• Personal protective equipment should be used only by personnel trained in this respect.
• Personal protective equipment must not be used by a person with medical condition that could affect the safety of the equipment
user in normal and emergency use.
• Draw a rescue plan to be implemented whenever necessary.
• 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 the equipment manufacturer or his certified representative.
• Personal protective equipment shall not be used for any purpose other than intended.
• Personal protective equipment provides individual protection and shall be used by one person only.
• Before each use make sure that all parts of the fall arresting system cooperate correctly. Periodically examine connections and fitting
of components of the equipment to prevent any accidental loosening or disconnection.
• It is forbidden to use a combination of equipment where function of any one item is affected by, or interferes with the function of
any other.
• Before each use of personal protective equipment, a pre-use check should be carried out to ensure that it is in a serviceable
condition and operates correctly.
• In particular, inspect all accessible elements of the equipment for any damages, excessive wear, corrosion, abrasion, cutting or
improper function. On individual devices pay particular attention to:
- in full body harness and work positioning devices: buckles, regulating elements, attachment points (buckles), webbing, seams, belt
loops;
- in energy absorbers: attachment loops, webbing, seams, housing, connectors;
- in lanyards and textile guides: rope, loops, thimbles, connectors, regulating parts, splices;
- in lanyards and steel guides: rope, wires, clamps, loops, thimbles, connectors, regulating parts;
- in retractable type fall arresters: lanyard or webbing, retractor and locking mechanism for proper operation, housing, energy
absorber, connectors;
- in guided type fall arresters: body, proper guiding, locking mechanism for proper operation, rollers, bolts and rivets, connectors,
energy absorber;
- in connectors (snap hooks): load-bearing body, rivets, main pawl, locking mechanism functionality.
• at least once a year, after every12 months of use, personal protective equipment must be withdrawn from use to carry out periodic
detailed inspection. Periodic inspection may be carried out by a properly trained and skilled person.
Periodic inspections can be carried out also by the equipment manufacturer or his authorized representative, or an authorized
company. Inspect in detail all accessible elements of the equipment paying attention to any damages, excessive wear, corrosion,
abrasion, cutting or incorrect function (see the above item.) In some cases, if the protective equipment has a complex design (e.g. fall
arresters), periodic inspections may be carried out by the equipment manufacturer, or his authorized representative only. After the
periodic inspection, date of the next inspection should be arranged.
• Regular periodic inspections are essential in respect of the equipment condition and safety of users which is dependant on the
equipment functionality and durability.
• During periodic inspection it is necessary to check the legibility of all the equipment markings (identity label of the device.)
• All information on protective equipment (name, serial no., purchase date and date of first use, name of user, information on repairs
and inspections and withdrawal from use) must be provided in the identity card of the device. It is the responsibility of the user
organisation to provide the identity card and to fill in the required details. The identity card should be filled in by a person responsible
for protective equipment. It is forbidden to use personal protection equipment if the identity card is not filled in.
• If the product is re-sold outside the original country of destination the reseller must provide instructions for use, for maintenance,
for periodic inspection and for repair in language of the country where the product is to be used.
• Personal protection equipment must be withdrawn from use immediately if any doubts arise in regard of its condition, or proper
operation. The device must not be used until the equipment manufacturer carries out the detailed inspection and gives his written
consent to use the equipment again.
• Personal protection equipment must be withdrawn from use immediately and destroyed if it has been used to arrest a fall.
• Full body harness is the only admissible device to be used to support the user body in personal fall protection equipment.
• In full body harness use only attaching points (buckles, loops) marked with capital letter "A" to attach a fall protection system.
• 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 minimise 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.
• 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.
• personal protective equipment must be transported in the package (e.g.: bag made of moisture-proof textile or foil bag or cases
made of steel or plastic) to protect it against damage or moisture.
• the equipment can be cleaned without causing adverse effect on the materials in the manufacture of the equipment. For textile
products use mild detergents for delicate fabrics, wash by hand or in a machine and rinse in water. For energy absorbers use only a
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