EDELRID 54507 Helios Waist Belt User Guide

EDELRID 54507 Helios Waist Belt

Product Information

• Specifications
  • Weight Capacity: max. 40 kg
  • Torque Requirement: 4 Nm
  • Maximum   Service Life: 14 years
  • Manufacture Year and Month Labeling: YYYY MM

Product Usage Instructions

• General Application Notes
  • When using the product for mountaineering, climbing, or working at heights or depths, personal risk cannot be eliminated. Carefully follow all warnings and instructions to prevent risks to life.
• General Safety Notes
  • Mountaineering, climbing, and working at heights or depths involve inherent risks. Errors and carelessness can lead to accidents, injuries, or death. Ensure proper use and avoid combining the product with non-CE marked components.
• Storage and Maintenance
  • Store the product in cool, dry areas shielded from direct UV radiation. Avoid contact with acid, aggressive substances, or chemicals. Protect from abrasion, sharp edges, extreme heat, sparking, and sunlight. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for repairs.
• Service Life and Replacement
  • Under optimal storage conditions without use, the product can last up to 14 years. Regular inspections are required for commercial use, with a maximum useful life of 10 years under proper conditions.
• Product Labelling
  • The product is accompanied by a Declaration of Conformity indicating compliance with EU regulations. Check the manufacture year and month labelling for reference. Report any quality issues using the lot number.

FAQs

• Q: What is the weight capacity of the product?
  • A: The maximum weight capacity is 40 kg.
• Q: How should I store the product?
  • A: Store the product in cool, dry places away from direct UV radiation and harmful substances.
• Q: What is the maximum service life of the product?
  • A: Under optimal conditions without use, the product can last up to 14 years.

GENERAL APPLICATION NOTES

• This product is part of personal protective equipment (PPE) for protection against falls from a height and should be assigned to a person.
• These instructions contain vital information.
• The instructions must have been understood by the user before actual use.
• The reseller must provide this document in the language spoken in the country of use and it must be kept together with the equipment during the entire service life.
• The following instructions for use are important and help ensure proper practical application.
• However, they cannot replace the experience, responsible action and knowledge required for mountaineering, climbing, and working at a height or depth; and they certainly cannot free users from shouldering their risk.
• Attention: If these instructions for use are not carefully observed, the lives of persons may be at risk!

GENERAL SAFETY NOTES

Mountaineering, climbing and working at heights and in depths often entail hidden dangers and risks caused by external influences. Errors and carelessness may cause severe accidents, injury, and even death. If this product is combined with other components, these may mutually affect safety. Use only CE-marked components of personal protective equipment (PPE) for protection against falling from a height. If the original components of the product are modified or removed, the safety properties may be influenced adversely. The equipment should not be altered remodelled or adjusted by use of additional parts in any way not specifically recommended by the manufacturer in writing. Before and after use, check the product for possible damage. Ensure fitness for use and correct function. If in doubt concerning the safety condition of the product, remove it from use immediately. In case of abuse and/or improper use, the manufacturer refuses any liability. In such cases, the responsibility and risk lie with the users or persons responsible for the operation.  When using this product, we recommend additionally observing the applicable national rules. Personal protective equipment is exclusively designed for securing persons.

PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION, FIGURE CAPTIONS

• 1 Correct operation of adjusting elements and buckles.
• 2a + b Correct adjustment of the harness size. After the ribbons of the harness have been tightened, it should be possible to push a flat hand underneath the ribbon.
• 2c On some harness models the adjusting range can be extended by removing the ribbons from the ribbon support.
• 3 Upon purchasing or before initial use, correct fit and proper adjustment must be verified by a hang-in test in a safe place.
• 4a + b Ensure correct positioning of the tie-in loop. The tie-in loop must not be twisted. Adjusting elements, tie-in points and connection knots must be checked frequently during use.
• 5 The figure-of-eight knot (double fisherman‘s knot) is recommended for roping up.
• 6a Correct roping up directly using a hip harness and thigh loop brace.
• 6b Correct roping up using a tie-in ring.
• 6c Correct roping up with two karabiners with locks installed in identical orientation.
• 6d Correct roping up on hip harnesses with two symmetric tie-in points.
• 6e Correct roping up on full-body harnesses (type A) with two symmetric tie-in points.
• 6f Correct roping up on hip harnesses with transversal tie-in brace.
• 6g On securing harnesses with metallic D ring the harness may be fastened to the D-ring.
• 7a Faulty roping up at the hip harness only.
• 7b Faulty roping up at the thigh loop only.
• 7c Equipment attachment loops must in no case be used as tie-in points.
• 7d Roping up at one tie-in point only on harnesses with two symmetric tie-in points may cause fatal accidents.
• 8a+b Full-body harnesses for children (type B) may only be used for persons of up to 40 kg total weight.
• 8c+d If the rear tie-in eyelet is used for roping up, the two front tie-in loops must be connected with a gate-locked karabiner.
• 9a If the upper part of the body could tilt forward uncontrolled (especially when children or inexperienced users are roped up or when users wear heavy backpacks), a sit harness (type C) must be used only in connection with a chest harness (type D). You may use the web with a minimum tensile strength of 15 kN (three marking stripes) to connect the chest (type D) and sit harness (type C). The lower knot should be positioned approximately on one level with the solar plexus.
• 9b Alternatively, the rope may be fed directly through the loops of the chest harness.
• 9c Do not use a chest harness (type D) without a sit harness (typ C).
• 10 Securing devices or karabiners may be fastened directly to the tie-in loop.
• 11 Via Ferrata sets or systems with tie-in loops are fastened to the tie-in ring with a choke hitch.
• 12 Equipment attachment loops are exclusively meant for transport of equipment weighing up to 5 kg.
• 13a Load transmitting screwed joints must be checked regularly for correct assembly.
• 13b When fastening the SCREW-D ring and inspecting the PPE, be sure the bolt on the ring is tightened to 4 Nm.
• 14 If the abrasion protector of a tie-in point is worn out or if red fibres become visible on the abrasion protector, remove the harness from use.
• 15a Harnesses may be washed with hand-warm water and mild soap. Upon washing rinse the harness in clear water. Standard disinfectants may be used if needed.
• 15b Harnesses may be used in a temperature range between -35 °C and +55 °C.
• 16a Harnesses must not be washed in a washing machine.
• 16b Harnesses should not be dried by exposure to sunlight.
• 16c Harnesses should not be dried near or on top of radiators or similar heat sources.
• 16d Select cool, dry surroundings protected from direct UV radiation for storage, drying and transport of harnesses.
• 17 The load-bearing structure of the harness
  • may not come in contact with acid, battery acid, aggressive substances or other chemicals
  • icing may reduce the loading strength
  • must not be marked in any way
  • must be protected from abrasion or sharp edges
  • must not be damaged or modified
  • must not be subjected to extreme heat or sparking
  • should be protected from sunlight

SERVICE LIFE AND REPLACEMENT

The service life of the product mainly depends on the
type and frequency of use as well as external influences. When approaching the durability limits or latest at the end of the maximum service life indicated, the product must be removed from use. Products made of synthetic fibres (Polyamid, Polyester, Dyneema®, Aramid, Vectran®) are subject to some aging even if not used; their service life especially depends on the intensity of the ultraviolet radiation and other climatic conditions they are exposed to. When approaching the durability limits or latest at the end of the maximum service life indicated, the product must be removed from use.

• Maximum service life with optimum storage conditions and without use: 14 years
• Maximum useful life (commercial/non-commercial use) Providing proper use and no detectable signs of wear showing as well as under optimum storage conditions: 10 years

Frequent or extreme use

• Frequent use or extremely high loading may substantially reduce the useful life. Remove the product from service immediately if any of the following applies
• if webbing edges are damaged or individual fibres have been pulled from the webbing
• if visible signs of damage or abrasion show on seems
• if melting burns, decolouration or strong furriness of the webbing has occurred
• if the material has come in contact with chemicals or has been subjected to a hard fall load (fall factor >1)
• if webbing or slings have an integrated wear indicator, the product must be replaced immediately if wear has exposed the indicator (internal fabric of different colour has become visible), continued use may cause fatal accidents.
• Repairs may only be performed as outlined in the instructions of the manufacturer.

Inspection

In case of commercial use, the product must be inspected regularly or at least once a year by the manufacturer, a qualified person or an approved inspection body/agency; thereafter it may have to be serviced or removed from use.

PRODUCT LABELLING

• Manufacturer: EDELRID Model
• Product designation: securing harness to EN 12277, type Lot number Illustration of correct operation of adjusting elements and information on user weight and size range
• CE 0123: The identification of the notified body monitoring the production of the PPE (TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Ridlerstrasse 65, 80339 München, Deutschland)
• i symbol: The warning message and instructions must be read and observed
• YYYY MM: Year and month of manufacture

Declaration of Conformity

• EDELRID GmbH & Co. KG herewith declares that this article conforms with the essential requirements and the relevant provisions of EU regulation 2016/425. The original Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded at the following site on the internet: http://www.edelrid.com/…
• Our products are made with the greatest care. If you find any justified cause for complaint, please indicate the lot number of the product concerned.
• Technical changes reserved.

CONTACT

• EDELRID
• Achener Weg 66
• 88316 Isny im Allgäu
• Germany
• Tel. +49 7562  981 - 0
• Fax +49 7562  981 - 100
• mail@edelrid.de.
• www.edelrid.com.
• EN 12277:2015+A1:2018
• 0123: TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Ridlerstraße 65,
• 80339 München, Germany
• Notified authority which is responsible for issuing the EU type-examination certificate of the product  PSA-Verordnung (EU) / PPE Regulation (EU) / EPI Règlement (UE) 2016/425
• Please inspect and document your PPE equipment!

Documents / Resources

| EDELRID 54507 Helios Waist Belt [pdf] User Guide
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References

• Equipment for mountain sports, climbing and occupational safety | EDELRID
• Equipment for mountain sports, climbing and occupational safety | EDELRID

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