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4 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
4.1 Should a fall occur on the fall arrester, it must be inspected by an authorised person or body
before it is used again.
Never use such a fall arrester without the written approval from an authorised person or
body.
4.2 The fall arrester and the respective manual should be sent to the manufacturer's workshop
for inspection and maintenance.
4.3
An authorised person or body should regularly check the fall arrester to confirm that it is in
a good condition and ready for use. Such inspection shall be carried out at least once a
year or more frequently depending on the application and operational conditions. Regu-
lar inspections are mandatory as safety of the user depends on continued functionality
and durability of the fall arrester and the fall arrest system.
In order to do this the "inspection checklist" (see 5.4) should be followed.
In order to track the periodic inspection, a record (e.g. in a logbook) should be kept for
each component, subsystem and system including all the relevant details concerning the
equipment. This record should include information for product identification, including se-
rial number and manufacturing date, date when the product was first put into use, and a
complete maintenance history with repair details.
Failure to carry out the above inspections and maintenance will impair the functionality and
the durability of the fall arrester and therefore endanger the safety of the user.
Regular inspections or repairs have to be recorded in inspection logbook which should be
part of the product package.
Warning!
Inspections may only be carried out by the manufacturer or by its authorized person or
body. The authorization can be acquired through a training and regular refreshers by
the manufacturer. The hereby received certificate is valid for 3 years and authorizes to
conduct regular inspections of Söll systems:
Warning!
An authorization for inspections does not include an authorization to carry out repairs.
4.4 Maintenance
An authorised person or body can deal with following defects:
• Removing dirt (concrete, mortar, paint, etc.) from the fall arrester
• Cleaning the marking
In case of dirt inside the fall arrester or if the fall arrester has any defects, which require
disassembly, it should be returned to the manufacturer or an authorized partner (together
with the respective manual) for cleaning and repair. This process should be recorded in the
annex of the checklist (space for comments).
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