User`s manual

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SAFETY
Rope system safety
The rope system must consist of a primary-
rope (1) and a secondary back-up rope
(2), both must be approved according to
EN1891 and have a diameter of 10-13mm.
The two ropes must have separate
anchor points that must hold at least 15 kN
each. A competent person shall judge if the
separate anchor points are sucient.
National regulations may require more.
The product ascends on the primary rope. If
any part of the load carrying system should
break then the load is immediately transfer-
red to the secondary rope which, together
with the fall arrester (3) according to EN
353-2, provides a fall arrest system.
Rope characteristics are an important
issue when using the ascender. Ropes with
characteristics not suitable for the ascender
might, in the worst-case scenario, result in a
jam between the rope grab and the knife,
with a damaged rope as a consequence.
3
1
2
Do not use the Ascender without a backup
system.
The lifting capacity of the ascender is higher
than the Safe Working Load (SWL) of the most
common fall arrest devices. Therefore, when
lifting a load it may be necessary with separate
fall arrest system(s) for the load. See the user’s
manual of the fall arrest device to nd out the
SWL.
DANGER
The dead rope must be unloaded. Do not build
cableways using the primary rope as shown in
the picture.