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SPECiFiC iNSTRUCTiONS - Rollgliss® Rescue Emergency
Descent Device with Auto Retract.
See ‘Glossary’ in “General
Instructions for Use and Maintenance” for identification of numbered
items in a white box.
1.0 PURPOSE
The Rollgliss
®
Rescue Emergency Descent Device is intended to be
used as a component of an emergency escape system to provide a
means of controlled descent from an elevated structure. It is designed
for vertical descent applications only.
wARNINg: The Rollgliss
®
Rescue Emergency Descent Device
must never be used for fall protection or to transport persons or
loads in non-rescue applications. Do not use the Rollgliss
®
Rescue
Emergency Descent Device for applications other than addressed in
this document.
COmPONENTS:
•
Figure 1 illustrates key components of the Roll-
gliss
®
Rescue Emergency Descent Device. The Rollgliss
®
Device
(1A), i-Safe™ RFID Label (1B), Instruction Label (1C), ID Label
(1D), Swiveling Snaphook (1E).
ImPORTANT: Before using this equipment, record the product
identification information from the ID label (1) into the Equipment
Identification Sheet at the end of this manual.
wARNINg:
See General Instructions for Use and Maintenance 1.1
and 1.3.
2.0 REqUIREmENTS
Installation and use of this equipment is restricted by the following
limitations:
CaPaCiTy:
•
This equipment is designed for use by persons with a
combined weight (including tools, clothing, body support, etc.) of
34 kg (75 lbs.) to 141 kg (310 lbs.).
DESCENT SPEED:
•
The speed at which the user will be lowered
when using the Emergency Descent Device increases with the
combined weight of the user. For vertical descents, the approxi
-
mate descent speed is 1.83 m (6 ft.) per second for a combined
weight of 141 kg (310 lbs.).
DESCENT HEigHT:
•
The maximum descent height is 15.2 m.
ENViRONmENTal aND PHySiCal HazaRDS:
•
Use of this
equipment in areas with environmental hazards may require ad-
ditional precautions to reduce the possibility of injury to the user
or damage to the equipment. Hazards may include, but are not
limited to: high heat, extreme cold, caustic chemicals, corrosive
environments, high voltage power lines, explosive or toxic gasses,
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