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7. MAINTENANCE AND STORING
Do not open the device to clean it. If there is dirt inside, the device has to be sent to an authorized
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repair shop. Belts and ropes may be cleaned with warm water (40° C) and a mild soap solution.
They should be washed throughout with clean water afterwards. Wet equipment is to be dried only
in well-ventilated and shadowed places. Never dry them in laundry driers or at other heat sources.
Avoid any contact with chemicals, oil, solution liquids or any other aggressive materials. Store
them at normal room temperatures, protect them against sunrays – the best is using a special
device bag or box.
8. SERVICE LIFE
The duration of the service life depends on the individual usage conditions, whereat the plastic
components are subject to an ageing process, even with careful treatment. With proper storage
and a storage time of up to max. 2 years, harnesses should therefore be replaced after 6 to 8
years, ropes after 4 to 6 years from their initial use (BGR 198).
An overall utilisation period of max. 10 years is possible, if the products are allocated to one user
only, who does not use them excessively, always treats them with due care, and knows the entire
utilisation history of the product. For that, at least once a year an inspection by a technical expert
must be documented stating the examiner and the special product features detected. Furthermore,
it must be absolutely ensured, that the product was always optimally stored, never got in contact
with chemicals, gases, or otherwise damaging substances, and that the total UV irradiation over
time did not exceed that of an intensive use over a period of 4 years.
Devices which are installed on a fixed working area and are left there in between inspections, must
be appropriately protected from the elements. (e.g. SEAL PAC
)
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Devices which are used regularly, e.g. as training equipment, normally have a shorter service life.
In such cases the following applies:
8.1 TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS EN 341
AND EN 1496 - PRINCIPLE
The standard stipulates the performance that is expected of the device before it can be
approved. Once the requirements of the standard have been fulfilled, the device is approved and
classified. Nominally the device is then approved for work involving the abseiling defined. In the
case of the MILAN and MILAN 2.0 (class A) this means that the device is approved for
an abseiling distance of 10,000m with 1 person (75kg), for example 100 x 100 m or 20 x 500 m.
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