PETZL AVAO SIT Comfortable Seat Harness for Work Positioning and Suspension Instruction Manual
- June 6, 2024
- PETZL
Table of Contents
AVAO SIT / AVAO SIT FAST
Seat harness, work positioning, and restraint belt for work at height
WARNING
Activities involving the use of this equipment are inherently dangerous.
You are responsible for your own actions and decisions. 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.
1. Field of application
2. Nomenclature
** 3. Inspection, points to verify
4. Compatibility 5. How to put the harness on**
TECHNICAL NOTICE AVAO SIT / SITFAST
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6. 358:2018 harmless for work positioning and restraint
7. Seat Harnless 813:2008
8. Equerments loops
9. Additional information
TECHNICAL NOTICE AVAO SIT / SITFAST
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.
1. Field of application
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used for fall protection. Seat harness,
work positioning and restraint belt for work at height. Nominal maximum load:
140 kg. 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 the 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.
2. Nomenclature
(1) Ventral attachment point, (2) Side attachment points, (3) Textile
attachment point for chest harness-seat harness connector, (4) Waistbelt
straps, (5) Rear restraint attachment point, (6) Rear buckle for chest
harness-seat harness connection, (7) DOUBLE BACK adjustment buckles, (7 bis)
FAST LT buckles, (8) Equipment loops, (9) Loops for TOOLBAG tool pouch, (10)
Elastic keepers for straps, (11) Leg loops, (12) Adjustable leg loop elastic
bands, (13) Loops for CARITOOL tool holder, (14) Attachment loops for TOP
CROLL S chest harness.
Principal materials:
Straps: polyester.
Adjustment buckles: steel.
Attachment points: aluminum alloy.
3. 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
Check the webbing at the attachment points, at the adjustment buckles, and at
the safety stitching. Look for cuts, wear and damage due to use, to heat, to
chemicals… Be particularly careful to check for cut or lose threads. Verify
that the DOUBLE BACK and FAST LT buckles function properly.
During use
Regularly verify that the adjustment buckles are securely fastened. 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.
4. 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 harness must meet current standards in your country (e.g. EN 362
carabiners).
5. Harness setup
– Be sure to correctly stow the excess webbing (folded flat) in the elastic
keepers. – Beware of foreign objects that could impede the operation of the
FAST LT buckles (e.g. pebbles, sand, clothing…). Verify that they are
correctly fastened (see diagrams).
Adjustment and suspension test
Your harness must be adjusted to fit snugly in order to reduce the risk of
injury in case of a fall. In a safe environment, you must move around and hang
in the harness from each attachment point to verify that the harness provides
adequate comfort for the intended use and that it is optimally adjusted.
6. EN 358: 2018 belt for restraint and work positioning
These attachment points must only be used to attach to the restraint or work
positioning system – maximum fall height: 0.6 m.
See the Instructions for Use of the lanyard used, for usage precautions.
Do not use a work positioning belt if there is a foreseeable risk of the user
becoming suspended or exposed to uncontrolled tension on the belt.
For work positioning, use an anchor point situated at or above waist level.
These attachment points are not designed for fall-arrest usage.
It may be necessary to supplement work positioning or travel restraint systems
with collective or personal fall-arrest systems.
When used in a fall-arrest system in accordance with the EN 363 standard, use
a TOP – TOP CROLL (old version), TOP – TOP CROLL S, TOP CROLL L (2018 version)
or CHEST’AIR together with your seat harness.
The waistbelt is approved for one user, including his/her tools and equipment,
for a maximum total weight of 150 kg.
6A. Ventral attachment point
6B. Waistbelt side attachment points
Always use the two side attachment points together, by linking them with a
positioning lanyard, in order to be comfortably supported by the waistbelt.
6C. Rear restraint attachment point
This rear waistbelt attachment is designed only for attachment of a restraint
system to prevent the user from entering an area where a fall is possible.
7. EN 813: 2008 seat harness
Ventral attachment point Designed for progression on rope and work
positioning. Use the ventral point (textile or metal) to attach a descender,
positioning lanyards, progression lanyards, or the PODIUM seat. This
attachment point is not suitable for fall arrest.
8. Equipment loops
Equipment loops must only be used for equipment.
WARNING – DANGER: never use equipment loops for belaying, rappelling,
tying in, or anchoring a person.
9. 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 should meet the requirements of the EN 795 standard (12 kN
minimum strength). – In a fall-arrest system, it is essential to check the
required clearance below the user before each use, in order to avoid any
impact with the ground or with an obstacle in case of a fall.
– Make sure that the anchor point is correctly positioned, in order 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: 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.
– 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 is over 10 years old and made of plastic or textiles.
– 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.
– 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. Lifetime: 10 years
– B. Marking
– C. Acceptable temperatures
– D. Usage precautions
– E. Cleaning/disinfection
– 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. Sizing
– e. Serial number
– f. Year of manufacture
– g. The month of manufacture
– h. Batch number
– i. Individual identifier
– j. Standards
– k. Read the Instructions for Use carefully
– l. Model identification
– m. Nominal maximum load
– n. Manufacturer address
– o. Date of manufacture (month/year)
EAC SPECIFICATIONS
FOCI P EH 358-2008
**This product is compliant with Regulation 2016/425 on Personal Protective
Equipment as brought into UK law and amended.
Approved body performing the UKCA type examination and the production control
of this PPE: Organisme approuve intervenant pour
EPI: SGS United Kingdom Ltd Inward
Way Rossmore Business Park Ellesmere
Port, Cheshire, CH65 3EN United
Kingdom N° 0120**
Authorized Representative in the UK :
PETZL UK Agency, Unit 3-7,
Tebay Business Park,
Old Tebay, Penrith, CA10 3SS,
United Kingdom