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X500 XSERIES Instruction Manual
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• It is essential for safety that equipment is withdrawn from use
immediately should any doubt arise about its condition for safe use
or it has been used to arrest a fall. Unit must not be used again until
confirmed in writing by a competent person that it is acceptable to do
so.
• It is essential for safety that the anchor device or anchor point should
always be positioned, and work carried out in such way, as to minimize
both the potential for falls and potential fall distance.
• A full body harness is the only acceptable body holding device that can
be used in a fall arrest system.
• Verify the free space required beneath the user at the workplace before
each occasion of use, so that, in the case of a fall, there will be no
collision with the ground or the other obstacle in the fall path.
• Consider hazards that may affect the performance of the equipment
and corresponding safety precautions that have to be observed (e.g.:
extremes of temperature, trailing or looping of lanyards or lifelines
over sharp edges, chemical reagents, electrical conductivity, cutting,
abrasion, climatic exposure, pendulum falls).
• It is essential for the safety of the user that if the product is re-sold
outside the original country of destination the reseller shall provide
instructions for use, for maintenance, for periodic examination and for
repair in the language of the country in which the product is to be used.
• Perform regular periodic examinations, and that the safety of users
depends upon the continued efficiency and durability of the equipment.
• Periodic examination frequency shall be at least every 12 months.
Periodic examinations are only to be conducted by a competent person
and strictly in accordance with the manufacturer’s periodic examination
procedures.
• Check the legibility of the product markings.
• Any repair shall only be conducted by a competent person for repair, who
has been authorized by the manufacturer, and that the repair procedure
shall be strictly in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Always check for obstructions below the work area to make certain the
potential fall path is clear.
• Use only compatible locking snap hooks or locking carabiners with this
product.
• Use only approved Malta Dynamics hardware with this product.
• Do not attempt to move the system while workers are attached.
• The X500 should always be placed on level surfaces as any unexpected
movement of the unit could occur resulting in bodily injury or death.
• Do not remove product labels.
• It is the customer’s responsibility to confirm that the system and
