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ABOUT YOUR PMI ROPE
ROPE CLASSIFICATIONS
This rope is a Life Safety Rope. Your life (or someone else’s) may
depend on it, possibly time after time. PMI goes to great lengths
to make this rope the best in the world, maintain high quality
assurance standards, and provide you with the maximum amount of
information possible. The rest is up to you. Your personal safety is your
responsibility. Please take it seriously. We do.
PMI Classic Static Kernmantle ropes are designed with a braided
sheath over continuous stranded core. The continuous stranded core
is designed to prevent spin under load and limit stretch. The braided
sheath offers protection to the inner load-bearing core from dirt
and abrasion. These ropes are NOT dynamic ropes and should not
be used as belay lines in severe dynamic load situations. Because
of its low stretch, serious injury could occur to the climber and/or
equipment if the rope is subjected to severe dynamic (shock) loading.
Ropes intended to be used as dynamic ropes should comply with UIAA
Dynamic Rope standards or EN 892 - Dynamic Mountaineering Ropes.
PMI Classic ropes conform with industry standards including National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA 1983) and Cordage Institute (CI
1801). The smaller diameter ropes are for personal escape, handlines,
and safety lines. The larger diameters (10 - 12.5 mm) have been
developed for higher load applications such as occur in professional
work and rescue. These ropes will provide more stability and less
elongation in ascending, raising, and lowering situations while ropes
complying with CI 1801 (Low Stretch) or EN 1891 - Low Stretch
Kernmantle Ropes will provide lower Peak Forces during dynamic
loading.
PMI Isostatic Ropes conform to NFPA 1983 and CI 1801 as well, but
provide lower elongation under load and thus lower shock absorbing
ability than PMI Classic Static ropes. Choose PMI Isostatic for rigging
highlines and long hauls where rope elongation can be an issue, but
always keep in mind the lower shock absorbing ability.
PMI Access Pro Ropes are Low Stretch Kernmantle ropes that conform
to EN 1891. This rope design has a specially engineered core of
continuous fi lament high-twist nylon bundles and a 32 strand polyester
yarn sheath construction. This rope is an excellent choice for any rope
access or work positioning application (per EN 1891).
Ropes are given type designations in the various standards to which
they conform.
CI 1801 CLASSIFIES ROPE AS FOLLOWS:
LOW STRETCH - Ropes with 6-10% elongation at 10% of Minimum
Breaking Strength
STATIC - Ropes with less than 6% elongation at 10% of Minimum
Breaking Strength
NFPA 1983 CLASSIFIES ROPE AS FOLLOWS:
ESCAPE - Single-purpose, one time use emergency personal escape
rope.
LIGHT USE - designed for light-use loads (300#) or escape
GENERAL USE - intended for general use loads (600#), light use loads
(300#) or escape.
EN 1891 CLASSIFIES ROPE AS FOLLOWS:
TYPE A - ropes, are low stretch kernmantel ropes designed for general
use by persons in rope access including all kinds of work positioning
and restraint, in rescue and speleology.
Type B - ropes, are low stretch kernmantel ropes of a lower
performance than type A ropes, requiring greater care in use.
Ropes not specifi ed as Type A or Type B include PMI Classic Static EZ-
Bend ropes as shown in the table. These ropes inherently have lower
elongation and energy absorption properties than required by EN
1891.
BEFORE USING THESE ROPES the user is responsible to determine
whether these ropes are suitable for the intended use and their
compatibility with all hardware to be used.
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PMI LIMITED WARRANTY
PMI products are warranted to the original retail purchaser to be free from defect in material and workmanship for a period of one year. PMI will repair or replace the item without charge provided
inspection at our factory discloses no misuse or alteration, which, in our judgment, has affected the condition or functioning of the product. All implied warranties imposed by law in connection with the sale
of PMI products are also limited in duration to a period of one year. PMI expressly excludes and shall not be liable for any consequential damages arising out of any breach of the express or implied
warranties on sales of PMI products. Because of the high risks involved in high angle rope work such as, but not limited to, rescue, rope access, caving, rappelling, rock climbing and mountaineering, no further
warranties exist or are implied by PMI. Regulations issued under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act require us to include the following statement: some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied
warranty lasts nor the excluding or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
WARNING
ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY
Your personal safety is just that...... personal. You are responsible for your
own safety. We build the best possible products for the purposes stated,
but it is up to you to be responsible for applying these, and other products,
safely.
Your personal safety is infl uenced by the decisions you make. Take the time to
read and understand these instructions, and get the instruction you need for
your application. The high angle environment is a potentially dangerous one.
We hope you take it as seriously as we do.
Proper training, good equipment and a personal commitment to safety
will lessen the danger of rope work. However, take care not to become
complacent. Inspect your equipment, rigging, anchors and that of others
around you for safety at all times when you are in the vertical environment.
WARNING
Activities involving the use of the life safety rope are inherently dangerous.
Such activities include, but are not limited to, ascending and descending fi xed
lines, hauling, highlines, positioning, and belaying. Special knowledge and
training are required to use this product. Read this brochure entirely. If a
copy was not provided with your rope, or you have lost yours, contact PMI for
a free copy. You are responsible for your own actions and decisions; if you
do not accept this responsibility, do not use this product.
