Wearing The Harness - neofeu ALT'O Manual

- 1 ventral hooking point that provides support at the workstation and/or is meant to allow movement
on the rope (Pursuant to the EN 813:2008 standard #4).
- 3 tool holder cords and 2 plastic tool holder dice on the belt backrest.
Materials: The main straps are made of polyester, and the other components are made of polyamides
and aluminium.
The ALT'O harness is available in 5 sizes to best suit the individual's morphology (S-M-L-XL-2XL) (#6).

WEARING THE HARNESS #7

1 and 2 : Untangle the straps if required and then pull on the harness like a pair of pants while
ensuring that the straps do not get twisted. Then adjust the belt to your waist by pulling on the belt
adjustment straps (Ref.: 6).
3 : Slide each of the leg straps up to the crotch, and click the male and female parts of the automatic
buckles together (Ref.: 12).
4 : Adjust the leg-strap width adjustment straps as appropriate (Ref.: 7).
5 : Take the shoulder unit located at the back and slide your head through it, taking care not to twist
the straps.
6 : Position and lock the connector (Ref. 13) on the strap ring located behind the chest D-ring.
7 : Adjust the shoulder-strap adjustment straps as appropriate (Ref.: 5).
8 : Adjust the leg-strap height adjustment strap according to your use and techniques (Ref. 8).
After each adjustment, adjust the excess strap in the elastic loop designed for this purpose (Ref. 18).
Before using the ALT'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 minimise 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 use of the harness with a fall-arrest subsystem must be compatible with the instructions for use
of each component of the system and with the standards: EN353-1 / EN353-2 / EN 355 / EN360 /
EN 362.
- For mobile fall-arrest systems including a rigid (EN353-1) or flexible (EN353-2) belay support, it is
recommended to connect the harness using the sternum anchor points.
- For energy absorbers (EN355) or self-retracting fall-arrest systems (EN360), connect the harness to
the dorsal anchor point.
- 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. Note that
these connections are established using a connector that complies with the EN 362 standard.
- The ventral hooking D-ring (EN 813:2008) allows using the ALT'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.
- The lateral (EN 358:2018) and ventral (EN 813:2008) hooking D-rings are not designed for and
must not be used as a fall-arrest system. A belt should not be used if there is a foreseeable risk that
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