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C Use
C1.
Important!
Inspection before climbing:
•
Before each use, inspect the cable, the cable tension, the fall
arrester, the intermediate fixings and the karabiners for usability.
•
The fall arrest system must not be used if defects have been
noted or in case of doubts as to its proper function. Before further
use an inspection by a competent person is needed or the
defective parts have to be replaced.
•
Before and during use it should be planned how to effect a
rescue safely and effectively.
C2.
Each user must secure themselves to a separate fall arrester.
C3.
The fall arrester, properly used in connection with a full body harness,
protects its user during ascent and descent against falls.
C4.
When working in or next to the ascent route and during jobs and actions
that are not a part of the usual ascent and descent movements, the
climber must additionally secure themselves with a lanyard in
accordance with EN 354 or a lanyard for safety harness in accordance
with EN 358. (Securing with an anchor device). This is also applicable
for idle positions that are intended to be a break on the fall arrest
ladder. Only suitable anchor devices must be used for this. In all
these situations, the lanyard must be held tight in order to prevent a
fall.
C5.
Important!
A fall arrester according to EN 353-1 shall be used only by persons
who:
•
have been trained or are otherwise competent
•
are supervised directly by a trained or competent person.
C6.
Connection to the system:
The guided type fall arrester that comes with the Söll
Vi-Go
system is a
cable -guided fall arrester with an integrated shock absorber, which
permits use without opening the fall protection system.
The unique design allows one-handed fixing on an 8 mm, 10 mm or
3/8" strong steel cable. The fall arrester has an „anti-inversion“
mechanism, which prevents the fall arrester from being incorrectly
attached to the cable.
