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INSPECTION
Before and After Each Use
Perform a visual, tactile and functional inspection of all parts.
Check components for:
• Sharp edges
• Nicks, gouges, dings, wear, scratches or indentations
deeper than 1mm
• Permanent deformation
• Misalignment of joining parts
• Legs that do not easily fit together and adjust
smoothly
• Bent, twisted, distorted, stretched, elongated,
cracked, or broken components
• Unauthorized replacement components
• Legibility of the product markings
• Evidence of:
a. Being dropped
b. Excessive loading
c. Corrosion
d. Exposure to heat, including weld spatter, arc
strikes, or discoloration of the surface
e. Unauthorized modification or repair
VORTEX PINS
• Operation of locking pin not smooth and positive
• Locking balls not fully seated
HEADSET PULLEY
• Misalignment or wobble in the bearing
• Excessive sheave wear
• Grooves or other deformation in the tread of the
sheave
• Sharp edges on the sheave
• Rotation of the bearing not smooth and effortless
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INSPECTION
Detailed Periodic Inspection
Remove the Vortex from service and discontinue use if:
Any component fails inspection
It has been used to arrest a fall or has been significantly
loaded
If there is any doubt about its condition.
Do not return to service until the unit in question has been
inspected and approved for use in writing by a competent
person that is authorized to do so. Contact the manufacturer
if you have any doubts or concerns.
Inspections should be performed by a competent person
whose training meets the applicable standards and/or laws
for the inspection of life safety equipment. An inspection log
including the date, inspectors name, and result of the inspec-
tion should be kept as a permanent record. It is best to issue
new equipment to each user so they know its entire history.
Repairs or modifications to the equipment are only allowed
by the manufacturer or those authorized in writing by the
manufacturer.
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