
Before use make sure that you:
»
Check all equipment and components
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Wear appropriate clothing and tie back any loose
clothing or hair
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Do not swing excessively while descending/ascending
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Only use the Ascender if you have successfully
completed ActSafe training
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Have an emergency plan in place
D.03
PERSONNEL SAFETY CHECKLIST
The ACX Ascender, when used to lift people,
must be used with personal protective
equipment approved for work at height,
rope access and/or rope rescue.
Basic requirements:
The rope system must consist of a primary work
rope system and a secondary backup rope system.
For personnel lifting the primary rope used in the
Ascender must be approved to
EN1891 A
and
have a diameter of 11 mm (7/16”) and the backup
system must ful
fi
ll the respective requirements.
Each rope system must be connected to an
anchor that meets the appropriate personal lifting
requirements. A competent person shall judge if
the anchor points are suf
fi
cient and safe to use.
D.02
PERSONNEL LIFTING
DANGER
DO NOT USE
the Ascender without a backup
system. Take particular care of the suitability of
the system when lifting more than one person.
For personal lifting the supplied ActSafe Karabiner
may be replaced with any other
EN362
connector
(or any other approved lockable connector, Non EU
countries).All other parts of the Ascender shall only
be replaced with original ActSafe parts by an ActSafe-
approved service engineer.
Note
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Summary of Contents for ACX
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Page 65: ...H POWER ASCENDERS WARRANTY TERMS Warranty terms H 01 65 ...
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