Tractel derope Up A, Use And Maintenance Instructions

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f) Lock the fastening pin using the safety pin
( Figure 12b , page 12).
g) Fully unfold the three legs of the tracpode
™
tripod.
h) Remove the ball pin located above the idler
pulley at the top of the tracpode
™
tripod
( Figure 12c ).
i) Run the rope of the derope
®
descent device
around the idler pulley ( Figure 12d ).
j) Fit the ball pin to prevent the rope from
coming out of the idler pulley ( Figure 12e ).
k) Open the rope blocking device on the
bracket ( Figure 12f ).
l) Insert the rope coming out of the derope
®
descent device in the rope blocking device
of the bracket ( Figure 12g ).
m) 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.
n) Close the rope blocking device ( Figure 12h ).
5. OPERATION
5.1 Before use
Functionally check the derope
®
descent device
by manually pulling the rope in the device over a
minimum length of 3 ft. (1 m) in both directions to
make sure that the resistance during movement
increases with the speed of movement.
WARNING
Always use a self-locking snap hook for an
attachment in any personal rescue system.
5.2 Evacuation function
During a intentional vertical evacuation, the
person must not move away by more than 20°
with respect to the vertical axis to avoid any
excessive swinging effects. The anchor point
must be above the evacuation area.
5.2.1 After you have installed the derope
®
descent
device in compliance with the instructions in
section 4, proceed as follows:
a) Fasten the person to be evacuated or hook
yourself up by the connector at the end
of the evacuation strand of the derope
®
descent device to a fall-arrest harness.
b) Pull the free strand of the rope to tension
the evacuation strand.
c) Run the free strand of the rope through the
rope guide then through the jamming cleat.
d) If necessary, check that the handwheel
handle on the derope
®
Up descent device
models is folded in.
e) Place the person to be evacuated above the
open space. The person will not descend since
the rope is blocked by the jamming cleat.
f) Start the descent by releasing the free
strand of the rope in the jamming cleat.
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