TECHNICAL DATA:
• max. working load: 140 kg
• hand force required: 22 kG
• automatic brake which intervenes to avoid
selfcontained descent of the worker;
• integrated rope diameter: o 6,3 mm
• Max. lifting distance: 25 m
• hand operation
PERIODIC INSPECTIONS
After each 12 months of utilization the rescue
lifting device must be withdrawn from use to
carry out manufacturer's detailed inspection.
The inspection must be carried out by the
rescue lifting device manufacturer or his
certified representative only.
During this inspection will be established
admissible time of the device use till next
manufacturer's inspection.
The result of inspection must be recorded in
Identity Card.
WITHDRAWAL FROM USE
The rescue lifting device 27960 must be
withdrawn from use immediately when:
- it has been a component of equipment used to
arrest a fall
- any doubt arise about its condition for safe use
The device shouldn't be used again until
confirmed in writing by device manufacturer or
his certified representative after carried out the
detailed inspection. Any repair or service
operation shall only be carried out by fall arrester
manufacturer or his certified representative.
CAUTION:
It is forbidden to use the rescue lifting device 27960 as the protection against falls from a height. When
there is a danger of falling from a height additional secondary fall arrest system conforming EN 363 must
be used.
• The lifting / lowering function is for rescue purposes only and not for lifting / lowering loads.
Always operate the device 27960 with hand power and with crank included in the equipment only.
Never allow to full extention of the working rope from the reel. Keep at least three rope fakes on the reel
- it is marked by a special safety sign which is situated on the rope. Stop extend the rope from the reel
when the red safety sign appears! Obligatory check a condition of the safety sign. See picture A.
• before each use, a close visual examination of the device cover, reel, snap hook, crank, holder and
working cable must be carried out in respect of mechanical, chemical and thermal defects. The user
has to check the reel and brake functioning. The examination must be carried out by a person who is
going to use the device. Check also the stability of fastening the winch to a tripod. In the case of any
defect or doubt of correct condition of the device, do not use the device.
There should be direct or indirect visual contact or some other means of communication with the
rescuee at all times during the rescue process. Using the device 27960, in connection with fall arrest
system, must be compatible with manual instructions of the fall arrest systems and obligatory standards:
- EN 361, EN 341, EN 1497, EN 1498 - for body holding devices;
- EN362 - for the connectors;
- EN795 - for anchor devices;
- EN353-1, EN353-2, EN354, EN 355, EN360- for fall arrest systems.
CONTENT OF THE DEVICE IDENTITY LABEL
European standard number:year/class
.
cable
connector
RESCUE
type of the device
LIFTING DEVICE
name of the device
27960
SERIAL NUMBER:
number of the manufacturing series
xxxxxx
DATE OF MANUFACTURE:
month / year of the device manufacture
xx / xxxx
EN 1496:2006 / B
pulley's connector
pulley
cable
crank
one
piece
reel
identity label
absorber's
connector
permissible (
maximal)
weight of the lifting person
before use
read the manual
automatic
locking
brake
lever
inside
the cover
grip
P i c t .
A
STOP EXTENDING THE WIRE
FROM THE REEL
WHEN THE RED SAFETY
SIGN APPEARS
MAX.
MAX. LIFTING
WORKING
maximum lifting distance
DISTANCE:
LOAD:
140 kg
xx m
ONLY FOR
RESCUE
PURPOSES
marking of manufacturer
or distributor