Transport And Storage; Before Use - Honeywell RG500 User Manual

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TRANSPORT AND STORAGE

Proper storage of your PPE will ensure better product longevity and ensure your safety. During transport and storage,
make sure your PPE is placed away from heat sources, humidity, corrosive atmosphere, ultraviolet rays, etc. and prevent
your PPE from any impact or excessive vibration.
5 - CLEANING
Proper care of your PPE will ensure longer life of the product and your safety. Be sure to adhere strictly to these
guidelines:
• Clean with water and mild soap. Do not use any solvents or acid/alkaline containing cleansing agents under any
circumstances.
• Allow to dry naturally in a well-ventilated area away from any open fire or other sources of heat.
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BEFORE USE

Before each use, carry out a thorough visual examination to ensure that the PPE as well as any other equipment with
which it could be associated (connector, harness...) is complete. Make all necessary arrangements for emergency or any
rescue operations to be conducted in total safety. In the event that your product is damaged, consult the manufacturer
or the authorized agent. If you have any doubts regarding the safe condition of the product or if the product has been
used to arrest a fall, it is essential for your personal safety that the PPE is withdrawn from service and sent to the
manufacturer or a qualified repair centre for checking or disposal. Following examination, the centre will either deliver
or refuse a written authorization to reuse the PPE. It is strictly forbidden to modify or repair a PPE yourself. Only the
manufacturer or the repair centre is qualified to carry out repairs. If a complete system is supplied, it is prohibited to
replace the components.
Before each use, check the condition of the mobile fall arrester and the flexible anchor line. Check the following points
with care:
• Free movement of the brake lever and the spring returning the lever.
• Check the rope grab blocking function (Fig. 5)
• Check the rope grab locking function (Fig. 6)
• Check the condition of fall indicator on the braking lever (Fig.7).
• General appearance of the flexible anchor line; particularly, the extent of wear.
• Check the general appearance of the flexible anchor support; particularly, the extent of wear.
• Check for deterioration (tearing cracks, wear, burning, etc...).
• Correct operation of the carabiners
• Absence of signs of corrosion or deformation.
DO NOT USE THE DEVICE IF THE FALL INDICATOR IS CRACKED/DAMAGED OR MISSING (see Fig.7)!
7 - USE
The RG500 Auto/Manual Rope Grab is a fall arrester with a self-locking function and a guide facility to safely access
building facades, frameworks, roofs, towers, etc. In the event of a fall, it will lock instantly on the rope
(Fig. 9, 10, 11).
• The user's weight, attire and equipment, must not exceed 140 kg (see product marking).
• Activation of locking function, which prevents downward movement, is described in Fig.6B.
• Don't allow any slack in the rope and don't move above the flexible anchor point (Fig.8).
• Temperature limits for RG500 Auto/Manual Rope Grab are from -30 °C to +50 °C.
• Do not use the product outside its limitations or for any other purpose than intended by the manufacturer.
7A – EN 353-2:2002
• The RG500 Auto/Manual Rope Grab is a fall arrester with a self-locking function and a guide facility to safely access
building facades, frameworks, roofs, towers, etc. (Fig. 11).
• In the event of a fall, it will lock instantly on the rope.
7B – EN 12841/A:2006
• For correct use of the RG500 Auto/Manual Rope Grab as safety line adjustment device see Fig.9 a Fig. 10.
• When the adjustable anchor line is loaded by the full weight of the user this becomes a working line and a safety
line should be used in addition for optimum safety of the user.
• Any overload or dynamic loading on the rope adjustment device may damage the anchor line.
• If the adjustable anchor line is loaded by the full weight of the user this becomes a working line and must be used
an addition safety line for optimum safety of the user.
7C – EN 795/B:2012
• The RG500 Auto/Manual Rope Grab can be used also as a temporary flexible anchor point (see Fig.14).
• Ensure sufficient strength of the anchor construction structure.
• Use figure-eight knot (see Fig.13a) under the rope grab for securing the device (see Fig.14).
• Always secure the device; do not connect karabiner to the free rope and protect from sharp edges (Fig.15).
• The anchor device is for use by one person only.
• When the anchor device is used as part of a fall arrest system, the user shall be equipped with a means of limiting
the maximum dynamic forces exerted on the user during the arrest of a fall to a maximum of 6 kN.
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