Tractel caRol 20, Руководство по установке, использованию и обслуживанию

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15. When using a fall-arrest system, it is essential to
check, prior to each use, the clearance under the
operator at the place of work, so that if the operator
falls there is no risk of hitting the ground or any
obstacle in his or her path (before the fall-arrest
system halts their fall).
16. A fall-arrest harness is the only body-gripping
device that is permitted with a fall-arrest system.
17. It is essential for the safety of the operator that the
device or anchor point is correctly positioned and
that work is carried out so as to minimise the risk
of falls and the height from which the fall might
occur.
18. To ensure the safety of the operator, if the equipment
is sold outside the primary country of intended
sale, the dealer shall supply: an instruction manual
and instructions regarding maintenance, periodic
inspections and repair work, all of which shall be
written in the language of the country in which the
equipment shall be used.
19. Ensure that a rescue plan has been drawn up and
is in place.
NOTE
For any special applications, please contact
Tractel
®
SAS.
2. Definitions and pictograms
2.1. Definitions
“ User ”: Person or department responsible for the
management and safe use of the product described in
the manual.
“
Technician ”: Qualified person tasked with performing
the maintenance operations described in and
authorised by the manual. The technician is competent
and familiar with the product.
“
Operator ”: A person capable of using the product in
the way it is intended to be used.
“ PPE ”: Personal protective equipment providing
protection against falls from height.
“
Connector ”: A connecting element between
components of a fall-arrest system. It is EN 362
compliant.
“
Fall-arrest harness ”: A body-gripping harness
designed to halt falls. It consists of straps and buckles.
It has fall-arrest attachment points marked with an A if
they can be used alone, or marked with A/2 if they are
to be used in combination with another A/2 point. It is
EN 361 compliant.
“ Working load limit ”: Maximum mass of the operator
to be rescued, in appropriate workwear, equipped with
the correct PPE, tools and the parts needed to perform
the scheduled task.
“ Rescue system ”: A set of products comprising the
following:
– Fall-arrest harness or sit harness or harness with
rescue strap.
– Rescue lifting system.
– Anchor point provided by a Tracpode™ made by
Tractel
®
.
– Linking component.
“ Rescue system component ”: Generic term defining
one of the following:
– Fall-arrest harness or sit harness or harness with
rescue strap.
– Rescue lifting system.
– Anchor point provided by a Tracpode™ made by
Tractel
®
.
– Linking component.
“ Rescue lifting device, EN 1496 class A ”: component
of personal protective equipment for rescue purposes,
by means of which persons are able to winch or lift
themselves from a lower to a higher place, or they are
lifted by a rescuer.
“ Rescue equipment ”: individual system for protecting
against falls by which an operator can self-rescue
or save other individuals, such that any drop is
prevented.
2.2. Pictograms
DANGER : refers to instructions whose purpose is
to avoid injury to operators, including death, serious
or minor injuries, and damage to the environment.
IMPORTANT : Placed at the beginning of a line,
refers to instructions whose purpose is to prevent
an equipment failure from occurring or to avoid
equipment being damaged in a context in which the
life or health of the operator or of others is not
directly endangered, and/or in which damage to the
environment is unlikely.
NOTE : Placed at the beginning of a line, refers to
instructions whose purpose is to ensure the
effectiveness or the suitability of an installation,
of how it is used or of maintenance operations.
3. Conditions of use
Checks before use
IMPORTANT : The use of the caRol™ winch, fitted
via its leg bracket to a Tractel
®
tracpode™, has