Polanik T-978 User manual

Technical Specification Instruction
manual
Pole vault competition landing area
T-978
File: 2016-06-02
Product support Paweł
Ciechanowski
[e-mail]

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Thank you for choosing POLANIK landing area.
Safe assembly and use
•ATTENTION! VACCUM PACKED PRODUCT –UNPACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY
•Before you start to assemble and use the landing area please read this manual carefully and store the manual in a safe place for
further reference. Polanik Sp. z o. o. shall not be liable for any cage damages which are the result of the failure to follow this
manual.
•Unauthorized copying of this manual, in whole or in part, is prohibited.
•The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
•Warning! The sports equipment produced by Polanik Sp. z o. o. is designed for athletics training and use in sports competitions
only. Please pay special attention when using the product, misuse of athletics equipment can cause serious injury or in extreme
cases even death. That is why training and use during sports events have to be always supervised by authorized sports personnel.
In no event shall Polanik Sp. z o. o. be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages in connection with the
purchase or use of POLANIK products or costs over the original cost of the product.
•Specific warranty terms:
1) The use of the landing area outdoors requires a waterproof cover and a landing area platform for proper insulation from
the ground. Failure to follow the above restrictions results in the loss of the warranty rights.
2) The top pad of the landing area is equipped with a spike resistant mesh fabric. The mesh fabric is designed to protect the
landing area against spikes used by jumpers. While landing and walking on the top pad the spikes go through the mesh
fabric and do not damage the surface. One must not shuffle the spikes on the mesh fabric, because under high crosswise
stress caused by moving the spikes without lifting the feet, it may happen that the top pad will be torn. The damages of the
top pad caused by careless sliding the pikes on the top pad surface are excluded from the warranty and can be removed in
course of payable repair or replacement of the landing area elements.
Contents
Chapter
Page
I. General description and use
3
II. Technical data
4
III. Packing and transport
6
IV. Preparing for first use
6
V. Assembly
7
VI. Operating
8
VII. Maintenance
8
VIII. Storing
8
IX. Declaration
9
X. IAAF certificate
10

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I. General description and use
POLANIK landing area T-978 is the top quality sports equipment which is designed to secure jumpers and absorb impact
energy of a jumper’s landing after take off and flight in pole vault competition and training. Main features:
IAAF certified
spike resistant mesh fabric on both sides
of top element
stainless steel hooks and D-rings
advanced 3-layer internal
construction
jacquard webbing belts equipped with
metal self-locking buckles
handles made of very strong jacquard
webbing
outer covering –PVC fabric made of
polyester with two vinyl layers

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II. Technical data

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Dimensions [mm]

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III. Packing and transport
The dimensions* of the vacuumed packed landing a area segments:
Seg. no.
Description
Weight [kg]
length
L [m]
width
B [m]
height
H [m]
01
pole vault box surrounding pad left
19
1,1
0,7
0,7
02
pole vault box surrounding pad right
19
1,1
0,7
0,7
03
Wedge panel
40
1,6
0,6
0,6
04
Wedge panel
40
1,6
0,6
0,6
05
Main segment
75
2,3
0,8
0,8
06
Main segment
75
2,3
0,8
0,8
07
Main segment
75
2,3
0,8
0,8
08
Main segment
75
2,3
0,8
0,8
09
Main segment
75
2,3
0,8
0,8
10
Main segment
75
2,3
0,8
0,8
11
Front panel
33
1,9
0,5
0,5
12
Front panel
33
1,9
0,5
0,5
13
Side panel
10
10
2,3
2,3
0,4
0,4
0,8
0,8
14
Side panel
15
Top spike resistant pad
115
2
1
1
Total volume [m3]
15,4
8
Total gross weight [kg]
769
*Please note that the dimensions can differ from the above table in the range of +/- 7%.
IV. Preparing for first use
The landing area segments are vacuum packed only for transport. Please unpack them immediately after delivery and
leave them in a roofed place for few hours, so that they can return to their original shapes. Storing vacuum packed
landing area segments may cause permanent damages in their internal structures. When the landing area elements
return to their original dimensions, you can place them in a pole vault field. The field surface should be even, smooth
and without any obstacles. If you use the landing area outdoors, you should also provide: a special waterproof cover P-
978 to protect the landing area against unfavourable weather conditions and a modular platform ST-9x7 to insulate the
landing area from the ground.

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V. Assembly
To assemble the landing area please follow the below steps:
place the pole vault box surrounding pads (01 and 02) around the
pole vault box, so as the distance between the rear edge of the box
and the landing area pads (a) is 15 cm, make sure that all the Velcro®
pads adjoin properly, next attach wedge panels 03 and 04, front
panels 11 and 12, then side panels 13 and 14;
now the main segments 05, 06 and 07 should linked to the rest of the
segments using the jacquard webbing belts and self-locking buckles
located on the segment sides, do the same with the segments 08, 09
and 10;
last step is to place the top pad 15 on the landing area and fasten it to
the segments using the snap hooks and D-rings, now the landing area
is ready for use.

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VI. Operation
Stepping on the landing area and practising require special footwear designed for those purposes. Treading on the
landing area in footwear with spikes is only allowed when the landing area is equipped with special spike resistant
surface. Stepping on the landing areas in hard footwear or in shoes with heels is strongly prohibited. You must not put
any tables, chairs, benches or any other objects whose unit pressure exceeds 1kg/1cm2on the landing area. If the
landing area is moved from one place to another very often, it is recommended that a landing area cart should be
used.
VII. Maintenance
Due to the hygiene requirements it is recommended that the landing area should be cleaned regularly with commonly
available detergents. Before you start wiping the landing area, please try to clean a small spot on its bottom side in
order to check the reaction with the PVC fabric.
VIII. Storing
The landing area segments can be stored only in a horizontal position. They cannot be bent or pressed by any objects
during storing. That may deform the segments permanently. A storing facility should be clean and dry. It ought to provide
min. temperature 5º C.
Even the best technical solutions cannot substitute for common sense. The usage of the product must take place under
the supervision of qualified coaches. The producer shall not be liable for any incidents caused by the improper assembly
or its misuse. The producer reserves the right to introduce without warning changes in product constructions and
colours.

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IX. Declaration
1) No. 2011-11-24
2) Issuer’s name: POLANIK Sp. z o. o.
Issuer’s address: Zyczliwa 11, 97-300 Piotrkow
Tryb. 3) Object of declaration:
Position
Description
Code
1
Competition pole vault landing area 9 x 7 x 0,8 [m]
T-978
4) The object of declaration described above is in conformity with the requirements of the following documents:
Document No.
Title
Edition/Date of issue
Position
PN-EN 12503-2 type 11
Sports mats –Part 2: Pole vault and high
jump mats, safety requirements
April 2004
All above
Additional Information
5) Declaration for:
Signed for and in behalf of:
POLANIK
BUYER and USER
2014-07-21 Piotrkow Tryb.
(Date and place of issue)
Pawel Ciechanowski
Product Manager
6) ……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………
(Name, function) (Signature or equivalent authorized by the issuer)

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X. IAAF certificate