Vetter Litepod ART-LP User Manual
Emergency Pneumatics.
Operating Instructions
ART Lite Pod
Article No. 9987050101 | © Vetter GmbH I 07/14 I Changes and errors excepted.
ART Lite Pod
Contents
1. Important preliminary remarks ....................................3
2. Marking ..........................................................3
3. Product description ...............................................4
3.1 Set compilation .............................................4
3.2 Scope of application ........................................5
3.3 Check the equipment .......................................6
3.4 Safety instructions ..........................................6
4. Preparing for use ..................................................7
4.1 Mission preparation ........................................7
5. Operating instructions ............................................8
5.1 Assembling the ART Lite Pod ...............................8
5.2 Dismantling ................................................9
5.3 Care, maintenance, storage .................................9
6. Documentation ................................................. 10
7. Guarantee ......................................................10
8. Technical Data .................................................11
8.1 Technical Data ........................................... 11
9. Spare parts ART Lite Pod Litepod ................................12
EC Conformity Declaration .........................................13
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1. Important preliminary remarks
Solely the knowledge of and exact abidance with these operating instructions guarantee proper and appropriate deployment, bring the greatest
possible benets and secure any claims in the frame of the Vetter guarantee.
ART Lite Pod and accessories may be utilised solely by instructed and reliable persons. Every deployment/operation of the ART Lite Pod and its accessories assumes exact knowledge of and compliance with these operating
instructions.
Consider these operating instructions as a component of the product and
retain them during the product life cycle. If the product is transferred, pass
on the operating instructions to the subsequent user.
If the equipment will be sold in or passed on to another country the reseller
must provide the instructions for the use, the maintenance, the regularly
scheduled checks and the corrective maintenance in the language of the
other country.
The anchoring devices will be tested in accordance with EN 795 and are
intended for use by an individual person with the energy absorbers in accordance with EN 355 and a connector as per EN 354.
2. Marking
Manufacturer Vetter GmbH
Product name ART Lite Pod,
Type and Model ART Lite Pod
Serial no. e.g. 01121234
01121234
01 = Month of manufacture January
12 = Year of manufacture 2012
1234 = Consecutive no.
EN Standard/Year/Class EN 795:1996
CE mark and Reference no. of the acredited
laboratory, which is intervened with the
type test/Contact
-0158
DEKRA EXAM GmbH
Prüaboratorium für
Bauteilsicherheit-Seilprüfstelle
Dinnendahlstr. 9
D-44809 Bochum
Code number: : 0158
Symbol, which demands to read the operating instructions
Max. number of persons 1 Person
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ART Lite Pod
3. Product description
9 The ART Lite Pod comprises 5-cm (2 inch) thick round tubes
made of high-strength aluminium (6061-T6) and was powder
coated to guarantee the durability and a long service life.
9 The ART Lite Pod can be adjusted from 183 - 305 cm
(72 - 120 inch).
9 Use solely the silver eyelet for the fall safeguard. The pink eye-
let must not be used for this type of use! The silver eyelet is
permanently xed and is used as a slinging point as the personal fall safeguard.
9 The head plate of the ART-LP has two drill holes with 2.5 cm
(1 inch) diameter to guy the construction.
9 The drill holes in the struts are numbered to ease precise
alignment.
9 Red markings on the struts mark the maximum extension
length.
9 Secure the ART-LP by attaching the safety chain
9 The ART Lite Pod tripod struts are secured by the base plates
against sinking in. The load distribution makes the tripod stable and safe.
3.1 Set compilation
Set compilation ART Lite Pod
Article No. 7200011101
Article No. Product description Quantity
Strut, adjustable from
7200033800
1830 - 3050 mm
(72 - 120 inch)
3
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7200033900
Head attachment for
Tripod, light
ARL base plate 6”
150 mm (6 inch)
1
7200035500
7200035600
The base plates have
to be secured to each
other with a safety
chain against slipping.
Safety chain with quick
release fastener
3
1
Solely a body harness in accordance with EN 361 is permitted to be used in this personal protective equipment
system!
Additional accessories:
Article No. Description
7200011200 ART-LPC carrying case 1
3.2 Scope of application
The ART Lite Pod with its light weight and its small pack size is ideal for use in shaft, height, ditch and mountain rescue operations.
As an anchor construction the rescuer can, for example, secure it
while accessing a shaft, when rappelling from buildings or in the
mountains.
The equipment is allowed to be used solely within the stipulated
conditions of use and for the intended application.
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ART Lite Pod
3.3 Check the equipment
Please make sure that:
9 The carabiner snap hooks do not exhibit any signs of dama-
ges.
Visual inspection
Carabiner snap hooks
Performance test
Headpiece for tripod Visual inspection
Base plate for tripod Visual inspection
9 The carabiner snap hooks are not bent.
9 The thumbscrew threads are clean and do not show any
signs of damages.
9 The bolts of the movable leg are present and tightly seated.
Please make sure that:
9 The movable leg is under spring tension.
9 The thumbscrew can be turned without any resistance
9 The swivel closure returns to its blocking position.
Please make sure that:
9 The headpiece is clean
9 The headpiece, the coupling ring and the eyelets along with
the securing pins are not bent
9 The nuts of the rigid eyelet are tightened with 34 Nm (301
lbf in) and the pink eyelet with 75 Nm (664 lbf in)
Please make sure that:
9 The base plates are clean
9 The base plates, the eyelets and the securing pins are not
bent
Please make sure that:
Safety chain for tripod Visual inspection
Tripod supports Visual inspection
9 The safety chain is clean
9 The safety chain including the carabiner hooks is not bent
Please make sure that:
9 All supports and cylinders (extendible part of the support)
are clean
9 No supports and cylinders are bent
9 All cylinders glide smoothly in the supports
9 The securing pins on the supports are not bent or damaged
3.4 Safety instructions
The ART Lite Pod may be used solely by qualied and trained persons who are familiar with corresponding
devices and situations! Only those persons are authorised from whom it can be expected that they perform their work reliably. Persons whose responsiveness is inuenced by, for example, drugs, alcohol, use of
medicines or illness are not authorised since these factors impair safety. People who are not involved are
not permitted to stay in the work area and must be instructed to leave the work area.
During deployment, compliance with all relevant accident prevention and occupational safety regulations
is mandatory.
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Before deployment, make sure that the ART Lite Pod is complete and in
a awless condition. Please ensure that all parts of the system are in
awless condition. Even just one defective part can impair the reliable
functioning of the entire system. The ART Lite Pod must not be used if
there are signs of damage or if you have doubts about the awless condition.
If the equipment has been stressed by a fall, the written consent of an expert person is required before the equipment can be deployed again.
A plan must be available about the rescue measures and the plan must be
taken into consideration when working on possible emergencies.
Do not make any modications or undertake any supplements on the
equipment without prior, written consent from the manufacturer. Likewise,
perform corrective maintenance only in compliance with the measures stated by the manufacturer.
If you have any specic questions or doubts about the safety of the ART Lite
Pod, please get in touch with Vetter GmbH.
Caution! Check and if applicable re-tighten all
threaded connections before the deployment!
4. Preparing for use
4.1 Mission preparation
9 Check the local circumstances and adapt the strut length accordingly.
9 Get all parts of the set plus the accessories such as the karabiner snap
hooks, guide pulleys and cable winches ready.
9 Please make absolutely sure that there is sucient space underneath
the user before each deployment to denitely exclude any possibility of
an impact on the ground or on another obstacle in case of a fall.
9 Please also note that the free fall is restricted to the minimum.
9 Make sure the slinging point is above the user.
9 The following hazards can impair the functioning of the equipment and
must always be avoided: e.g., extreme temperatures, stress on the connectors due to sharp edges, slack ropes, eects of chemicals, electrical
inuences, cuts, abrasion, climatic impacts, oscillating motions during
falling.
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ART Lite Pod
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
Fig. 2
5. Operating instructions
5.1 Assembling the ART Lite Pod
9 First use the bolts on the head piece to attach the struts to the
non-extendible side as can be seen in Figs 1 + 2. Make sure
that the chamfered side of the strut head faces the outside.
(See marking)
9 Then fasten the extendible strut ends with the bolts to the
base plate (Fig. 3). While doing so, make sure the eyelets of
the plates and the chamfered side of the strut ends are facing
towards the inside (Fig. 4).
9 The base plates can be secured against slipping with faste-
ning elements that are suitable for the substrate.
9 To correspondingly adjust the height of the struts to the de-
ployment situation, extend the struts manually and arrest
them at the desired height using the bolts. The numbering of
the holes helps with the orientation.
9 Finally, the tripod needs to be secured against slipping/splay-
ing with the provided chain. To accomplish that, lead the
chain through the rings (Fig. 5) and clamp the chain accordingly. After that, hook the chain lock together. (Fig. 6)
Fig. 4
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Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Use suitable measures to secure the base plate
against slipping! (E.g. nails, screws)
5.2 Dismantling
Dismantle in the reverse order of setup.
5.3 Care, maintenance, storage
The user‘s safety depends on the eectiveness and the durability of the
equipment.
Store all the equipment together in the packing bag in a cool and dry location. Protect the equipment against sharp edges, direct heat, moisture,
vibrations and ultraviolet degradation!
Have an expert undertake a visual inspection and performance test of the
ART Lite Pod and the accessories and check them for completeness and intactness while precisely following these instructions before and after each
use and/or deployment but in any case at least once annually.
1. Pull the piston out of the strut tube.
2. Free the tripod and the accessories from dirt by washing with a washing brush and detergent and, if heavily soiled, possibly also with a
high-pressure jet cleaner.
3. Check the tripod and accessories for damages, completeness and
functioning!
4. Locking - Smoothness of operation and functioning
5. Reassemble the piston and strut tube and check for awless functioning and smoothness of operation.
6. The accessories - head plate and base plates also need to be regularly
inspected!
7. Above all, make sure that all adjusting bolts, securing pins, nuts and
locks are present and work awlessly!
8. Also check the legibility of the product identication!
Tighten the pink eyelet with 75 Nm (664 lbf in) and
the nut of the rigid eyelet with 34 Nm (301 lbf in)!
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