Tractel EN 358, Operating And Maintenance Instructions Manual

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systems to support the worker at the workstation,
systems for suspended work.
"Anchor Point" : component attached to a structure
for attaching the fall arrest system or the EN 795 belay
lanyard.
2.2. Pictograms
DANGER : Placed at the start of the line denotes
instructionstoavoidinjurytopersons,includingdeath,
serious or minor injuries, and damage to the
environment.
IMPORTANT : Placed at the start of the line denotes
instructions to avoid failure or damage to equipment,
but not directly endangering the life or health of the
operator or that of others, and/or not being likely to
cause environmental damage.
NOTE : Placed at the start of the line denotes
instructions to ensure the effectiveness and
convenience of an installation, a usage or a
maintenance operation.
: Read the instruction manual.
: Wear Personal Protective Equipment (helmet
and fall arrest device).
FILL IN THE CONTROL SHEET
: Register
information on the detachable control sheet
located on the central page of this manual.
3. Operation
Check before use:
• Visualcheckoftheconditionoftheharness,straps,
stitching and buckles. The strap, seams should not
show any sign of abrasion, fraying, burns or cuts.
The adjustment elements, the buckles must not
showtracesofcorrosion,distortionandmustfunction
properly. If in doubt, immediately withdraw product
from use.
• Check the status of related components.
• Check the entire fall arrest system.
4. Functions and description
• HT harnesses are fall arrest equipment and compliant
with EN 361. They can be equipped with an EN 358
belt for securing at the workstation and a thigh strap
belt equipped with an EN 813 suspension point.
• HT harnesses are body grippers designed to arrest
falls,theyareintendedtobeconnectedtofallarrest
systems, belay lanyards or support lanyards: see
Figure 6 and Figure 7.
• A fall arrest harness is the only body gripper device
that is permitted to use in a fall arrest system.