One of our clients found 2 critical defects on his Petzl low-stretch kernmantle ropes. To date, no other client has reported similar defects to us, and no accident or injury is known. Please read the information below and, if necessary, inspect your ropes.

Request for inspection of Petzl low-stretch kernmantle ropes:

• AXIS 11 mm
• ASAP'AXIS 11 mm
• PARALLEL 10.5 mm
• VECTOR 12.5 mm 
• RAY 12 mm 
• SEGMENT 8 mm
• CLUB 200 10 mm 
• PUSH 200 9 mm
• TOP 9.8 mm
• LEAD 9.8 mm
• KIT including these ropes

With serial numbers between 18 C 0000000 000 and 20 H 0000000 000

DBI Sala 3M service requirements in Australia

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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.

To address the situation, 3M Fall Protection is launching a global Inspection Notice. As set out in the attached Notice, all ExoFit NEX™ harnesses manufactured between January 2016 and December 2018 require inspection prior to use.

When should I retire my equipment?

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
• Its reliability is in question
• Its entire history is not known (e.g. found or second-hand product)
• When it becomes obsolete due to changes in legislation, standards, technique or incompatibility with other equipment, etc.

Source: https://www.petzl.com/INT/en/Sport/FAQ/when-should-i-retire-my-equipment

Stop Use & Recall Field Service Action
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
3M™ DBI-SALA® 16 Foot Talon™ Self Retracting Lifeline

Only Affects Lot Codes 12092430 through 18062730

3M Fall Protection has detected a small quantity of DBI-SALA® 16 Ft. Talon™ Self Retracting Lifelines that are defective due to an assembly error.

On Thursday, July 19th 2018 C.A.M.P. was informed by a training centre of a functional issue when using a Giant in a simulated two-person rescue scenario.

This issue was related to the impossibility to start the rescue descent with a rescue load and it is due to a possible manufacturing defect of the internal mechanism for the batches 12 17 and 03 18.

Sometimes our customers are trying to source rope from HEIGHTECH that would be suitable for use in an environment that may contain hydrofluoric acid.

There are real problems with giving 'definitive' recommendations on this. It may not appear to be a particularly hard question to answer, but it is.

If the question was one of ultimate strength of a new rope, or the measured effect when exposed to a specific concentration of a chemical in lab conditions, then there is technical information from rope manufacturers that allows a limited answer to be given.

Reference: URGENT PRODUCT RECALL
Product: BOSUN CHAIR DELUXE
Product Code: VAI BOSUN DLX

During a routine inspection of a recently manufactured batch of Deluxe Bosun’s Chairs, it was found that the underside of the chair has pronounced wear. This has the potential for the internal reinforcement slats to be removed or fall while suspended.

It has been brought to our attention what we would call an unsafe practice of attaching certification tags to harness dorsals using a wire lanyard.

A serious incident causing death occurred in a mine in Australia where a restraint had been inadvertently attached to a wire lanyard on a safety harness.

DBI-SALA Lad-Saf™ Sleeve

Affected part numbers: 6100016, 6116500, 6116501, 6116502, 6116503, 6116504, 6116505, 6116506, 6116507, 6116509, 6116512, 6116535, 6116540, 6116541, 6116542, 6116500C, 6116500SM, 6116507/A, 6116540b, L3330, L3330-WEB-38, L3330-WEB-45, 6116540-45, Z4A-L3330-45, Z4A-L3330, L3330-N-EDI