Withdrawal From Service; Periodic Inspections - Tractel Blocfor AES Instructions D'emploi

TRACTEL ® S.A.S. RD 619 - Saint-Hilaire-sous-Romilly - F -
10102 Romilly-sur-Seine France hereby declares that the safety
equipment described in this manual.
• complies with the requirements of European Directive
89/686/EEC of December 1989.
• is identical to the PPE, having been subject to the "CE0082"-
type-examination certificate issued by the APAVE SUDEUROPE
SAS - CS 60193 - 13322 Marseille - France, identified under the
number 0082, and tested according to the 2002 EN 360
GB
standard.
• is subject to the procedure referred to in Art. 11B of Directive
89/686/EEC, under the control of a notified body: APAVE
SUDEUROPE SAS - CS 60193 - 13322 Marseille - France,
identified under the number 0082.
The label on each Blocfor™ automatic fall arrester indicates:
a: The trade name: TRACTEL
b: The name of the product: ex.: B10 galvanized steel,
c: The reference standard followed by the year of application,
d: The product reference: eg: 010642,
e: The EC logo followed by the n° of the Article 11 B notified
body for 0082 production inspection,
f: Batch number,
g: The serial number, ex: 11xxxx unit manufactured in 2011
indicated on Blocfor™ automatic fall arrester label,
h: A pictogram showing that the manual must be read before
use,
aa: Date of next inspection,
ab: Minimum strength of anchor point,
ac: Strap lanyard for horizontal use.

Periodic inspections

Yearly servicing is necessary; however, depending on the
frequency of use, environmental conditions and the regulations of
the company or the country where used, periodic inspections can
be more frequent. Periodic inspections should be carried out
by an authorised and competent technician, in compliance
with the manufacturer's instructions transcribed in the Tractel
"PPE inspection instructions" file. Confirm legibility of the marking
on the product during the periodic inspection. A return to service
must be made in writing, under the responsibility of the authorised
and competent technician who carried out the inspection. Return
to service of the product must be recorded on the inspection
record which can be found in the centre of this manual. This
inspection record should be retained throughout the product's life
cycle, up until it is recycled. When a system has arrested a fall, it
must be inspected by Tractel
competent technician in accordance with the instructions
contained in the Tractel
inspection file is available from the Tractel
http://www.tractel.com
Tractel ® textile PPE equipments as harnesses, lanyards, ropes
and energy absorbers, Tractel
Stopcable™ and Stopfor™ fall arresters, Blocfor™ self retracting
fall arresters, and the Tractel
restrictions from their manufacturing date providing that:
- A normal use is made in accordance with the instructions
manual,
- A periodic inspection should be carried out at least once a year
by a competent person, who will, after inspection, authorise in
writing that the PPE is fit to be returned to service,
- Instructions manual procedures for storage and transport are
strictly met.
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Conformity
Marking
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® S.A.S or by an authorised and
® PPE inspection file. The Tractel
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Life cycle
® Mechanical PPE equipments as
® lifelines can be used without

Withdrawal from service

When a system is finally withdrawn from service, all components
must be recycled with preliminary sorting of components into
metallic and synthetic materials. These materials must be
recycled by specialist bodies. Upon withdrawal from service,
disassembly and sorting of materials must be carried out by duly
authorised personnel.
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® PPE