Instruction Manual

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4.8.1PolyesterRopeConnections:Connectorsattachedtopolyesterropelifelinesmustbeattachedwitha4‐tucksplicedformedeyetermination

utilizingathimble.

IMPORTANT:TheuseoftiedknotsforloadbearingendterminationsisnotcompatiblewithANSIZ359.

5.SPECIFICATIONS

SeeTable1.

6.MAINTENANCEANDSTORAGE

Wipewithasoftcloth.Removeanexc

essivebuildupofcontaminantssuchaspaint,grease,debrisofanytypethatmightimpedethesmooth

operationofthehingeandlockmechanism.

Whennotinservice,storeinaclean,dryarea.Donotstoreotherequipmentontopofthecarabiner,donotstoreinamannerthatmayresultin

damagefromdeformationforcesorheat,corrosion,chemicalorelectricarcing.

7.INSPECTION

Inspectcarabinersbeforeeachuse,andalsoperformaninspectionbyaCompetentPersoneverysixmonths.

7.1InspectionProcedure:Followthesesteps.

1. Inspectformissingoralteredparts.

2. InspecttheentireCarabinerforanycracks,nicksorbreaksinthemetal.

3. InspecteveryinchoftheCarabiner.Cleanifnecessarybeforeinspectioninordertodetectsmall,hairlinecracks.

4. InspecttheCarabinerfordeformation.Lookforbentordentedparts.OpenthegateandinspectthenoseoftheC

arabinerforsignsofwear,

distortionorbreaks.

5. InspecttheCarabinersurfaceforsignsofcorrosion.OnsteelCarabiners,reddustisevidenceofcorrosionofthebasismetal.Corrosionof

aluminumCarabinersisevidentbypittingorscale.

6. Inspectmarkings.Markingsshouldbepresentandfullylegible.SeeSection8.

7. InspecttheCarabinerfunctiontoensurethelockrotatesandopenseasily,closesandlockscompletely.

8. RecordtheCarabinerinspectionresultsintheInspectionRecords,foundintheappendixofthismanual.

9. Ifinspectionrevealsadefectivecondition,removetheunitfromservice.Ifthecarabinerhasbeensubjectedtofallarrestforces,removeit

fromservice.

8.MARKINGS

EachFallTechcarabinerisstampedwithmarkings.Markingsincludestheyearofmanufacture,themanufacturer’sidentification,traceability

information,carabinerloadrating,andloadratingforthegate.CarabinermarkingsindicateANSIcompliance.See

Figure9.

Ifmarkingsbecomeillegible,removethecarabinerfromservice.

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