89/686/EEC of December 1989
• is identical to the PPE which was the subject of type-
examination certificates issued by l'Apave SUDEUROPE S.A.S
"CE0082", B.P.3, 33370 ARTIGUES PRES BORDEAUX -
France, and tested in accordance with the EN 353-2 standard;
• is subject to the procedure provided for in Art. 11B of the
89/686/EEC Directive, under the control of a notified body :
l'Apave SUDEUROPE S.A.S "CE0082", B.P.3, 33370
ARTIGUES PRES BORDEAUX - France.
Any company assigning personal fall protection equipment to an
employee or similar person must apply the health and safety at
GB
work regulations.
Within the European Union, these devices must be checked
periodically in accordance with the 89/656/EEC Directive dated
30/11/89 (i.e. at least once a year, by Tractel
Tractel
S.A.S. authorised repair company).
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The annual inspection will enable the expiry date to be extended
by one year, up to a maximum of 10 years.
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
(see table p. 78). If the year for EN 353-2 is not indicated on
the device, it concerns EN 353-2 (1993);
d: the reference of the product code: Group code
e: the "EC" marking designates that the equipment complies
with the requirements of the 89/686/EEC PPE Directive.
"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
: strandd rope
n: diameter of belay support to be used.
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S.A.S or by a
Marking
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