Defi Nitions And Pictograms - Tractel SECOURS 12-A Instructions D'emploi

10. If you need to assign this material to an employee
orsimilarperson,pleasecomplywiththepertinent
labour laws.
11. The operator must be in top physical and
psychological form when using this equipment. If
indoubt,consultyourdoctororoccupationalhealth
specialist. It is prohibited for pregnant women.
12. The equipment must not be used beyond its limits
or in any other situation than that for which it is
intended: see "4. Functions and description."
13. It is recommended to personally allocate the
harness to each operator, especially if they are
salaried employees.
14.  B efore using an EN 363 fall arrest system, the
user must ensure that each component is in good
working order: security system and locks. During
installation,theremustbenodeteriorationofsafety
functions.
15. In a fall arrest system it is essential to check the
free space under the operator on the work location
beforeeachuse,sothatintheeventofafallthere
is no risk of collision with the ground or with any
obstacle in the path of the fall
Figure6c,page9.
h1 must be between 0 m and 1.5 m.
h2 must be at least 1 m.
t is the minimum clearance under the operator's
feet.
This varies depending on the type of fall arrest
connected to the harness:
•  F orablocfor™,c = 3 m minimum.
•  F orastopfor™, c = 4 m minimum.
•  F or a lanyard with shock absorber, c = 6 m
minimum.
•  F orastopcable™(EN353-1), c = 2 m minimum.
•  F orastopcable™(EN353-2),c = 4 m minimum.
16. It is essential to maintain and store the harness in
accordance with the instructions provided, failure
to comply with the section on maintenance and
storagecanhaveaverynegativeinfl  uenceonthe
longevity of the harness.
17. It is essential for the safety of the operator that the
device or anchoring point are correctly positioned
and that work is carried out so as to minimise the
risk of falls and the height thereof.
18.  F orthesafetyoftheoperator,iftheproductissold
outsidetheoriginalcountryofdestination,retailers
must provide: instructions for use, instructions for
maintenance, for periodic inspection and repair in
the language of the country where the product will
be used.
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2. Defi nitions and pictograms

2. Defi nitions and pictograms
2.1. Defi nitions
"User": person or department responsible for the
management and safe use of the product described in
the manual.
"Technician": qualifi  ed person in charge of the
maintenance operations described and permitted to the
user, who is competent and familiar with the product,
by the manual.
"Operator": person involved in using the product as it
was intended.
"PPE": personal protective equipment against falls
from height.
"Connector": connecting
components of a fall arrest system. It complies with
EN 362.
"Fall arrest harness": body gripping device intended
to arrest falls. It consists of straps and buckles. It
comprises fall attachment points marked with an "A" if it
canbeusedalone,ormarkedwithan"A/2"iftheyare
to be used in combination with another "A/2" point. It
complies with EN 361.
"Working Load Limit" maximum weight of dressed
user,equippedwiththeirPPE,workclothes,toolsand
components needed to carry out their work.
"Fall arrest system": set consisting of:
– Fall arrest harness.
– Retractable fall arrest or shock absorber or mobile
fall arrest on rigid anchor or mobile fall arrest on
fl  exibleanchor.
– Anchor.
– Linking component.
"Component of a fall arrest system": generic term
defi  ningoneofthefollowing:
– Fall arrest harness.
– Retractable fall arrest or shock absorber or mobile
fall arrest on rigid anchor or mobile fall arrest on
fl  exibleanchor.
– Anchor.
– Linking component.
"Anchor points": points available on a fall arrest
harness for the connection of fall arrest systems,
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