KONG Italy BACK-UP Manual page 27

and does not replace the driving school).
Warning: climbing rocks and ice, abseiling, via ferrata,
speleology, alpine skiing, canyoning, exploration, res-
cue work, tree climbing and works at a height are all
activities with a high degree of risk, possibly leading to
accidents and even death. Learn how to use this prod-
uct and make sure you have thoroughly understood
how it works and its limits, when in doubt never take
any risks but ask.
Remember that:
- this product must be used by trained skilled per-
sons only otherwise the user must be constantly
supervised by said persons, who must guarantee
for their safety
- you are personally responsible for knowing this prod-
uct, learning how to use it and about the safety precau-
tions,
- you alone will completely undertake all risks and lia-
bilities against any damages, injuries or death possibly
incurred by you yourself or third parties from using any
KONG S.p.A. products, no matter what type they may
be. Avoid using this product if you are not in a position
to undertake these responsibilities and assume these
risks.
2 – Carry out all the controls described in the specific
product-related information before and after use and
particularly make sure that the product is:
- in perfect condition and works well,
- suited to the use you want to make of it: techniques
without the cross only are allowed, any other usage is
forbidden: beware of death!
3 – If you have any doubts about the product's safety
and working conditions, replace it immediately. Do not
use the product any more after a fall into space as any
internal damage or deformation not visible from outside
could have considerably reduced the strength. Im-
proper use, mechanical deformation, accidentally drop-
ping the equipment from a height, wear, chemical
contamination, exposure to heat quite out of normal cli-
matic conditions (metal products only: -30/+100°C –
products with textile parts: -30/+50°C), are a few exam-
ples of other causes possibly reducing, limiting and
even terminating the product's service life.
4 – This product can be used combined with personal
protective equipment
89/686/EEC and compatibly with the relevant informa-
tion.
5 – Resistance of anchors, either natural or not, is not
automatically guaranteed and it is essential for the user
to carefully judge the situation beforehand to guarantee
adequate protection.
6 – For safety's sake it is essential:
- to assess the risks and make sure that the whole
safety system, where this device is only a component,
is reliable and safe,
- prepare a rescue plan to deal with any emergencies
possibly arising while the device is being used,
- make sure that work is done in such way as to reduce
potential falls and relevant heights to a minimum,
- make sure that the fall arrest systems conform to the
EN 363 standard, and especially that:
- the anchor point conforms to the EN 795 standard,
conforming to Directive