Working load in emergency situations
Warnings
- Carefully read the Instructions for Use used in this technical advice before consulting the advice itself. You must have already read and understood the information in the Instructions for Use to be able to understand this supplementary information.
- Mastering these techniques requires specific training. Work with a professional to confirm your ability to perform these techniques safely and independently before attempting them unsupervised.
- We provide examples of techniques related to your activity. There may be others that we do not describe here.
The PRO TRAXION is designed for a load of 140 kg, i.e. one person.
During rescue operations, simultaneous hauling of two people may be necessary. In this case, the load may approach or exceed 200 kg.
With such a load, the slightest dynamic overload can produce forces approaching the values at which the rope tears (see table in Chapter 3).
Precautions are therefore mandatory:
- Back-up belay the two people being hauled.
- Keep the rope constantly under tension; the slightest amount of slack creates a potential fall distance, and so is dangerous.
