Maintenance And Storage; Periodic Inspections - KONG Italy INDY EVO Manual

3 – MAINtENANCE AND StORAGE
Product maintenance consists of:
- cleaning: frequently wash the product with lukewarm
(max. 40°C) drinking-water where necessary, you can
also add some gentle detergent.
dry naturally away from direct sources of heat, do not
centrifuge.
- disinfection (if necessary): soak the product for an hour
in lukewarm water adding disinfectant, then rinse again
with drinking-water, dry and lubricate. Avoid autoclave
sterilization for textiles.
- lubrication (for metallic products only): frequently
lubricate the mobile parts with silicone based oil. Avoid
contact between oil and textile parts. This job must be
done after cleaning and completely drying.
Storage: after cleaning, drying and lubrication place the
loose equipment in a dry (40-90% relative humidity), fresh
(temperature 5-40°C) and safe (avoid U.V. radiation)
place, chemically neutral (absolutely avoid salty environs),
away from sharp edges, sources of heat, dampness,
corrosive substances or other possible detrimental
conditions. Do not store when wet!
4 – PERIODIC INSPECtIONS
We would also strongly advise having pre and post
use controls carried out by qualified persons. Unless
otherwise specified by stricter provisions of law, it is
recommended to have a competent person to perform an
accurate product inspection on an annual basis. Periodic
inspections results shall be recorded in the product control
card. A control card shall be provided for each component,
Rinse and leave to
subsystem and system (please find a sample attached).
Periodic inspections shall as well check that product
marks are clearly legible.
5 – PRODUCt LIFE
Read point 1C very carefully. Lifetime of metallic devices
is theoretically unlimited while lifetime of textile or plastic
devices is of 10 years from the production date under the
following conditions: maintenance and storage are made
as described at point 3; pre use, after use and periodic
controls do not show any malfunction, deformation, wear,
etc., the device has been correctly used not exceeding
¼ of the breaking load. Do not use obsolete devices,
(i.e.: expired lifetime, lacking of periodic control-card
with updated registration, non conforming to norms, not
suitable or compatible to the present techniques, etc.).
Reject devices which are obsolete, deformed, wear off,
not properly working, etc. destroying them in order to
avoid any future use.
6 – OBLIGAtIONS OF LAW
Work, sport and professional activities are often governed
by specific national laws that may impose limitation and/or
obligations in the use of PPE and of SAFETY SYSTEM (of
which PPE are components). Users and instructors shall
know and apply the laws that might impose obligations
different from those indicated in this information.
7 – GUARANtEE
The Manufacturer guaranties the conformity of supplied
goods to agreed specifications. The guarantee covering
faults is limited to production defects and raw materials:
it does not include wear and tear, oxidation, damages