Rivers Edge RE629 15' 2-Man Ladder Stand - Manual (Page 9)

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Operator's Manual
Rivers Edge Two-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 IN-
CluDE 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, SIGNAl 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 OCCuR.
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 HuNT-
ER 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 PRAC-
TICED 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 SAFTEY PRECAu-
TION AGAINST PROlONGED SuSPENSION AND SuSPENSION
TRAuMA. BE SuRE TO FOllOW THE MANuFACTuRERS' DIREC-
TIONS ON THE SAFE uSE OF THESE PRODuCTS/SYSTEMS.