BRINGING THE LANYARD CLOSER TO/MOVING IT FURTHER
FROM THE SUPPORT
Pull on the lanyard as indicated in the diagrams (figure 2.c).
Installation – Removal of Stopfor™ K/Stopfor™ B.
The Stopfor™ K/Stopfor™ B device can be installed and removed
on line. You must always observe the installation procedure shown in
figure 2.D.
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NB: If the type of work to be performed involves supports that
have sharp edges, a protective sheath must be used.
Periodic inspections
Yearly servicing is necessary; however, depending on the
frequency of use, environmental conditions and the regulations
of the company or the country where used, periodic inspections
can be more frequent. Periodic inspections should be carried out
by an authorised and competent technician, in compliance
with the manufacturer's instructions transcribed in the Tractel
"PPE inspection instructions" file. Confirm legibility of the marking
on the product during the periodic inspection. A return to service
must be made in writing, under the responsibility of the authorised
and competent technician who carried out the inspection. Return
to service of the product must be recorded on the inspection
record which can be found in the centre of this manual.
This inspection record should be retained throughout the
product's life cycle, up until it is recycled. When a system has
arrested a fall, it must be inspected by Tractel
authorised and competent technician in accordance with the
instructions contained in the Tractel
Tractel
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PPE inspection file is available from the Tractel
http://www.tractel.com
Tractel
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textile PPE equipments as harnesses, lanyards, ropes
and energy absorbers, Tractel
Stopcable™ and Stopfor™ fall arresters, Blocfor™ self retracting
fall arresters, and the Tractel
restrictions from their manufacturing date providing that:
- A normal use is made in accordance with the instructions
manual,
- A periodic inspection should be carried out at least once a year
by a competent person, who will, after inspection, authorise
in writing that the PPE is fit to be returned to service,
- Instructions manual procedures for storage and transport are
strictly met.
Withdrawal from service
When a system is finally withdrawn from service, all components
must be recycled with preliminary sorting of components into
metallic and synthetic materials. These materials must be
recycled by specialist bodies. Upon withdrawal from service,
disassembly and sorting of materials must be carried out by duly
authorised personnel.
Conformity of the equipment
TRACTEL
®
S.A.S. RD619-Saint Hilaire sous Romilly-F-10102
Romilly-sur-Seine France hereby declares that the safety
equipment described in this manual.
• complies with the requirements of European Directive
89/686/EEC of December 1989.
• is identical to the PPE which was the subject of the "EC0082"
type-examination certificate issued by the APAVE SUDEUROPE
SAS - CS 60193 - 13322 Marseille - France, and tested in
accordance with standard EN 358.
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S.A.S or by an
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PPE inspection file. The
Life cycle
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Mechanical PPE equipments as
®
lifelines can be used without
• is subject to the procedure covered by Art. 11B of Directive
89/686/CEE, under the control of a notified organization: APAVE
SUDEUROPE SAS - CS 60193 - 13322 Marseille - France.
Permissible attachments
A connector (EN 362).
Work positioning belt (EN 358).
The marking on each product indicates:
a. the trade mark: TRACTEL
b. the designation of the product: e.g. Stopfor™ S,
c. the referenced standard: number and year of the norm,
d. The product reference code : Group code,
e. the "EC" marking designates that the equipment complies
with the requirements of the 89/686/EEC PPE Directive.
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"0082" indicates the number of the notified body under
Article 11,
f.
the date of manufacture,
g. the serial number,
h. a pictogram indicating that it is necessary to read the
instruction manual before use,
i.
an arrow indicating the position for use,
k. the location of the anchor line,
m. the type of anchor line to be exclusively used,
: halyard
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website:
: stranded rope
n : diameter of belay support to be used.
Marking
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,