Tractel Blocfor Manual De Instalación, De Utilización Y De Mantenimiento página 17

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If this equipment is dirty, wash it with clean and cold
water with a synthetic brush. During transport and
storage, protect the equipment in moisture-resistant
packaging from any hazards (direct heat source,
chemical products and UV light, etc.).
Periodic inspections must be carried out by a qualified
technician in strict compliance with periodic inspection
procedures.
Confirming the legibility of the product markings is an
integral part of the periodic inspection.
The outcome of these inspections must be recorded
in the inspection register located at the centre of these
instructions, which must be kept throughout the life of
the product until it is taken out of service.
The technician must also complete lines A to E of the
table with the following information:
A: Name of inspector;
B: Date of inspection;
C: Inspection result OK/Not OK;
D: Signature of inspector;
E: Date of next inspection.
After arresting a fall, this product must undergo a
periodic inspection as described in this section.
The Blocfor
, Scafor
and work winch Davitrac™
®
®
brackets are supplied with their equipped system, so it
is advisable to carry out periodic visual inspections on
the brackets and their respective system.
12.1. Checking the cable
Always wear protective gloves and goggles when
checking the cable
This chapter describes the procedure for checking a
Tractel
cable for Blocfor
, Scafor
®
®
All cables are supplied with a connector.
The fastening loop must never be a simple knot or lock
with cable clamps or a splice.
Position the cable so that it can be inspected along its
entire circumference and length.
CAUTION
The cable alone is not a piece of PPE but a sub-
assembly of a system; it must be compatible with the
system it is used with.
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and work winch.
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12.1.1. Composition of the cable
The cable is made of galvanised steel or stainless steel.
To be used, the cables must have a manufactured
buckle at the end made by Tractel
The terminal must be:
• Buckled and sleeved with an aluminium sleeve for
galvanised cables; and
• Buckled and sleeved with a copper sleeve for
stainless steel cables.
12.1.2. Checking the general condition of the cable
• Uncoil the cable over its entire length;
• Hold the cable with your gloves on between your
thumb and forefinger;
• Inspect the entire length of the steel cable and more
specifically check whether:
• It is pinched;
• It has unravelled;
• It has corroded;
• Strands are cut;
• The sleeving is not in the required condition,
• The wire thimble is missing or is deformed;
• The fall indicator has been triggered on the cables
equipped with it; and
• One of the ends of the cable is non-compliant.
• More than 5 wires broken on a length of 1ft. (300 mm)
• Kinking, crushing, bird caging, or any other
distortion of the wire rope construction
• Heat damage
• Reduction of nominal diameter of more than 5%
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