Tractel FABA AL-D Instructions D'emploi Et D'entretien page 20

9. Tractel does not accept any liability
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for using a FABA™ fall arrest slider
that has been dismantled without their
knowledge, especially if original parts
are replaced by parts made by other
manufacturers. You are only permitted
to make modifi cations or additions to
the equipment after you have obtained
written authorisation from Tractel
10. The fall arrest slider must never be
used beyond its limits or in situations
that it has not been designed to cope with.
11. The complete FABA™ climbing
protection system and all the associated
integral parts of the fall arrest system
must never be used for any other purpose
that the one that they were designed for or
under any other conditions other than the
ones listed in this manual. The fall arrest
slider must never be used to suspend the
user (exception: when suspended after
a fall and during the subsequent rescue
operations).
12. The FABA™ fall arrest slider,
especially the constituent textile
parts, must never be allowed to come
into contact with aggressive materials
(e.g. acids and leaches, paint and
varnish, excessive heat and open fi res or
sharp edges, etc.). If this does happen,
the relevant fall arrest slider must be
withdrawn from use and can only be
used again after a qualifi ed person trained
and certifi ed by Tractel has given written
permission for it to be used again.
13. Each user must be assigned a personal
fall arrest slider. You must always abide
by the accident prevention regulations
if the equipment is to be used by an
employee or similar person.
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14. The user must be in an excellent
physical and mental state when using the
equipment; a doctor must be consulted in
case of doubt. Pregnant women are not
allowed to use the fall arrest slider.
15. For safety reasons the work must
always be carried out so that the
danger of falling and the height of a
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potential fall are reduced to a mini-
mum. It is vitally important that the
free space around a possible impact spot
beneath the user's working place must
be inspected before the device is used to
ensure that the user cannot hit an object
or the ground if a fall does occur. The
clearance below the feet of the user
must be at least 2,00 m. Within the fi rst
two meters the user is eventually not
protected against hitting the ground
so that special attention during ascent
resp. descent is to be paid!
16. The FABA™ fall arrest slider must
be tested by Tractel Greifzug GmbH or a
qualifi ed person trained and certifi ed by
Tractel every 12 months. The inspection
must cover the equipment's functional
capability and the legibility of the
markings and this must be recorded in the
checklist. The safety of the user depends
on the maintenance of the equipment's
functional and load bearing capabilities.
The inspections might well be required
more often if the equipment is used under
"diffi cult working conditions".
17. Any FABA™ fall arrest slider that
is finally withdrawn from use must
be destroyed or rendered permanently
inaccessible in order to prevent it from
being used inadvertently.
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