Storage; Maintenance And Repair 5 650 250; Warnings Against Hazardous Operations; Labelling - Tractel Group blocmat BS Instructions D'emploi Et D'entretien

ATTENTION
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Never let the wire rope moves up freely when releasing the rope hook from the load. Hold
the hook until the rope has been completly rewound inside the blocmat

5. STORAGE

The blocmat fall arrestor must be stored in a location sheltered from adverse weather conditions,
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and kept at a temperature of between –10°c to + 60°C.
6. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
The blocmat ™ shall be regularly maintained by the user. In addition to the inspections described in
section 3, the following maintenance operations should be performed :
• Clean the wire rope with a cloth impregnated with oil
• Clean the housing with soapy water.
• It the rope does not rewind, unwind it completly, check that it is in good condition and rewind it
again. It it does not rewind correctly, send the device for repair.
• It the rope does not unwind when pulled using a constant force (sticking point.,pass over
this point by pulling the rope with a force not exceeding 100 kg, then check the condition of
the rope and rewind it. If the problem persists, send the device for repair.
Annual servicing and repairs must be carried out by TRACTEL

7. WARNINGS AGAINST HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS

Warnings against hazardous operations have been given in the preceding sections. However, we
would draw your attention to certain operations which are dangerous :
• Do not use a blocmat
• Do not let the wire rope go up before it is completly rewound
• Do not use a device which has stopped a fall and has not been inspected.
• Do not attach the device by any means other than its anchorage point.
• Do not prevent self alignment of the device in relation to the rope
• Do not use the wire rope as a sling
• Do not open the blocmat

8. LABELLING.

The labels indicates :
• The model of the blocmat
• The manufacturing serial number.
• The year of manufacture.
• The name and adress of the manufacturer.
• The general warnings.
™ load arrestor as a fall arrest equipment for people
™ and do not grease or oil the mechanism
™ with the length of the rope wound on the drum
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® or an approved engineer.
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