PPE Inspection

Inspection procedure
• In addition to routine checks for each use, PPE should regularly undergo a detailed inspection by a competent
person. Petzl recommends an inspection every 12 months and after any exceptional event in the life of the product.
• PPE inspection should be conducted with the manufacturer’s Instructions for Use.
Download the Instructions at PETZL.COM.

PROFESSIONAL HARNESSES
AVAO BOD 1. Known product history

Any PPE showing questionable degradation should be quarantined, pending a detailed inspection.
NEWTON
The user should:
- Provide precise information on the usage conditions.
- Report any exceptional event regarding their PPE.
(Examples: fall or fall arrest, use or storage at extreme temperatures, modification outside manufacturer’s
facilities).

2. Preliminary observations

Verify the presence and legibility of the serial number and the CE mark.
Note: the serial number code on our products is evolving. Two types of code will coexist.
VOLT See below for details on each serial number code.
Code A: Code B:

00 000 AA 0000 00 A 0000000 000

Year of manufacture Year of manufacture
Day of manufacture Month of manufacture
Name of Inspector Batch number
Incrementation Incrementation

Verify that the product lifespan has not been exceeded.

Compare with a new product to verify there are no modifications or missing parts.

ASTRO SIT SEQUOIA

3. Checking the condition of the straps

• Check for cuts, swelling, damage and wear due, for example, to use, to heat, • Check the condition of the safety • Verify that hems are present
and to contact with chemicals. Check the waistbelt straps, leg loops, leg loop/ stitching on both sides. Look for any on the strap ends.
waistbelt linkage and shoulder straps, if present. Be sure to check the areas threads that are loose, worn, or cut.
hidden by the buckles. Safety stitching is identified by thread
of a different color than that of the
webbing.

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 4. Checking the fall arrest indicators

• On the international versions of the NAVAHO, NEWTON, AVAO, ASTRO, VOLT harnesses: check the dorsal fall
arrest indicator.

FALL ARREST INDICATOR

Warning, do not use this product.
Attention, ne plus utiliser ce produit.

WARNING

FALL ARREST INDICATOR

Warning, do not use this product.

Attention, ne plus utiliser ce produit.

• On the European version of

the VOLT harnesses: check the
stitching on the LADDER CLIMB
attachment-point strap.

5. Checking the attachment points

• Check the condition of the metal attachment points (absence of any

deformation, cracks, marks, wear, corrosion).

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 • Check the condition of the plastic • Check the condition of the textile attachment points (e.g. cuts, wear,
attachment points (e.g. cuts, wear, tears).
tears).

6. Checking the condition of the adjustment buckles

• Check the condition of the FAST

adjustment buckles (absence of any
deformation, cracks, marks, wear,
corrosion).

FAST
Before 2013

• Check the condition of the • Check that the straps are correctly
FAST DOUBLEBACK adjustment buckles threaded, with no twists.
(absence of any deformation, cracks,
marks, wear, corrosion).

FAST LT

FAST LT PLUS

• Verify that the buckles operate properly.

FAST FAST FAST LT FAST LT PLUS

Before 2013

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 FAST FAST FAST LT FAST LT PLUS
Before 2013
Close Close Close
Close

CLIC ! CLIC ! CLIC !

Open Open Open

Open

7. Checking the condition of the comfort parts

• Check the condition of the waist, leg and shoulder foams (e.g. cuts, wear, tears). • Check the condition of the leg
loop elastic bands (e.g. cuts, wear,
tears).

• Check the condition of the elastic and/or plastic keepers (e.g. cuts, wear, tears). • Check the condition of the
equipment loops (e.g. cuts, wear,
tears).

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 8. Checking the condition of the chest/sit harness connector (if any)

• For connector inspection, see the inspection form for your • Gated attachment point: verify
connector model at Petzl.com. that the screws on the gated
attachment point are in place and
properly tightened.

• If the harness features

a chest/sit harness
connector, make sure
that it is present.

• Verify that the

connector is the correct
model and that it is
correctly attached to the
harness.

9. Checking the condition of the CROLL rope clamp (if any)

• For rope clamp inspection, see

the inspection form for your rope
clamp model at Petzl.com.

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 10. Special case for SEQUOIA/SEQUOIA SRT harnesses

• Check the condition of the textile attachment bridge (e.g. • Check the condition of the gated rings (absence of
cuts, wear, tears). For attachment bridges made of rope: deformation, cracks, marks, wear, corrosion). Verify that the
make sure the rope shows no signs of damage: e.g. cuts, screw is in place and properly tightened.
burns, frayed strands, fuzzy areas, or signs of chemicals.

SEQUOIA V1 SEQUOIA V2 SEQUOIA V3 (2019)

Mounting compatibility
(certification not taken into account)

Bridge v1
Strap

Bridge v2
Rope with
eye

Bridge v3
(2019)
With stop-
per

ADJUST
bridge v2
and v3

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 11. Special case: NEWTON HI-VIZ

• On the HI-VIZ models, check the

condition of the HI-VIZ vest and of
the reflective bands (e.g. cuts, wear,
fading).

12. Appendices: examples of worn harnesses that should be retired or repaired

• Onset of breakage of the waistbelt strap

• Cut equipment loop

• Cut load-adjustment strap • Damaged protective fabric • Damaged protective fabric

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 • Reversed bar

• Snagged webbing • Marking on webbing • Cut webbing

• Damaged webbing • Damaged webbing • Unstitched hem

• Damaged attachment point • Fall indicator is visible • Damaged safety stitching

• Damaged attachment point • Damaged attachment point • Damaged attachment point

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 • Worn out D-ring • Broken buckle • Corrosion

• Corrosion

• Traces of paint • Buckle not working

Petzl contact

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