANCHOR POINTS

For safety reasons it is essential to choose the position
of the anchorage device or anchorage point and the type
of work to be carried out must be selected in such a way
that free fall and fall height are kept to a minimum.
In order to avoid high loads and swinging falls in the
event of a fall, anchor points for belay purposes must al-
ways be as vertical as possible above the person to be
belayed. The lanyard/ anchor device from the anchor
point to the person secured should always be kept as
taut as possible. Slack ropes must be avoided! The an-
chor point must be designed in such a way that, when
fixing the PPE, no effects can occur which reduce the
stability and it is not damaged during use. Sharp edges,
ridges and crushing can seriously impair the stability.
These should be covered, where necessary, using suita-
ble auxiliary equipment. The anchor point and the an-
choring must be able to withstand the expected loads in
a worst-case scenario. Even when using energy absorb-
ing elements (according to EN 355) the anchor points
should be designed for catching forces of at least 12 kN,
also see EN 795.
When using a lanyard (fall arrest system), please note
that the maximum overall length of the lanyard including
energy absorbing elements and connecting components
must not exceed 2.0m.
APPLICATIONS
EN 361: Safe connection of the harness to a rescue or
fall arrest system takes place at the fall arrest attach-
ment element, sternal or dorsal (A), any individual con-
nection elements which are used (karabiners) must
comply with EN 362 and are to be fastened to these (A).
Only a fall arrest harness in accordance with EN 361
may be used with a fall arrest system! Each fall arrest
system must contain either a shock absorbing element
acc. EN 355, a retractable type fall arrester acc. EN 360
or a guided type fall arrester acc. EN 353-2 (if the har-
ness is used for a load above 100 kg the fall arrest sys-
tem must be compatible with this specific load). Prior to
using a fall arrest system, it must be ensured that the
necessary free space in the work area beneath the user
is guaranteed (to avoid collision with the ground or an
obstacle). Attention: do not use a chest harness without
a sit harness.
EN 813: Connectors are attached to the frontal sit har-
ness attachment point when working in suspension (C).
Maximum working load (incl. equipment) is 150 kg. The
Sizing chart can be found in (Illus. 11). Attention: This is
not designed for fall arrest purposes.
EN 358: Hip: The lateral attachment elements (B1) are
designed for work positioning, the waist rear attachment
element (B2) only for restraint. Lateral attachment ele-
ments must be used in pairs. These attachment ele-
ments should not be used where a risk of becoming
suspended or exposed to unintended fall arrest forces
exists. The use of a back-up system for fall arrest purpos-