Tractel HT FABA Instructions D'emploi Et D'entretien page 10

• Check the readability of the product's marking during periodical
inspections.
Harnesses are products that cannot be repaired. Should a
harness show the least sign of damage, it must be destroyed.
Conformity of the equipment
Tractel S.A.S. RN 19-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
GB
89/686/EEC of December 1989.
• is identical to the PPE, having been subject to the "CE"-type-
examination certificate issued by the Apave SUDEUROPE,
SAS, BP 3 - 33370 ARTIGUES près BORDEAUX identified
under the number 0082, and tested in accordance with
standards 361 dated 2002, 358 dated 2000 .
• 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, BP 3 - 33370 ARTIGUES près
BORDEAUX identified under the number 0082.
The label on each of the harnesses indicates:
a: The trade name: Tractel,
b: The name of the product: eg: LCA (Rope lanyard with shock
absorber),
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, 0082
f: Year and week of manufacture,
g: The serial number,
h: A pictogram showing that the manual must be read before use,
Figure 1 page 2 : Harness - EN 361/EN 358
1. Shoulder strap.
2. Adjustable shoulder strap.
3. Quick fitting buckle
4. Label.
5. Loop.
6. Gear rucking.
7. Thigh strap.
8. Buttock strap.
9. Back support.
10. Back anchorage.
11. Chest anchorage.
12. Thoracic anchor point.
13. A "A" mark, fall arrest anchorage points, on D or strap.
14. work positionning point.
• Strap + seam threads: polyester,
• Loops made of galvanized steel and aluminum,
• Cordura-covered foam back piece,
• Back plate, loops: polyethylene, thermoplastic elastomer.
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Marking
Composants
Materials
Do nots
• Do not:
1. Use the Faba HT harness without first having been
authorised, trained and recognised as qualified to use the
harness; otherwise, you should only use it under the
responsibility of a person who has been authorised, trained
and recognised to be qualified for use of the harness.
2. Use a Faba HT harness if any of the markings is no longer
present or legible.
3. Use a Faba HT harness if it has not been covered by the
required preliminary checks.
4. Use a Faba HT harness which has not been covered by a
periodic inspection within the past 12 months by a technician
qualified to authorise re-use of the harness in writing.
5. Use a Faba HT harness for any purpose other than for fall
protection of workers.
6. Use a Faba HT harness which has served to stop a fall.
7. Use a Faba HT harness which is not visibly in good condition.
8. Connect a fall arrest system to any location not marked with
an A.
9. Use a Faba HT harness for any other application other than
to protect workers against a fall from a height.
10. Expose a Faba HT harness to a source of direct heat or light.
11. Use a Faba HT harness outside the temperature range for
which it is designed, between -35°C and +60°C.
12. Place a Faba HT harness in contact with aggressive
chemical substances or abrasive or sharp surfaces.
13. Use a Faba HT harness without first having planned a
possible rescue procedure which can be carried out
efficiently and safely.
Service life of textile products
The textile components have a service life of 10 years as of the
date of manufacturing provided they are used normally in full
observance of the utilisation and maintenance recommendations
given in this manual.
Note: The belay equipment such as lanyards, wire ropes used
with self-retracting fall arresters, fall arrest rope rolls,
sliders and webbing rings are not covered by the
recommended service life given above ; these must be
checked prior to each use and must be destroyed if any
defects are observed.