Tractel derope Up A, Инструкция по эксплуатации и обслуживанию

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1. FUNCTION AND DESCRIPTION
1.1 The derope
®
emergency escape/controlled
descent device is intended for use as a
connecting link in various work applications as
defined below.
1.1.1
Rescue
– The process of removing a person from
danger, harm or confinement to a safe location.
1.1.2 Control descent – Gain access to a lower level
in a safety manner.
1.1.3
Emergency escape
– The act of escaping or
evacuating from a dangerous area situated in
a high place.
1.2
Function
The derope
®
emergency escape/controlled
descent device enables the evacuation or
rescue of persons from an elevated position
to the ground or a lower level at a controlled
speed. The derope
®
descent device is not to be
used as a fall arrest system or part of a fall
arrest system ( Figure 1 ).
1.3 Description
The derope
®
descent device is composed of
a Kernmantle
®
rope that goes through the
reinforced casing where a centrifugal brake
limits the descent speed. Snap hooks located at
each extremity of the rope allow for accelerated
evacuations. Pig tails and a jamming cleat give
users even more control on the descent speed.
Cooling fins ensure that the unit is rapidly
available for consecutive descents.
1.3.1 The descent speed is automatically limited
to 235 ft./min. (72 m/min.) for a single user
through the operation of the centrifugal brake.
1.4 Features
1.4.1 Hoisting or lowering function
This feature allows a victim to be lifted by the
rescue worker with the help of the hand wheel
equipped with a folding handle. Lifting speed
is 3 ft./min. (1 m/min.). This option is available
on the derope
®
Up A, Up E and Up R descent
device models.
1.4.2 Descent deceleration
or arrest configuration
By having the rope pass through the pig tail,
the rescue worker can manually decrease and
even stop the descent action. To lock the device,
simply insert the rope trough the jamming cleat.
This feature is standard on all derope
®
descent
device models from Tractel
®
( Figure 2 ).
1.4.3
Attachment feature
1.4.3.1
derope
®
T and derope
®
Up A
– These devices
can be attached by a carabiner located on top
of the device ( Figure 3 and Figure 4 ).
1.4.3.2
derope
®
Up E
– This device comes equipped
with a bracket designed to stabilize the derope
®
Up E descent device on a ladder. The bracket
locks onto two rungs and must be anchored with
the use of an adjustable lanyard ( Figure 5 ).
1.4.3.3
derope
®
Up R
– This device comes equipped
with a bracket designed exclusively for the
Tracpode™ positioning tripod from Tractel
®
.
This bracket must be fastened to one of the legs
of the tripod with the fastening pin ( Figure 6 ).
Fig. 1
Evacuation operation from cable car cabin
Fig. 2
Descent deceleration
using the pig tail
Arrest configuration
using the jamming cleat