General Information; Priority Instructions - Tractel travflex 2 Manuel D'installation

Summary

1. Priority instructions

2. Definitions and symbols
3. Presentation
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4. Description
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5. Associated equipment
6. Preliminary study
7. Installation
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8. Prohibited operational deviations
9. Transport and storage
10. Disposal and environmental protection
11. Marking
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12. Lifespan
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In order to ensure continuous improvement of its products, Tractel
the equipment described in this manual, at any moment it deems appropriate.
The companies of the Tractel
covering the complete range of Tractel
access equipment, load safety systems, electronic load indicators, fall arrest systems, etc.
The Tractel ® network can provide an after sales and regular maintenance service.
Preliminary note: All of the information in this manual refers
to the mounting plates used with a horizontal lifeline equipped
with a flexible belaying support.
This manual contains all the information you will need to install
the mounting plates for the travflex™ 2 lifeline and the ringflex
anchor ring.
The plates can be used to secure the end anchors, intermediate
anchors and turn anchors of the travflex™ 2 lifeline as well as
the ringflex anchor ring.
1 Priority instructions
1) Associated with the travflex™ 2 lifeline, the plates are
designed to ensure the safety against falls by persons
working on the lifeline. To ensure safe installation and use,
be sure you have fully read and understood the information
contained in this manual; in this respect, you must strictly
comply with the guidelines given before and during
installation and use of the lifeline.
2) This manual must be delivered to the person responsible
for management of the lifeline and be kept available to any
user and installer. Additional copies can be provided by
Tractel ® S.A.S. on request.
3) Each lifeline system installation must be considered
as a unique case. Before installing a travflex™ 2 lifeline,
a specific technical study must be carried out by a
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GENERAL INFORMATION

® group and their approved resellers will be happy to provide you, on request, with their documentation
® products, including lifting and traction equipment and accessories, worksite and façade
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® reserves the right to make any changes considered useful to
qualified, specialised technician as concerns its layout, with
the necessary engineering calculations consistent with the
installation specifications, the present manual and the
travflex™ 2 lifeline manual. The study must take account of
the configuration of the site where the lifeline will be
installed, and more particularly, the adequacy of the
mechanical strength of the structure on which the
travflex™ 2 lifeline will be installed, and more particularly
the strength of the mounting plates with respect to the
anchors to be used. This must be integrated into a usable
technical file by the installer.
4) The plates must be installed using appropriate means
under safety conditions fully covering the risks of fall by
the installer with respect to the configuration of the site.
5) Do not install a plate if any marking which must appear
as indicated at the end of this manual is not present or
clearly legible.
6) The plates must only be used to secure a travflex™ 2 lifeline
and the ringflex anchor ring in accordance with the
guidelines given in this manual. No other use is permitted. In
particular, they must never be used as a suspension
system. They must never be used for a load greater than
the load indicated in this manual.
7) It is prohibited to repair or modify the plates, or to install
parts which are not supplied or recommended by
Tractel ® S.A.S..
8) Tractel ® S.A.S. declines any responsibility as concerns
installation of travflex™ 2 lifeline plates conducted without
Tractel supervision.
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