17
Cuts, broken fibers, thickening, fraying, kinks,
knots, rot, burns, severe wear/abrasion, open,
loosened termination and sheath displacement
(
Figure 16
and
Figure 17
). The diameter must
be constant along the entire lenght of the rope.
9.4.6 Check that the derope
®
descent device has
the required potential for the number of
consecutive descents, descent height and
evacuation load to carry out the operation
planned: see
Table 2
, page 8.
WARNING
Discoloration, fused, melted or brittle fibers may
indicate signs of chemical solvent, burning heat or
ultraviolet damage.
9.5
For every other component, refer to appropriate
inspection instructions.
WARNING
Any equipment that fails to meet the above
inspection requirements shall be removed from
service. Only Tractel
®
or persons or legal entities
authorized in writing by Tractel
®
, shall make repairs
to Tractel
®
rescue equipment.
10.
WARRANTY INFORMATION
10.1 Tractel
®
warrants its equipment to be free from
defects in material and workmanship under
normal use and service.
10.2
Our obligation under this warranty is limited to
repairing or replacing, at our option, any part
of the unit, which proves under examination
to our satisfaction, to be defective in material
or workmanship. The item in question is to
be returned to Tractel
®
upon authorization
of the distributor, transportation prepaid,
within twelve (12) months from the date the
equipment was sold to the original purchaser.
Return shipment must be prepaid.
10.3
Any parts proved to be defective, upon inspection
by Tractel
®
will be repaired or replaced at no cost.
10.4 The obligation under this warranty does
not include labor or transportation costs or
consequential damages of any kind.
10.5
Any defect in this equipment must immediately
be brought to the attention of Tractel
®
. The
distributor will make arrangements with the
factory for repairs or replacements of the parts
within the terms of this warranty.
10.6 Tractel
®
‘s obligation is restricted to replacing
parts and does not include the complete unit.
The warranty is void on any unit that has
been modified or tampered with, repaired by
persons other than a factory representative or
an authorized Tractel
®
distributor, repaired with
other than Tractel
®
standard parts, or damaged by
reasons of accident, alteration, misuse or abuse.
10.7
This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties,
expressed or implied. We do not authorize any
person or representative to make any other
guarantee or to assume for us any liability in
connection with the sale of our appliances other
than those contained herein. Any agreement
outside of or contradictory to the foregoing shall
be void and of no effect.
11.
INSPECTION CHECK LIST
11.1
Inspection log for training facilities
The performed descending work must be
entered into the attached list for documentation
purposes. A differentiation between descending
and hoisting must be made.
Fig. 16
Fibre breaks
Fig. 17
Severe rope wear, wear with rope thickening
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