HSE: Industrial rope access - investigation into items of personal ...
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12.14 APPENDIX 14 TYPE C DEVICES– DESCENDERS – STATIC TESTS<br />
Device<br />
Brand<br />
Table 31<br />
Devices type C – descenders – static tests<br />
Rope Test<br />
Diameter<br />
(mm)<br />
AML Edelrid 10.5<br />
Anthron<br />
Double Stop<br />
Edelrid 10.5<br />
Petzl I’D Edelrid 10.5<br />
Petzl Stop Edelrid 10.5<br />
SRT<br />
Noworries<br />
Edelrid 10.5<br />
Troll Allp Edelrid 10.5<br />
Troll pro<br />
Allp Tech<br />
Edelrid 10.5<br />
Type Pass/ Fail<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
Low<br />
stretch<br />
149<br />
Pass<br />
Slip<br />
(mm)<br />
Not<br />
applic<br />
-able<br />
Pass ~30<br />
Fail +300<br />
Pass<br />
Not<br />
applic<br />
-able<br />
Pass ~50<br />
Pass ~50<br />
Fail<br />
Not<br />
applic<br />
-able<br />
Pass ~50<br />
Comments<br />
Slip not<br />
measured<br />
Knot not<br />
required- self<br />
locking<br />
sufficient<br />
Locked with<br />
handle<br />
Locked with<br />
knot<br />
Locked as per<br />
instructions, not<br />
with knot.<br />
Locked <strong>of</strong>f as<br />
per instructions-<br />
<strong>rope</strong> bent sharply<br />
over top edge <strong>of</strong><br />
device<br />
Locked with<br />
knot. Survives 3<br />
minutes but<br />
device distorted<br />
and unusable<br />
Locked with<br />
knot. No damage<br />
visible<br />
Note: ‘Pass/Fail’ in the above table only applies in relation to the test and criteria employed, and<br />
may not be relevant to the safety and practicality <strong>of</strong> the item in question when it is used in any<br />
specific application