Equipment Compliance; Periodic Inspection And Repair; Withdrawal From Service - Tractel stopfor B Instructions D'emploi Et D'entretien

• All acids, oils and petrol coming into contact with the
anchor line shall affect its resistance. The polyamide
fibres of the anchor line are then attacked by these
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products. Any subsequent damage to the fibres may
not always be visible to the naked eye.
• The anchor line should not be exposed unnecessarily
to the sun and should be stored in the shade, away
from damp.
• Any friction of the anchor line with sharp edges or
rough surfaces is to be avoided.
• The anchor line should be kept in a sack for its
protection and during transport. Tractel
a sack adapted for work at heights.
• No particular maintenance of the stopfor™ is
required. Cleaning with soapy water is, however,
recommended.

12. Equipment compliance

TRACTEL SAS RD 619 – Saint-Hilaire-sous-Romilly
– F-10102 Romilly-sur-Seine France hereby declares
that the safety equipment described in this manual,
• complies with the requirements of European
Directive 89/686/EEC of December 1989.
• is identical to the PPE, having been subject to the
"CE"-type-examination certificate issued by the
APAVE SUDEUROPE SAS – CS 60193 – 13322
Marseille – France, identified under the number 0082,
and tested according to the 2002 EN 353-2 standard.
• is subject to the procedure referred to in Art. 11B of
Directive 89/686/EEC, under the control of a notified
body: APAVE SUDEUROPE SAS – CS 60193
– 13322 Marseille – France, identified under the
number 0082.
The marking on each product indicates:
a. the trade name: Tractel
b: the name of the product.
c: the referenced standard.
d: the product reference.
e. CE Logo followed by the number 0082, identification
number of the approved body responsible for
production control.
f: Year and week of manufacture.
g: the serial number.
h: a pictogram showing that the manual must be read
before use.
i: an arrow indicating the position for use.
k: the location of the anchor line.
m: the type of anchor line to be exclusively used.
: stranded rope.
n: diameter of belay support to be used.
W: Maximum operating load
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14. Periodic inspection and repair

An annual periodic inspection is required, but
depending on the frequency of use, environmental
conditions and regulations of the company or the
country of use, periodic inspections may be more
frequent.
Periodic inspections should be carried out by an
authorised and competent technician, in compliance
with the manufacturer's instructions transcribed in the
file "Tractel PPE inspection instructions".
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Confirmation of the legibility of the product markings
should be an integral part of the periodic inspection.
On completion of the periodic inspection, the return to
service must be indicated in writing by the authorised
and competent technician who carried out the
inspection. This return to service must be recorded on
the inspection sheet in the middle of this manual. This
inspection record should be retained throughout the
product's life cycle, up until it is recycled.
After arresting a fall, this product must undergo a
periodic inspection as described in the current article.
The product's textile components must be changed,
even though they may not display any visible changes.
15. Lifespan
Tractel textile PPE equipment such as harnesses,
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lanyards, ropes and energy absorbers, Tractel
mechanical PPE equipment such as stopcable™
and stopfor™ fall-arresters, blocfor™ self-retracting
fall-arresters, and the Tractel
without restrictions from their manufacturing date
providing that they are subject to:
– normal use in accordance with the recommendations
for use given in this manual.
– a periodic inspection, which must be performed at
least once a year by an approved and competent
technician. On completion of this periodic inspection,
it must be certified in writing that the PPE is fit to be
returned to service.
– strict compliance with the storage and transport
conditions contained in the current manual.

16. Withdrawal from service

When disposing of the product, all components must
be recycled by firstly sorting them into metallic and
synthetic materials. These materials must be recycled
by specialist bodies. During disposal, dismantling and
separating the components should be undertaken by
a duly trained person.
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lifelines can be used
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