Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
2.10.2.6 Components made from man-made fibres should be checked carefully before being stored and during the pre-use check by passing them through the hands to combine a tactile and visual examination. Kernmantel ropes should be checked to see that the sheath has not been cut and by feeling the rope for any damage to the core. Cable-laid ropes should be carefully twisted open at intervals along their length to inspect for internal damage. Harnesses and webbing should be checked for cuts, abrasions, broken stitches and undue stretching.2.10.2.7 Man-made fibres deteriorate slowly with age regardless of use and this ageing is accelerated by heavy and dynamic loadings. However, the most common cause of strength loss in equipment made from man-made fibres is through abrasion (either by grit working into the strands of webbing or rope or by chafing against sharp or rough edges) or by other damage, such as cuts.