Rivers Edge RE619 LumberJack Extrme - Manual (Page 9)

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Operator's Manual
Rivers Edge One-Man Ladder Stands
AlWAYS…
• Be physically fit, mentally alert, and well rested before using this
product.
• Read and understand all instructions provided and warnings listed
before each use and save for future reference.
• Practice using at ground level first before using above ground.
• For adult use only, Weight Range: Min-120 lbs. Max-300 lbs.
• Inspect before each use for signs of wear and/or damage- never use
a damaged product. Replace with new.
• Store in a cool, dry place. Never put away damp to avoid mildew.
NEvER…
• Sleep while using this product.
• Use in slippery or stormy conditions.
• Exceed the Weight Range: Minimum-120 lbs. Maximum-300 lbs.
• Alter the original design of your Full Body Harness (FAS).
• Use to lean out from stand.
• Use if history of health problems persist.
• Use while intoxicated or using medication.
• Loan your Full Body Harness (FAS) to someone else.
• Use a damaged product, replace with new.
• Use in a commercial or industrial setting.
• Leave product outdoors.
WARNING
EXTREME WARNING! If fAll OCCuRS WhIlE uSING ThIS
full BODY hARNESS (fAll ARREST SYSTEM) YOu MuST
AlWAYS REMEMBER TO REMAIN CAlM. REGAIN YOuR
ThOuGhTS AND COMPOSuRE AND TRY TO RECOvER AS
QuICklY AS POSSIBlE. SOME OPTIONS YOu MAY hAvE,
BuT NOT All vARIABlES INCluDE uSING YOuR ClIMBING
STICkS, TREE STEPS, ETC. AS fOOTING TO RAISE YOuRSElf
TO RElIEvE PRESSuRE Off ThE lEG & WAIST STRAPS OR TO
RECOvER, ClIMB BACk ONTO YOuR STAND PlATfORM AND
STAY PuT uNTIl YOuR ThOuGhTS AND JuDGEMENT ARE
ClEAR. If RAISING YOuRSElf IS NOT AN OPTION, CARRY A
SIGNAl DEvICE SuCh AS A MOBIlE PhONE, RADIO, WhISTlE, SIG-
NAl flARE OR PERSONAl lOCATOR DEvICE (PlD) TO CAll OR
AlERT SOMEONE TO hElP RESCuE YOu.
WhIlE YOu ARE DOING ONE OR MORE Of ThESE OPTIONS,
YOu MuST kEEP MOvING All Of YOuR lIMBS INCluD-
ING BENDING YOuR kNEES AND lIfTING YOuR lEGS uP TO
PROMOTE CIRCulATION ThROuGhOuT YOuR BODY.
ThE SuSPENSION RElIEf DEvICE (SRD) STRAP MuST BE ON
YOuR PERSON AND AlWAYS BE READIlY ACCESSIBlE TO
YOu WhIlE WEARING ThE full BODY hARNESS (fAll AR-
REST SYSTEM)! EvEN If YOu hAvE ENCOuNTERED A fAll
AND ARE SuSPENDED BY YOuR hARNESS TEThER, YOu
MuST hAvE ACCESS TO ThE SuSPENSION RElIEf DEvICE.
AlWAYS hAvE ThE SRD STRAP STORED IN ThE STORAGE
POuCh SO YOu hAvE ACCESS TO IT!
ThE SuSPENSION RElIEf DEvICE IS DESIGNED fOR PRO-
vIDING IMMEDIATE RElIEf fROM PROlONGED SuSPEN-
SION TRAuMA. If YOu ARE NOT PhYSICAllY ABlE TO PER-
fORM ThE STEPS INvOlvED IN ThE CORRECT uSE Of ThIS
SuSPENSION RElIEf DEvICE (SRD) STRAP, YOu ShOulD
huNT fROM GROuND lEvEl ONlY.
huNTERS WITh vARYING DEGREES Of PhYSICAl fITNESS
MAY REQuIRE DIffERENT PlANS TO RECOvER/ESCAPE ThE
EffECTS Of PROlONGED SuSPENSION. If YOu DO NOT RE-
COvER QuICklY, OR kEEP MOvING TO PROMOTE BlOOD
CIRCulATION, uNCONSCIOuSNESS AND DEATh MAY OC-
CuR. hAvE A PERSONAl PlAN AND PRACTICE IT IN ThE
PRESENCE Of A RESPONSIBlE ADulT BEfORE lEAvING ThE
GROuND. NO ONE ESCAPE/RESCuE PlAN WIll WORk fOR
EvERY huNTER ON EvERY TREE IN EvERY CIRCuMSTANCE.
ONlY YOu CAN DETERMINE ThE BEST RECOvERY/ESCAPE
PlAN fOR YOuR huNTING SITuATION BEfORE lEAvING
ThE GROuND. huNT fROM ThE GROuND WhEN SElf-
RECOvERY/ESCAPE ABIlITY IS ABSENT. ThERE IS TIME TO
MAkE A CORRECT DECISION ON WhAT ACTION TO TAkE If
A fAll OCCuRS WhIlE WEARING A full BODY hARNESS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, "DO NOT PANIC." REMAIN
CAlM AND IMPlEMENT YOuR PRACTICED RESCuE, RElIEf
AND RECOvERY PlAN.
WARNING
INfORM SOMEONE Of ThE huNTING lOCATION, WhERE
ThE TREESTAND WIll BE lOCATED AND ThE EXPECTED Du-
RATION Of ThE huNT.
CARRY A SIGNAl DEvICE SuCh AS A MOBIlE PhONE, RADIO,
WhISTlE, SIGNAl flARE OR PERSONAl lOCATOR DEvICE (PlD)
AND IT MuST BE READIlY AvAIlABlE AT All TIMES.
fAIluRE TO fOllOW hARNESS INSTRuCTIONS COulD
RESulT IN NOT BEING ABlE TO RETuRN TO ThE STAND AND
BEING SuSPENDED IN A hARNESS AfTER A fAll.
If ThE huNTING lOCATION IS uNkNOWN BY ANYONE AND
COMMuNICATION EffORTS ARE uNSuCCESSful, YOu
MuST hAvE A PERSONAl PlAN fOR RECOvERY/ESCAPE BE-
CAuSE PROlONGED SuSPENSION IN A hARNESS WIThOuT
ThE uSE Of ThE SuSPENSION RElIEf DEvISE (SRD) CAN BE
fATAl. IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXERCISE ThE lEGS BY PuSh-
ING AGAINST ThE TREE OR DOING OThER fORMS Of CON-
TINuOuS lEG EXERCISES TO MITIGATE SuSPENSION TRAu-
MA (BlOOD POOlING) WhIlE BEING SuSPENDED.
SEvERAl OPTIONAl PRODuCTS/SYSTEMS ARE AvAIlABlE
ThAT OffER SElf-RECOvERY OR SElf-EXTRACTION fROM
A fAll WhEN SuSPENDED IN A hARNESS. SOME SYSTEMS
AuTOMATICAllY DESCEND ThE uSER WhIlE OThERS AllOW
uSER CONTROl. ONE Of ThESE PRODuCTS/SYSTEMS CAN BE
CONSIDERED fOR uSE AS AN ADDITIONAl SAfETY PRECAu-
TION AGAINST PROlONGED SuSPENSION AND SuSPENSION
TRAuMA. BE SuRE TO fOllOW ThE MANufACTuRERS' DIREC-
TIONS ON ThE SAfE uSE Of ThESE PRODuCTS/SYSTEMS.