Tractel FABA 504968 Instructions D'emploi Et D'entretien page 18

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Important operating instructions
1. You must read this manual in order to
be able to guarantee the operating safety
of the equipment and that it will be used
correctly before using our FABA™ fall
arrest sliders. Every user must have
understood the content and must strictly
adhere to the instructions given in the
manual.
2. This manual must be kept in a good
state and made available to all users
until the equipment is decommissioned.
Additional copies are available upon
request.
3. You must ensure that the labelling
on the fall arrest slider can always be
read easily. The fall arrest slider must
be permanently decommissioned if
the details become illegible or they are
erased.
4. The fall arrest slider is an integral fall
arrest system designed in accordance
with EN 363 and is solely to be used in
conjunction with other components that
interconnect together and are compatible
with the fall arrest slider and also fulfi ll the
valid safety regulations and standards. It
is vital that you adhere to the instructions
given in this manual and those for any
other products that have to be used when
connecting up the various parts of the
equipment that makes up the fall arrest
system.
5. Only one person is allowed to use the
FABA™ fall arrest slider at any time.
Each user must undergo practical
training before using the equipment,
which should cover setting up and the
use of the fall arrest slider as part of a
complete system under normal working
and safety conditions. The object of the
training is to teach the user what to do
if he falls, in addition to normal rescue
operations.
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6. Each FABA™ fall arrest slider is
to be used solely with the associated
rail profiles that are specified in this
manual. Disregarding these requirements
might well endanger the user's life and
TRACTEL will not accept liability if
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our FABA™ fall arrest slider is used in
any other way than that stipulated in the
climbing protection profi le.
7. Only use the FABA slider if it is in
perfect condition. The slider must be
inspected every time prior to use, and a
manual function check in the climbing
protection rail must be carried out. Every
slider must be immediately put out of
operation and sent to Tractel Greifzug
GmbH or an authorised specialist
for inspection if it is damaged or not
functional, or if there is doubt about
whether it can be used safely.
8. Any fall protection device that has
held someone who has fallen must be
immediately withdrawn from use and
returned to TRACTEL
specialist for testing. The climbing
protec tion system can only be used again
after a fall if an authorised specialist
has given written permission for it to be
used again.
9. TRACTEL does not accept any
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liability 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
or an authorised
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