Twin tail fall arrest lanyards (interim advice)

A worker recently received fatal injuries as a result of falling from a transmission tower near Toowoomba. The worker was using a twin tail fall arrest lanyard at the time of the incident when he fell. He suffered fatal injuries when his lanyard failed.

Call for Inspection for work harnesses with "Click-Lock" buckles: TREE CORE, CORE CL, and CORE PLUS CL made by EDELRID

Based on customer feedback, EDELRID have been alerted to the fact that the "Click-Lock" buckles for the thigh loops on the harness types TREE CORE, CORE CL and CORE PLUS CL may open if only one of the push buttons is pressed. This was caused by a temporary error in the manufacturing process of a limited number of buckles from their buckle supplier for the harness models listed below.

Please note: Even if the buckle is open, the design of the harness ensures safety in the loading direction (dropping out from it is not possible), nonetheless the error might lead to injury if the buckle on the thigh loop opens unintentionally. This buckle type is used only on the thigh loop of the said harnesses.

To rule out any risk, EDELRID is requesting all users of said harnesses to immediately stop use and inspect them per the instructions attached.

This applies to the following Edelrid Core CL harnesses:
EDL880350230170 Core Triple Lock, night, S-XL
EDL880350232190 Core Triple Lock, night/oasis, S-XL
EDL880360232190 Treecore Triple Lock, night/oasis, S-XL
EDL880370232190 Core Plus Triple Lock, night/oasis, S-XL

During a recent quality inspection on the new MGO OPEN connectors sold since January 2016, Petzl found the heat treatment on a batch of the screws used for this product to be non-compliant. The heat treatment defect may potentially cause cracks to form over time.

On March 30, 2016, during routine equipment inspections, one customer detected cracks on the stainless steel arms on three ASAP LOCK units.

In light of this information, a complete inspection of Petzl ASAP LOCK inventory was conducted and no cracked ASAP LOCK arms or Side plates were found.

There have been recent postings on social media regarding the Petzl SEQUOIA harness, specifically the harness leg loop FAST buckle.

In some rare cases, wearers have experienced the FAST buckle of the leg loop working itself into a partially released position.

Alert: Petzl ASPIR harnesses modified by malicious third parties are being sold online. They pose a mortal danger to users.

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

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.

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.

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.