PETZL KOOTENAY Knot Passing Pulley Instruction Manual

: June 5, 2024
: PETZL

Table of Contents

PETZL KOOTENAY Knot Passing Pulley
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions:
Field of application
Nomenclature
Inspection, points to verify
Compatibility
Strength
Positioning
Precautions for use
Additional information
Icons
Traceability and markings
References
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PETZL KOOTENAY Knot Passing Pulley

Product Information

Specifications:

Field of Application: Personal protective equipment (PPE) for fall protection from height
Nomenclature: Moving side plates, Sheave, Axle, Sealed ball bearing, Sheave-locking pins, Main attachment hole, Auxiliary attachment hole. Principal materials: Aluminum
Strength: Must not be pushed beyond its limits

Product Usage Instructions:

Field of Application
This product is designed for fall protection from height and should be used as personal protective equipment (PPE) for climbing and mountaineering purposes. It includes a knot-passing pulley and a rigging plate (RfU 11.114 version 1).

Nomenclature
The product consists of moving side plates, a sheave, an axle, sealed ball bearings, sheave-locking pins, and main and auxiliary attachment holes. The principal materials used are aluminium.

Inspection, Points to Verify

Before Each Use: Check for cracks, deformation, wear, and corrosion on side plates, axle, and locking pins. Ensure the sheave is in good condition.
During Use: Regularly monitor the product’s condition and connections to other equipment. Confirm correct positioning and loading of carabiners.

Compatibility
Ensure compatibility with other elements in your system for proper functional interaction. Equipment used with the KOOTENAY must meet current standards in your country (eg, EN 12275 connectors).

Pulley
For pulley use, remember to remove the locking pins before operation.

Rigging Plate
When using the rigging plate as part of a fall-arrest system, limit the impact force on the user to a maximum of 6 kN.

Precautions for Use
Be cautious of wet or icy conditions as they can affect the efficiency of the pulley.

Additional Information
When to Retire Your Equipment: Follow the provided icons and guidelines for maintenance, cleaning, storage, and retirement of the equipment to ensure safety and longevity.

FAQ

Q: What is the warranty for this product?
A: The product comes with a 3-year guarantee against material or manufacturing defects. Exclusions include normal wear and tear, oxidation, modifications or alterations, incorrect storage, poor maintenance, negligence, and unauthorized uses.

These instructions explain how to correctly use your equipment. Only certain techniques and uses are described. The warning symbols inform you of some potential dangers related to the use of your equipment, but it is impossible to describe them all. Check Petzl.com for updates and additional information. You are responsible for heeding each warning and using your equipment correctly. Any misuse of this equipment will create additional dangers. Contact Petzl if you have any doubts or difficulty understanding these instructions.

Field of application

Personal protective equipment (PPE) used for fall protection from height. Knot-passing pulley for climbing and mountaineering.
Rigging plate: RfU 11.114 version 1.

This product must not be pushed beyond its limits, nor be used for any purpose other than that for which it is designed.

Responsibility
WARNING Activities involving the use of this equipment are inherently dangerous. You are responsible for your own actions, decisions and safety.

Before using this equipment, you must:

Read and understand all Instructions for Use.
Get specific training in its proper use.
Become acquainted with its capabilities and limitations.
Understand and accept the risks involved.

Failure to heed any of these warnings may result in severe injury or death.
This product must only be used by competent and responsible persons, or those placed under the direct and visual control of a competent and responsible person. You are responsible for your actions, your decisions and your safety and you assume the consequences of same. If you are not able, or not in a position to assume this responsibility, or if you do not fully understand the Instructions for Use, do not use this equipment.

Nomenclature

Moving side plates
Sheave
Axle
Sealed ball bearing
Sheavelocking pins
Main attachment hole
Auxiliary attachment hole.
Principal materials: aluminium.

Inspection, points to verify

Your safety depends upon the integrity of your equipment.
Petzl recommends a detailed inspection by a competent person at least once every 12 months (depending on current regulations in your country, and your conditions of usage).
WARNING: your intensity of use may cause you to inspect your PPE more frequently.
Follow the procedures described at Petzl.com. Record the results on your PPE inspection form: type, model, manufacturer contact info, serial number or individual number, dates: manufacture, purchase, first use, next periodic inspection; problems, comments, inspector’s name and signature.

Before each use
Verify the absence of any cracks, deformation, marks, wear, or corrosion (on the side plates, axle and locking pins). Check the condition of the sheave and verify that it is working properly.

During use
It is important to regularly monitor the condition of the product and its connections to the other equipment in the system. Make sure that all items of equipment are correctly positioned with respect to each other. Verify that the carabiners are always loaded on the major axis.

Compatibility

Verify that this product is compatible with the other elements of the system in your application (compatible = good functional interaction). Equipment used with your KOOTENAY must meet current standards in your country (e.g. EN 12275 connectors).

Pulley
For pulley use, be sure to remove the locking pins.

Rigging plate
When the rigging plate is used as part of a fall-arrest system, the user must be equipped with a means of limiting the impact force, exerted on the user when the fall is arrested, to a maximum value of 6 kN.

Strength

Positioning

Precautions for use

Wet or icy conditions can affect the pulley’s efficiency.

Additional information

This product meets the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment. The EU declaration of conformity is available at Petzl.com.

You must have a rescue plan and the means to rapidly implement it in case of difficulties encountered while using this equipment.
The anchor point for the system should preferably be located above the user’s position and meet EN 795 requirements (12 kN minimum strength).
In a fall-arrest system, it is essential to check the required clearance below the user before each use, to avoid hitting the ground or an obstacle in the event of a fall.
Make sure that the anchor point is correctly positioned, to limit the risk and the length of a fall.
A fall-arrest harness is the only device allowable for supporting the body in a fall-arrest system.
When using multiple items of equipment, a dangerous situation can arise in which the safety function of an item of equipment can be affected by the safety function of another item of equipment.
WARNING – DANGER: ensure that your products do not rub against abrasive or sharp surfaces.
Users must be medically fit for activities at height.
WARNING: inert suspension in a harness can result in serious injury or death.
The Instructions for Use for each item of equipment used in conjunction with this product must be followed.
The Instructions for Use must be provided to the user of this equipment, in the language of the country where the equipment is used.
Keep the Instructions for Use in a permanent file for reference after removing them from the equipment.
Make sure the markings on the product are legible.

When to retire your equipment:
WARNING: an exceptional event can lead you to retire a product after only one use, depending on the type and intensity of usage and the environment of usage (harsh environments, marine environments, sharp edges, extreme temperatures, chemicals…).

A product must be retired when:

It has exceeded its lifespan.
It has been subjected to a major fall or load.
It fails to pass inspection. You have any doubt as to its reliability?
You do not know its full usage history (e.g. an illegible product marking).
When it becomes obsolete due to changes in legislation, standards, technique or incompatibility with other equipment…

Destroy these products to prevent further use.

Icons

A. Unlimited lifespan
B. Marking
C. Acceptable temperatures
D. Usage precautions
E. Cleaning
F. Drying
G. Storage/transport
H. Maintenance
I. Modifications/repairs (prohibited outside of Petzl facilities, except replacement parts)
J. Questions/contact

3-year guarantee
Against any material or manufacturing defect. Exclusions: normal wear and tear, oxidation, modifications or alterations, incorrect storage, poor maintenance, negligence, uses for which this product is not designed.

Warning symbols

Situation presenting an imminent risk of serious injury or death.
Exposure to a potential risk of accident or injury.
Important information on the functioning or performance of your product.
Equipment incompatibility.

Traceability and markings

a. Meets PPE regulatory requirements. Notified body performing the EU-type examination
b. A number of the notified body responsible for the production control of this PPE
c. Traceability: DataMatrix
d. Year of manufacture
e. Day of manufacture
f. Inspection or name of inspector
g. Incrementation
h. Strength
i. Diameter
j. Read the Instructions for Use carefully
k. Model identification
l. Manufacturer address