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1.2 Requirements of the user
• Read the instruction manual carefully before you use this product.
You may only use this product once you have read and understood the instruction
manual.
• Only use this product as an anchor point for personal protective equipment.
• This product may only be used by two people simultaneously under certain circum-
stances.
• Only use this product if you are in good physical and mental health.
1.3 Visual and functional inspection
• The visual and functional inspection must be carried out by MARK Save A Life or a
competent person. MARK Save A Life offers ‘competent person' training.
• This product must be inspected for proper function before and after each use (e.g.
for any damage to the buckle).
• After it has been subjected to a heavy load (for instance, from a person falling when
attached to a rope fastened to the anchor point), the product must be properly
disposed of (e.g. by disconnecting and removing the buckle).
• If for any reason it seems unsafe to continue using this product (if the buckle is dam-
aged, for example), under no circumstances should it be used again; instead, dispose
of it properly and replace it with a new one.
• The inspection report must be completed in full. The details of every inspection must
be entered.
1.4 Use
• The product has an unlimited service life.
• Protect the product from sharp-edged objects, welding sparks, sources of fire, chem-
icals, oils, acids, etc.
• This product may only be used in conjunction with tested (certified) and approved
accessories that meet the applicable technical standards for PPE and the require-
ments of the Austrian PPE Safety Regulation (PSA-Sicherheitsverordnung).
• The product may only be sold on to a third party if it is supplied together with instruc-
tion manual in the relevant national language.
1.5 Storage and transport
• Always store this product in a clean and dry place, where it is protected from
mechanical hazards (e.g. sharp-edged objects) and the influence of chemicals (e.g.
acids, alkalis).
• Transport and store this product in the packaging supplied or equivalent packaging.
1.6 Maintenance
• If it is stored correctly and not subjected to a load, this product has an unlimited ser-
vice life. However, this service life may decrease drastically depending on the type of
use and external influences. This product may need to be replaced after just one use.
• Repairs to the product may only be carried out by MARK Save A Life.
• If this product has been subjected to a fall from a height, withdraw it from service.
• A competent person must inspect this product at least once a year. The result of the
inspection must be entered in the inspection report.
1.7 Accidents – rescue plan
• Suspension trauma can occur if a person falls whilst attached to a safety rope, has
to make a lengthy descent or is left ‘helplessly' hanging by a rope for a long period of
time.
• Before this product is used, a rescue plan must be drawn up that covers all rescue
measures for all possible emergency situations.
• Before each use, inspect the application area and the fall space; rectify, minimise or
make safe any hazards.