Inspection And Maintenance; Harness And Body Belt Inspection / 8.2 Maintenance And Storage - Honeywell MILLER 550 Manual De Instrucciones Para El Usuario

8.0 Inspection and Maintenance

Users of personal fall arrest systems shall, at a minimum, comply with all manufacturer instruc-
tions regarding the inspection, maintenance and storage of the equipment.
(See ANSI/ASSE Z359.2, Minimum Requirements for a Managed Fall Protection Program
regarding user inspection, maintenance and storage of equipment.)
8.1 Harness and Body Belt Inspection
Honeywell Safety Products' inspection requirements incorporate the criteria established by
current safety standards. The inspection criteria for the equipment shall be set by the user's
organization, such that it equals or exceeds the criteria required by the manufacturer and the
standards with which the organziation elects to comply.
Equipment shall be thoroughly inspected by the user before each use, and additionally, by
a competent person, other than the user, at regular intervals of no more than one year for:
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Absence or illegibility of markings/labels.
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Absence of any elements affecting the equipment
form, fit or function.
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Evidence of defects in or damage to webbing
straps including broken fibers, fraying, unsplicing,
unlaying, kinking, knotting, roping, broken or pulled
stitches, excessive elongation, chemical attack,
burns, excessive soiling, abrasion, cuts, alteration,
excessive aging, and excessive wear. (See Table 3.)
To inspect, grasp webbing with hands 6-8 inches
(152-203mm) apart and bend webbing in an inverted
"U". The surface tension resulting makes damaged
fibers or cuts easier to detect. Follow this procedure
the entire length of webbing, inspecting both sides of
each strap.
Table 3: Types of Material Damage
HEAT
In excessive heat,
rope/webbing
becomes brittle
and has a shriveled
brownish appearance.
Fibers will break when
flexed. Should not be
used above 180°F.
Us er Ins tru ct ion s - Engl is h
Refer to "Product Labels"
on page 62 for details on
accessing harness labels.
CHEMICAL
Change in color usually
appearing as a brownish
smear or smudge.
Transverse cracks when
rope/webbing is bent
over a mandrel. Loss
of elasticity in rope/
webbing.
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MOLTEN
METAL
OR FLAME
Rope/webbing strands
fuse together. Hard
shiny spots. Hard and
brittle feel.
PAINTS AND
SOLVENTS
Paint which penetrates
and dries restricts
movement of fibers.
Drying agents and
solvents in some
paints will appear as
chemical damage.