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Welcome to our 2016 workbook. Edelweiss stays loyal to its values to offer protection and safety to professionals with a
wide range of reliable and durable products.
For the season 2016 we have added quite a few new innovative products.
To give you a short summary
- A new static rope Wline 11 mm specially developed for rope access operations working with a motorised ascender/whinch
- New pulleys with brass bearings page 23
- A range of ascenders, functional and practical features on page 27
- New colors in the Hercules Evo industrial, working harness range on page 29
- Are you often working in electro static environments? - For you we have developed our new DIELECTRIC RANGE -
a new harness and set of lanyards with dielectric components.
- Last but not least ‘Seat club’ a working seat developed with the feedback from experienced users available in 2 colors
A little remark: if you use our gear and have pictures of products in use that could be used in our workbook or on website,
Please do not hesitate to contact us as we are continually looking for good pictures.
THE LOW-STRETCH ROPES
These are sometimes wrongly called static. They allow access to, and positioning
at the worksite. They have moderate stretch, which allows them to absorb
sufficient energy to arrest falls of factor 0.3.
The types of Ropes
There are two types of ropes.
• Type A: Rope for use in rescue, or as a working or security line for work at height.
In the latter case it is used for access to the place of work in combination with
other items of equipment, or to undertake work under tension or in suspension
on the rope.
• Type B: Rope of lesser diameter and strength than Type A, demanding greater
precautions and attention to security during use.
Storage and lifetime
The working life depends on the frequency and the type of use.
Abrasion, UV exposure and humidity gradually degrade the properties of the rope.
Note that with use, a rope thickens and thus loses up to 10% length.
Storage time:
In good storage conditions a rope may be kept for 5 years before
first use without affecting its future lifetime duration in use.
Lifetime in use:
A rope could be destroyed during its first use. It is the inspec-
tions which determine if the product must be scrapped more quickly. Proper
storage between uses is essential. The lifetime of the rope in use must never
exceed 10 years. The total maximum lifetime (storage before use + lifetime in
use) is thus limited to 15 years.
Coloured filament integrated
into the rope indicating
the year of manufacture
.
Thin band running through the rope indicating
its type, diameter, the standard
it conforms to and year of manufacture.
NB: A security rope is always of core
and sheath construction.
The sheath: serves
to protect the rope
from abrasion.
The core: the heart of the rope,
providing the majority of its
strength.
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