Components And Materials; Permissible Attachments; Maintenance And Storage - Tractel HT Ladytrac Instructions D'emploi Et D'entretien

• To use an HT/ET harness for any other application than
protecting people from falling from heights.
• To use a CE work station support belt for any other application
than holding the operator in place at the work station.
• To anchor an HT/ET harness by any other means than the
anchor point marked A or A/2.
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt
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in a manner that contradicts the information defined in
"13. Life cycle".
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt for
a person whose weight, including equipment and tools, is
greater than 150 kg.
• To use an HT/ET harness or work station support belt with
a load of between 100 kg and 150 kg (total weight of the
user, equipment and tools) if any component in the fall-arrest
system has a lower maximum load.
• To use an HT/ET harness if it has arrested a fall.
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt
outside the temperature range specified in this manual.
• To use an HT/ET harness if the vertical clearance is inadequate
should the person fall.
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt if you
are not 100% fit.
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt if you
are a pregnant woman.
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt if
the safety function of one of the associated components is
affected by the safety function of another element or interferes
with it.
• To anchor an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt
through a fall-arrest system to a structural anchor where the
resistance is less than 10 kN, or perceived as such.
• To carry out repair or maintenance operations on an HT/ET
harness or CE work station support belt.
• To use an HT/ET harness or CE work station support belt if
it is not complete, has been dismantled beforehand or if any
components have been replaced.
Figure 3, page 5.
Assemble all adjustment loops of the harness when the operator
is wearing it.
Adjust the lengths of the various straps: they should not be over
or undertightened to obtain maximum comfort when using the
system and for optimum fall-arrest protection. The harness will
ensure efficient protection under these conditions.
• Whenever possible, the structural anchor point will be located
at a height between 1.5 and 2 metres above the operator's
feet. The structural anchor point must withhold a minimal
resistance of 10 kN.
• The connection to the anchoring point or to the structure must
be done using an EN 362 connector.
• For the connection of the fall-arrest system to the fall-arrest
harness, refer to the instructions of the harness and the
fall-arrest system in order to use the proper anchorage point
and the proper attaching procedure.
Before and during use, it is necessary to plan out how possible
rescue can be efficiently and safely conducted, within less
than 15 minutes. Beyond this time, operator is in danger.
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6. Installation
DANGER

7. Components and materials

Figure 1, on page 3: Harness - EN 361 - EN 358 - EN 1497.
a. PES shoulder strap.
b. PE Backplate.
c. Elastomer loop.
d. Steel adjustment buckle.
e. Steel side clip
(fall-arrest point, see Figure 1, on page 3).
f. Steel or PES chest clip
(fall-arrest point, see Figure 1, on page 3)
g. Steel back clip
(fall-arrest point, see Figure 1, on page 3).
h. PES buttock strap.
i. PP chest buckle.
j. Marking label.
k. Marking "A", of the attachment points, on the D ring or the
strap.
l. Steel side clip
(handling point, see Figure 1, on page 3).
m. Backplate in PE foam and fabric.
n. Marking label.
o. POM service ring.
p. Steel adjustment buckle.
q. Elastomer loop.
r. Rescue strap.
s. Rescue lanyard label.
t. Attachment D-ring for rescue.
u. Central belt attachment.
• Strap + seam threads: polyester.
• Loops made of galvanized steel and aluminum.
• Cordura-covered foam back piece.
• Back plate, loops: polyethylene, thermoplastic elastomer.

8. Permissible attachments

Fall-arrester system (EN 363):
• EN 795 Anchorage.
• An end connector (EN 362).
• A fall-arrest system (EN 353-1/2 - EN 355 - EN 360).
• A connector (EN 362).
• A fall-arrest harness (NF EN 361).
Before using an EN 363 fall-arrest system, check that every
component is usable and in working order

9. Maintenance and storage

• If a harness becomes dirty, wash it in clean cold water, possibly
with a detergent for delicate fabrics, using a synthetic-fiber
brush.
• When the harness becomes wet, either during use or washing,
leave it to dry naturally in the shade and away from all sources
of heat.
See figure 5, on page 5.
• During stocking and transport, protect the equipment against
any danger (cutting edge, direct heat source, chemical
substances, UV, etc.).