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CAUTION: Rescue loops to EN 1498 are not a part
of personal protective equipment against falls from
a height in terms of the PPE Safety Regulation and
the EU Directive 89/686/EEC.
Rescuers should ensure that the person to be
rescued is not put in danger by any displacement of
the straps of the rescue loop or by any contact with
the fastening elements (e.g., by a connector grazing
the head of the person to be rescued during an un-
intended incident).
Even when used correctly by the rescuing person-
nel, their use may lead to the persons to be rescued
slipping out of the rescue loops and consequently
falling down from a height, as a consequence of
incorrect behavior by the persons to be rescued
(wrong movements and the like).
1. Selecting the right harness size:
Harness size: suitable for a body height of 100 cm
and taller.
Maximum nominal load: 150 kg
(= maximum weight of person incl. equipment)
2. How to correctly apply the rescue loop:
� Place shoulder straps (black rubber straps) over
the shoulders.
� Pass chest strap through underneath the arms.
� Pull crotch belt through between the legs. (Pic. 3)
� Close the evacuation triangle by connecting the
tie-in loops of the chest strap (left and right) and
the crotch belt by means of a suitable carabiner
(to EN 362, CAUTION: Avoid subjecting the mi-
nor axis to inadmissible loads).
To adapt the size, the existing textile loops and
metal rings can be combined as necessary (Pics.
4, 5, 6, 7).
� Lock the carabiner (Pic. 8)
IMPORTANT: It is absolutely necessary to adapt
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the size of the evacuation triangle such that the
person to be rescued is held safely in an upright/
sitting position (NO supine position), that he/she
cannot slip out of the evacuation triangle, and
that the load is spread evenly to each of the
three tie-in loops.
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Pic. 5
Pic. 7
3. How to select an anchor point:
According to EN 795, the anchor point (anchor de-
vice) for personal protective equipment against falls
from a height must be able to withstand a force of 12
kN and meet the requirements specified in the user's
guide of the fall protection system used. The anchor
point should always be located above the user.
The connection between the rescue loop and the
anchor point must be suitable for the standard
covering the respective type of use and must have
been certified to it.
USE
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