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11.
The complete FABA™ climbing
protection system and all the associated
integral parts of the fall arrest system
must never be used for any other purpose
that the one that they were designed for
or under any other conditions other than
the ones listed in this manual. The fall
prevention device must never be used
to suspend the user (exception: when
suspended after a fall and during the
subsequent rescue operations).
12.
The FABA™ fall prevention
device, especially the constituent textile
parts, must never be allowed to come
into contact with aggressive materials
(e.g. acids and leaches, paint and varnish,
excessive heat and open
fi
res or sharp
edges, etc.). If this does happen the
relevant fall prevention device must be
withdrawn from use and can only be
used again after an authorised specialist
has given written permission for it to be
used again.
13.
Each user must be assigned a personal
fall prevention device, especially if it is
to be used by an employee. You must
always abide by the accident prevention
regulations if the equipment is to be used
by an employee or similar person.
14.
The user must be in an excellent
physical and mental state when using the
equipment; a doctor must be consulted
in case of doubt. Pregnant women are
not allowed to use the fall prevention
device.
15.
For safety reasons the work must
always be carried out so that the
danger of falling and the height of a
potential fall are reduced to a mini-
mum.
It is vitally important that the
free space around a possible impact spot
beneath the user’s working place must
be inspected before the device is used to
ensure that the user cannot hit an object
or the ground if a fall does occur.
The
clearance below the feet of the user
must be at least 2,00 m. Within the
fi
rst
two meters the user is eventually not
protected against hitting the ground
so that special attention during ascent
resp. descent is to be paid!
16.
The FABA™ fall prevention device
must be inspected by TRACTEL
®
or an
authorised specialist at least once every
12 months. The inspection must cover the
equipment’s functional capability and the
legibility of the markings and this must be
recorded in the inspection log. The safety
of the user depends on the maintenance
of the equipment’s functional and load
bearing capabilities. The inspections
might well be required more often if
the equipment is used under “dif
fi
cult
working conditions”.
17.
Any FABA™ fall prevention device
that is
fi
nally withdrawn from use must
be destroyed or rendered permanently
inaccessible in order to prevent it from
being used inadvertently.
18.
If the fall prevention device is to
be sold in a country where another
language is spoken, the dealer must
supply this manual translated into the
appropriate local language in order to
guarantee the safety of the user as well
as usage, mainte nance, repair and regular
inspection purposes.
19.
The maximum service life is:
• 10-years for fall prevention devices
(metal parts)
• Max. 6 years for the strap fall
attenuator, then the fall attenuator must
be replaced.
20.
A
rescue plan
must always be drawn
up before starting work. The rescue plan,
which must be drawn up with regard to
the respective working situation, must list
the measures and the apparatus that will
be used to ensure that the person who has
fallen is rescued within 15 minutes. The
casualty’s life will be endangered if the
rescue operation lasts longer than this.
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