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well maintained by loops.
Before using the ARB'O for the first time or after any adjustment has been made to it, suspension tests
and retention tests on each hooking and rescue points must be carried out in a safe place to validate
the comfort and expected effectiveness.
USE :
- For safety, it is essential for the anchor point to always be correctly positioned as close as possible in
order to minimize the risk of falling and the height of any fall. The anchor point on the structure where
the fall-arrest system will be fixed must be above the user. It must also comply with the minimum
resistance requirements specified in the EN795:2012 standard (R ≥ 1200 DaN).
- Before every use, the empty space (clearance) required under the user must be verified so that, in
case of a fall, there is no collision with the ground, or with a fixed or moving obstacle that is within the
fall trajectory.
- Try not to distance yourself too much from this anchor point in order to limit the impact of a possible
pendulum fall.
- The tool holders must not be used as hooking points under any circumstances.
- When used in the work support and restraint position (EN 358:2018) via a lanyard, the anchorage point
of the lanyard must be at or above waist level. This lanyard must be kept tight. Both lateral hooking
D-rings must systematically be used together when connected to this lanyard. It is the same for both
offset hooking plate. Note that these connections are established using a connector that complies with
the EN362 standard.
- Rope ventral attachment bridges, fitted with aluminum rings (EN 813:2008) allow using the ARB'O
harness in suspension with a rope access system (EN 12841). In this case, the anchor point must be
located above the user.
- Despite the lining of the thigh-straps, numbness and pinching may occur at the top of the thigh, thus
resulting in a risk of suspension trauma. To avoid this phenomenon, it is necessary to regularly take a
break from being suspended, or if this is not possible, to shift the suspension strain alternatively from
one leg to the other and use movements to relax the leg muscles with the freed leg.
- All of the attachment points (lateral rings, offset rings and bridge rings) are not designed and must
not be used to stop falls.
- It may be necessary to combine the work positioning and restraint systems with fall-protection systems,
either collective (e.g. safety net) or individual (fall-arrest system compliant with EN 363). Please note that
in a fall-arrest system, only an EN361compliant fall-arrest harness may be used for gripping a body. The fall
arrest attachment points are identified by the "A" or "A/2" markings (dorsal attachment point and sternal
attachment point). Any unidentified ring "A" or "A/2" cannot be used as a fall arrest attachment point.
- During use, regularly check the harness fastening and adjustment parts; These components must be
protected from any environmental stress: mechanical stress (impacts, sharp edges, etc.), chemical stress
(splashing of acids, bases, solvents, etc.), electrical stress (short-circuit, electric arcs, etc.) or thermal stress
(hot surfaces, blowtorches, etc.).
- Authorized temperature limits: No contraindications for use between –30 and +50°C.
- If this product is to be resold outside the first destination country, the reseller must provide this
instructions manual, drafted in the language of the country in which the product will be used.
TRANSPORTATION/PACKAGING/STORAGE :
- The equipment must be protected when not in use, in a rotproof protective packaging.
- During transportation, protect it from impacts or pressure that may result from the immediate
environment.
- Store it in a dry, ventilated room that is sheltered from ultraviolet rays, frost and corrosion.
VERIFICATIONS :
- Via a visual inspection, verify before, during and after use that the equipment is in good condition and
that there are no faults: condition of the straps, seams, adjustment buckles, D-rings and associated lanyards.