Tractel derope Up A, Use And Maintenance Instructions

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4.2.2 Bring the lower clamp jaw up to the closest
rung ( Figure 8b ).
4.2.3 Tighten in place using the knurled knob located
on the side of the bracket ( Figure 8c ).
4.2.4 Install the adjustable lanyard:
a) Run the adjustable lanyard through the
ladder structure located above the device,
going around one of the uprights and an
upper rung at the same time ( Figure 8e ).
b) Reconnect the adjustable lanyard onto the
anchor pin with the supplied carabiners
( Figure 8f ).
c) Pull on the rope below the rope adjuster to
tighten the lanyard ensuring the adjustable
lanyard is taut
WARNING
The derope
®
Up E descent device must always be
secured with an adjustable lanyard on a separate
anchorage point. Ensure the ladder has sufficient
load bearing capacity.
4.2.5 Throw the rope down, making sure that there
are no entanglements or knots, that the rope
does not come in contact with sharp edges and
that it reaches the ground.
4.2.6 Align the derope
®
descent device in the
required direction by modifying the position of
the anchor pin in the indexing device ( Figure 9 ).
4.3 derope
®
Up R emergency escape/
controlled descent device
4.3.1 The derope
®
Up R descent device must be
attached to one of the legs of a tracpode
™
positioning tripod from Tractel
®
as shown on
Figure 10 . Any other form of attachment to the
tracpode™ positioning tripod is prohibited.
4.3.2 In order to use the derope
®
Up R descent device
on one of the three legs of the tracpode
™
tripod,
the latter must be equipped with a diverter pulley
or two (2) pulleys if another piece of equipment
is used on the same tracpode
™
tripod (e.g.:
blocfor
®
self-retracting lanyard or work winch).
4.3.3 To install the derope
®
Up R descent device on the
tracpode
™
positioning tripod from Tractel
®
, set up
the equipment by following these instructions:
a) Unscrew the screw securing the hook
by which the bracket is fastened to the
derope
®
Up R descent device ( Figure 11a ).
b) Install the derope
®
Up R descent device
on the fastening hook ( Figure 11b and
Figure 11c ).
c) Screw in the locking screw to prevent
the unit from separating from its bracket
( Figure 11c ) and check that it is properly
positioned and tightened.
4.3.4 When the derope
®
Up R descent device is
installed on the bracket used with the Tractel
®
tracpode
™
tripod:
a) Lay the Tractel
®
tracpode
™
tripod folded on
the ground.
b) Adjust the legs of the Tractel
®
tracpode
™
tripod to obtain the desired height: see user
manual for tracpode
™
tripod.
c) Choose the leg on the Tractel
®
tracpode
™
tripod carrying an idler pulley at the top;
withdraw the locking pin from this leg.
d) Position the bracket rigging hole in line with
the locking hole on the Tractel
®
tracpode
™
tripod.
CAUTION
Caution with respect to assembly direction: the
rope blocking device must be pointing towards the
top of the tracpode
™
tripod ( Figure 10 ).
e) Install the fastening pin for the bracket used
with the derope
®
Up R descent device. The
fastening pin ensures two functions: lock
the tracpode
™
tripod leg and secure the
bracket for the derope
®
Up R descent device
on the tripod leg ( Figure 12a , page 12).
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