Pre-Installation Checks - Tractel Tracrod base Installations-, Gebrauchs- Und Wartungsanleitung

4. Functions and description
The basic Tracrod anchor point is an original
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piece of equipment which, for the purposes of
this manual, must be used as a personal fall ar-
rest anchor point. It can also receive a Tracrod
fall arrest anchoring rod, exclusively supplied by
Tractel.
This Tractel fall arrest anchoring system
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consists of
• Two anchoring rings (fig. 1, ref. 1).
• An installation surface (fig. 1, ref. 2).
• A body (fig. 1, rep. 3).
• Two fixing holes (fig. 1, rep. 4).
• A label indicating the date of the next periodic
review (Fig. 2, rep. 19).
• This Operation and Maintenance Installation
Manual.
• As an option, Tractel
plastic spacer plate(Fig. 2 ref. .18)
Recommendations for use :
• The Tractel
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should only be used according to the instal-
lation specifications of the recommended fall
arrest system connector (Figure 5)
• once connected to the anchor point of the user's
harness, the fall arrest connector must be locat-
ed at a maximum horizontal distance of 0.9m
from the vertical materialized by the anchor.
• The maximum working load of the Tractel
arrest anchorage system is 150 kg per opera-
tor. It can be used by two operators (§ Tech-
nical specifications). It is imperative to ensure,
before use, that all components of the fall ar-
rest system are compatible with this load by re-
ferring to their respective instructions. If this is
not the case, the weakest element in the chain
always determines the maximum working load
for the entire system.
• This Tractel fall arrest anchorage device must
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only be used to protect operators from falling
from a height or to receive a Tracrod fall arrest
anchorage rod supplied by Tractel
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can supply a 50 mm thick
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fall arrest anchorage system
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"BE CAREFUL." Under no circumstances
may the Tractel
anchorage device be used simultaneously
as a fall arrest anchorage point and as a
support for the Tractel
"DANGER": Any other combination of use
is dangerous and prohibited.

5.1 Pre-installation checks

Before any installation, the installer must have
this manual in his possession and must ensure
by appropriate means that the reception struc-
ture is compatible with the intended use of the
Tractel fall arrest anchorage system.
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In particular, before any installation, check:
1. That the fall arrest anchorage device is locat-
ed above the operator's displacement plan.
2. That the installer has the necessary tools to in-
stall the Tractel
- A pipe wrench, size 19 - A torque wrench
equipped with a size 19 socket
- A set of flat keys from sizes 10 to 24.
The tools required for fixing on concrete or
steel structures are specified in the manufac-
turer's installation instructions for the fixing
fall
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(dowels, bolts, etc.).
3. That the marking of the anchoring device is
present and legible.
4. All the components of the Tractel
anchorage system do not show any significant
deformation and/or corrosion.
5. That the area has an access point allowing
the operator to safely connect to the anchor-
ing device.
5.2. Installation
The following installation procedure refers to
Figure 2.
Tracrod base fall arrest
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anchorage rod.
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5. Installation
anchoring device in particular:
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fall arrest
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