3M Fall Protection
Inspection Notice
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
3M™ DBI
-
SALA® ExoFit NEX™ Harnesses
3M Fall Protection has learned of the possibility of a manufacturing defect in a dorsal d-ring
utilized in ExoFit NEX™ harnesses
manufactured between January 2016 and December 2018. Although there have been no reported incidents involving this condition,
a dorsal d-ring with this defect will not support the load in a fall arrest event which could result in serious injury or death. Harnesses
manufactured only within this date range require immediate inspection for lot number 09P1 stamped into a dorsal d-ring. We believe
that only one harness was manufactured with a defective D-ring, but we urge inspection of all potentially affected harnesses out of
an abundance of caution in the interests of worker safety.
End Users
: Upon receipt of this Notice, immediately inspect your harness following the steps below:
Step 1: Locate the label pack on the harness to identify the manufacturing date. If the harness has a manufacturing date of 16/01
(2016, January) through the end of 18/12 (2018, December), continue to step 2. If the harness is not in this range, the unit is not
impacted by this notice. If the harness is within this date range, continue to step 2.
Step 2: Locate the D-ring on the back of the harness to inspect for a stamped lot date of 09P1. If you find a D-ring with code 09P1 and
the harness has a manufactured date within the affected date range, take the harness out of service immediately. If the D-ring is not
stamped with code 09P1, you may continue using your harness.
Please note that both the manufactured date range (2016, January through 2018, December) on the harness label AND the lot
number code 09P1 stamped on the D-ring must be present on the same harness for the harness to be considered suspect and
removed from service
.
All other harness/d-ring combinations are acceptable for use.
Affected Part Numbers:
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1675006O/3m-dbi-sala-exofit-nex-harnesses-inspection-notice-
End-users:
If you find an affected harness, take the unit out of service immediately. You can contact us at 3M Customer Service at
(833) 638-2697 or at 3musfpserviceaction@mmm.com to return your harness and a replacement harness will be provided free of
charge.
Distributors
: Please contact our Customer Service department at (833) 638-2697 or email at
obtain a listing of harnesses sold to you with the affected manufacturing date range. If after inspection you discover you have an
affected product in stock, please return the harnesses to 3M Fall Protection immediately for replacement. Please immediately forward
this Inspection Notice to any of your customers who have purchased ExoFit NEX product within the affected manufacturing date range
from you and provide any assistance requested by your customers to complete the process.
3M remains committed to providing quality products and services to our customers. We apologize for any inconvenience that this
situation may cause you or your customers. We appreciate your continued support of 3M Fall Protection products and services.
3M Fall Protection
April 16
th
, 2019
Step 1 Manufacture Date on Harness Shown in Red Circle
–
must
be between 16/01 (2016, January) and 18/12 (2018, December)
Step 2 Lot Code Stamp Location on D-ring
–
lot
code must be (09P1)
