Checks Before Use - Tractel HT Access Installations-, Gebrauchs- Und Wartungsanleitung

IMPORTANT: During a rescue, being suspended in
space can cause trauma.
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See table of attachment points on page 2.
Do not use belt lateral anchor points as anchors for
the fall arrester; these must only be used for work
positioning purposes (EN 358) in combination with
a work positioning lanyard (EN 358).
Figure 6 (a, c, d), page 5.
Do not use the harnesses for any purpose other than
protection against fall from heights. Use of the harness
for leisure or sport activities is prohibited.
5. Usage constraints description
It is strictly forbidden:
• Install or use this equipment without the proper
authorization, training and recognition or, failing that,
without the supervision of an authorized, trained and
recognized competent person.
• To use this equipment if any of the markings are not
legible.
• To install or use this equipment without first having
carried out the preliminary checks.
• To use this equipment which has not been covered
by a periodic inspection over the past 12 months by a
technician having authorised re-use in writing.
• To use an HT harness for any other application than
protecting people from falling from heights.
• To use a CE work station support belt for any other
application than holding the operator in place at the
work station.
• To anchor an HT harness by any other means than the
anchor point marked A or A/2.
• To use this equipment in contradiction with the
information specified in the section "13. Life span".
• To use this equipment by a person whose weight,
equipment included, is greater than 150 kg.
• To use this equipment with a load of between 100 kg
and 150 kg (total weight of the operator, equipment
and tools) if any component in the fall-arrest system
has a lower maximum load.
• To use an HT harness if it has arrested a fall.
• To use an HT harness outside the temperature range
specified in this manual.
• To use an HT harness if the vertical clearance is
inadequate should the person fall.
• To use this equipment if you are not in good physical
condition.
• To use this equipment if you are pregnant.
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DANGER
• To use this equipment if the safety function of any of
the associated items is affected by the safety function
of another item or may interfere with it.
• To anchor an HT harness through a fall-arrest system
to a structural anchor where the resistance is less than
12 kN, or perceived as such.
• To perform any repair or maintenance operations on
this equipment without first having been trained and
qualified, in writing, by Tractel
• To use this equipment if it is not complete, if it has
been dismantled beforehand or if components have
been replaced by any person not unauthorised by
Tractel .
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6. Installation

6.1. Checks before use

IMPORTANT: Check on the harness that:
• The strap and seam stitching is in perfect condition.
• The strap and seam stitching show no signs of
abrasion, unraveling, burns or cuts.
• The adjusting components, the buckles do not show
any signs of corrosion or distortion and operate and
lock correctly.
• The elastrac™ units are working properly: elongation
and retraction of the strap over a 4 cm distance.
If in doubt, withdraw the HT harnesses from use or
destroy it.
DANGER: Check that the fall arrest indicator
labels are not visible: see Figure 2.a. The fall arrest
indicators are placed on the rear of the shoulder straps
and on the sternum and thoracic fall arrest points. See
photos of the various harnesses at the beginning of this
manual to see their exact location. If they are exposed,
the HT harness has been used to arrest a fall. It must
be withdrawn from use and destroyed.
Check out associated components:
The fall arrest system, lanyard, connectors, and other
associated systems that they do not present a danger
in use. For this, refer to the specific instructions for each
product.
6.2. Implementation and use
Setting up the harness:
• Select the most appropriate harness depending on
the risk analysis that was carried out for the work to
be done.
• Put on the harness positioning straps flat against the
body.
• Lock all closing buckles on the harness: See Figure 3.
• Adjust the lengths of the different straps: neither too
tight nor too slack in order to obtain maximum comfort
during use and optimal fall protection. This is the
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