Safety-Stop With Material Lifting Equipment - Tractel Blocstop BSO 500 Serie Manuel D'installation Et De Manutention Original

If this was caused by a suspension rope snapping or a hoist
malfunction:
– Evacuate the team. See the man riding equipment docu-
mentation or, if available, the operators' emergency rescue
plan.
– Implement suitable measures to secure the man riding
equipment in place so that the suspension rope or the hoist-
ing gear can be replaced.
– Tension the safety rope on the ground.
If this was not caused by a suspension rope snapping or a hoist
malfunction:
– Try to move upwards.
If this is not possible:
– Evacuate the team and secure the man riding equipment in
place (see above).
See Fig. 9.
If it is possible to move upwards then a fall arrest device malfunc-
tion has probably occurred.
– Move upwards slightly to reduce the strain on the rope.
– Open the fall arrest device: Turn the manual lever (2) clock-
wise until it latches into place.
– Re-tighten the safety rope by hand, if necessary.
– Move downwards.
– Press the SAFETY-STOP (1) button while moving down-
ward.
Fall arrest devices without limit switch:
– Lower the load until the fall arrest device supports the load
using the safety rope.
Fall arrest devices with limit switch:
– Perform an emergency descent (see the documentation for
the hoist or the man riding equipment) until the fall arrest
device holds the load using the safety rope.
If the load is not held:
– Evacuate the team and secure the man riding equipment in
place (see above).
If the load is held:
– Move upwards slightly to reduce the strain on the rope.
– Open the fall arrest device: Turn the manual lever (2) clock-
wise until it latches into place.
– Move the load lifting equipment carefully downwards and be
ready to press the SAFETY-STOP button on the fall arrest
device at any time.
After every safety-stop:
See ' 12.3 Measures to be taken after a problem or safety-stop'
on page 14.
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12.2 Safety-stop with material lifting
equipment
DANGER!
Danger of being injured by falling loads!
– Never stand beneath the material lifting equipment.
– Check the cause of the problem.
– Eliminate the problem.
If this was caused by a suspension rope snapping or a hoist
malfunction:
– Implement suitable measures to secure the load lifting
equipment in place so that the suspension rope or the hoist-
ing gear can be replaced.
If this was not caused by a suspension rope snapping or a hoist
malfunction:
– Try to move upwards.
If this is not possible:
– Securing the load lifting equipment (see above).
See Fig. 9.
If it is possible to move upwards then a fall arrest device malfunc-
tion has probably occurred.
– Move upwards slightly to reduce the strain on the rope.
– Open the fall arrest device: Turn the manual lever (2) clock-
wise until it latches into place.
– Re-tighten the safety rope by hand, if necessary.
– Move downwards.
– Press the SAFETY-STOP (1) button while moving down-
ward.
If the load is not held:
– Secure the load lifting equipment using suitable measures.
If the load is held:
– Move upwards slightly to reduce the strain on the rope.
– Open the fall arrest device: Turn the manual lever (2) clock-
wise until it latches into place.
– Move the load lifting equipment carefully downwards and be
ready to press the SAFETY-STOP button on the fall arrest
device at any time.
After every safety-stop:
See ' 12.3 Measures to be taken after a problem or safety-stop'
on page 14.
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