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RULES FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION:
1. ONE anchor point can be used by ONE person at the same time.
2. Maximum TWO people can be attached to the available anchor points at the same time.
3. Anchor points designed for personal protection should ONLY be used for personal fall protection equipment and NOT for
lifting equipment.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
• While working PAY ATTENTION to the chain which fastens the tripod legs, as it can cause accidental tripping of the worker.
• Spider and main tripod MUST NEVER BE USED without chain. Legs MUST ALWAYS BE fastened with chain.
• AVOID working where the user may swing and hit an object or where lines may cross or tangle with that of another worker
in the area.
• Fall arrest and rescue systems used with this device MUST MEET applicable EN standards requirements (EN 795 for
anchor devices; EN 362 for connectors; EN 361 for full body harnesses; EN 360 for retractable type fall arresters; EN 1496
for rescue lifting devices; EN 1497 for rescue harnesses; EN 341 for descender devices).
• Always use T-locks's to maintain trolleys required position during operation.
• The Maximum Arrest Force (MAF) to which a user of a Fall Arrest System (FAS), who wears a full body harness, is
exposed during an arrest of his/her fall is limited by law 6 kN in EU. The system used to protect user against fall from height
must include fall protection equipment reducing the Maximum Arrest Force, acting on the user while arresting the fall, to
maximum value of 6kN (e.g. fall safety energy absorber with lanyard or retractable fall arrester).
• Make sure that device is installed in a upright position on a flat, stable and hard surface. The surface must support the load.
• DO NOT use TM 12-2 safety device for more than two people at the same time.
• It is recommended that the device should be transported and installed by minimum two people.
• The anchor device or anchor point for the fall arrest system should always be positioned, and the work carried out in such a
way, as to minimize both the potential for falls and potential fall distance. The anchor device/point should be placed above
the position of the user. The shape and construction of the anchor device/point shall not allowed to self-acting
disconnection of the equipment. Minimal static strength of the anchor device/point is 13 kN. It is recommended to use
certified and marked structural anchor point complied with EN 795.
THE ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shall only be used by a person trained and competent in its safe use.
• PPE must not be used by a person with medical condition that could affect the safety of the equipment user in normal and
emergency use.
• A rescue plan shall be in place to deal with any emergencies that could arise during the work.
• It is forbidden to make any alterations or additions to the equipment without the manufacturer's prior written consent.
• Any repair shall only be carried out by equipment manufacturer or his certified representative.
• PPE shall not be used outside its limitations, or for any purpose other than that for which it is intended.
• PPE should be a personal issue item.
• Before use ensure about the compatibility of items equipment assembled into fall arrest system. Periodically check
connecting and adjusting of the equipment components to avoid accidental loosening or disconnecting of the components.
• It is forbidden to use combinations of items of equipment in which the safe function of any one item is affected by or
interferes with the safe function of another.
• It is essential for the safety of the user that if the product is re-sold outside the original country of destination the reseller
shall provide instruction for use, for maintenance, for periodic examination and for repair in language of the country in which
the product is to be sold.
• A full body harness (conforming EN 361) is the only acceptable body holding device that can be used in a fall arrest system.
• On full body harness use only attaching points marked with big letter "A" to attach a fall arrest system.
• It is obligatory to verify the free space required beneath the user at the workplace before each occasion of use the fall arrest
system, so that, in the case of a fall, there will be no collision with the ground or other obstacle in the fall path. The required
value of the free space should be taken from instruction manual of used equipment.
• There are many hazards that may affect the performance of the equipment and corresponding safety precautions that have
to be observed during equipment utilization, especially:
• trailing or looping of lanyards or lifelines over sharp edges,
• any defects like cutting, abrasion, corrosion,
• climatic exposure,
• pendulum falls,
• extremes of temperature,
• chemical reagents,
• electrical conductivity.
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