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Operation
Emergency operation
DANGER
Risk of falling
– Before using the very narrow-aisle truck, the
operator must be instructed in using the abseil
system by a technical expert.
– The operating instructions located in the ruck-
sack must be read and followed.
– Before each use, the user has to carry out a
visual inspection to make sure that the abseil
system is in a perfect condition and is ready to
use.
– Before each use, the safety harness must be
checked to make sure it is in the initial position.
In addition, the free rope length between the
lifting point in the overhead guard and the safety
harness chest eyelet must be adjusted correctly.
Only a little slack rope is permitted between the
lifting point and the safety harness chest eyelet.
– If additional bores are created on the front edge
of the overhead guard, a redirecting point for
the rope can be provided. This redirecting point
routes the rope in a more favourable position for
the person abseiling. The carabiner, which is
also included in the scope of delivery, is hooked
into this bore. The rope is then guided through
this carabiner. Carabiners must always be
closed.
– Abseiling exercises are only permitted under the
supervision of an expert.
– In Germany, the abseiling procedure must be
practised at least once a year. We recommend
these practice exercises for other countries,
even if they have not explicitly been made
compulsory.
– No changes may be made to the emergency
abseil system.
– Only abseil systems that meet the requirements
of the standards may be used.
– The emergency abseil system may only be used
for its proper purpose of rescuing a person from
the cab of a turret truck.
– Once the exercises are complete, the emer-
gency abseil system must be correctly repacked,
sealed and stowed away by a technical expert.
– At the end of the maximum permissible service
life (replacement state of wear), the abseil
system must be disposed of and replaced by
a new system.
The emergency abseil system is installed in
the driver's cab and is ready for use.
The safety harness, the descender device and
the rope are located in the rucksack.
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