Attention All Tower Climbers,
The following statement was issued by 3M, manufacturer of the Nano-Lok lifeline
system:
3M today issued an immediate stop use alert on its 3M™ DBI-SALA® Nano-Lok™ Self
Retracting Lifeline with Anchor Hook. The notice urged users to remove the
product from service until inspection is performed.
The company issued the following statement:
“As part of 3M Fall Protection’s ongoing commitment to delivering high quality
safety equipment, we are notifying our customers of the following information
related to specific versions of the 3M™ DBI-SALA® Nano-Lok™ Self Retracting
Lifeline with Anchor Hook. 3M Fall Protection has identified a very low
potential for the DBI-SALA® Nano-Lok™ Self Retracting Lifeline with Anchor Hook
to be assembled with an unformed top swivel eye rivet. An improperly formed
rivet may become displaced from the top swivel eye. An unformed rivet may
result in the SRL becoming detached from the anchor hook, which could result in
severe injury or death. Due to this, we are sending out an inspection notice so
this issue can be detected by inspecting the self retracting lifeline as shown
below. A copy of this notice can be found here.”
In case the URL in the preceding sentence did not come through, here is the
link to the entire article, which includes model numbers affected and photos on
how to identify defective units.
https://insidetowers.com/stop-use-immediately-on-3m-dbi-sala-nano-lok-self-retracting-lifeline/?utm_source=Inside+Towers+List&utm_campaign=b37fcb00fc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_10_26_04_24_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_af16c4fc22-b37fcb00fc-91658617
Stay safe when climbing towers!
73 & DX,Fred, K9VV / NP2X
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