Service Life; Declaration Of Conformity - TEUFELBERGER treeMOTION essential Gebrauchsanleitung

seRVice LiFe / decLaRation oF conFoRMitY
replaced. These inspections must be documented
(documentation of equipment; cf. table). Refer to
national regulations for inspection intervals.
This inspection must comprise:
– Inspection of the general condition: age, com-
pleteness, dirt, correct composition.
– Inspection of the labels: Present? Legible? CE
marking present? Year of production visible?
– Inspection of the individual parts for mechanical
damage such as cuts, cracks, notches, abrasion,
deformation, ribbing, curling, squashing.
– Inspection of all individual parts for damage
caused by heat or chemicals, such as fusion or
hardening.
– Inspection of the metal parts for corrosion and
deformation.
– Inspection of the completeness of the end
connections, stiching (e.g. no abrasio of sewing
thread) seams, splices, (e.g. no splippage), knots.
Again, the following rule applies: If there is only
the slightest doubt, the product needs to be retired
or subjected to testing and by a duly qualified person.

9. SERVICE LIFE

The theoretically possible total lifetime is limited to
10 years from the date of manufacture. Only when
used infrequently (1 week per year), stored and main-
tained properly (see Chapter "Transport, Storage
and Cleaning).
The actual useful life depends solely on the condi-
tion of the product, which in turn is influenced by
various factors (see below). Extreme influences
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 statement
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 influences such
as ice or snow, environments such as salt, sand,
battery acid etc., heat contamination (above normal
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climatic conditions), mechanical deformation and/
or distortion, ... (incomplete list!),
In general, the following rule applies: If the user,
for whatever reason – however insignificant it may
seem – is uncertain whether or not the product
meets all the necessary criteria, either reject it from
service and render unusable, or place in quarantine
and label in an obvious manner so that it cannot be
used by mistake. Only return to service following
the written authorisation of a competent person.
Withdraw equipment from service if it has been
used to arrest a fall.
10. DECLARATION OF
CONFORMITY
A document can be accessed in the download area
of www.teufelberger.com (category: declaration of
conformity).