Petzl®, a manufacturer of fall protection ropes, issued a request for inspection of Petzl® low-stretch kermantle ropes due to the discovery of critical defects.
University units using Petz® kernmantle ropes with fall protection equipment should immediately inspect the following ropes with serial numbers between 18 C 0000000 000 and 20 H 0000000 000:
- 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
The request for inspection notice with examples of defects can be found on the Petzl® website. If you find any defect, remove your rope from service immediately, notify EH&S and contact Petzl®.
Contact EH&S’s Occupational Safety & Health team at (206) 543-7388 with questions about fall protection equipment.