Based on further investigations of its manufacturing process, Petzl has extended a previous safety alert to now include all Scorpio and Absorbica products. Analysis shows that the manufacturing process specific to these tearing webbing energy absorbers has a weakness.
Though the probability of further defects remains low, Petzl has decided to take the following actions as a result of this new information:
- Stop production of all absorbers and lanyards using tearing webbing energy absorption systems until all corrective actions are in place. This includes "SCORPIO" via ferrata lanyards and "ABSORBICA" energy absorbers with or without a lanyard for professional workers at height.
- Stop sales of all unsold product and verify and mark accordingly all SCORPIO and ABSORBICA products before resuming sales.
- Issue an extension of the product safety alert from just the SCORPIO L60 and L60 CK to all SCORPIO via ferrata lanyards manufactured before May 19, 2011 (see the product safety alert for SCORPIO) :
- blue and yellow models, references: L60 and L60 CK.
- red and grey models, references: L60 2, L60 2CK, L60 H, L60 WL, K29VF 1, K29VF 2, K29VE 1, K29VE 2, K29V 1, K29V 2.
Concerns all SCORPIO products up to serial number : 11137****. - Issue a request for immediate self-inspection for all ABSORBICA energy absorbers used by professional workers at height using the existing procedures for PPE inspection (see the product safety alert for ABSORBICA).
References : L57, L58, L58 MGO, L59, L59 MGO, L59 69, L70150 I, L70150 IM, L70150 Y, L70150 YM, L70120 YG
Concerns all ABSORBICA products up to serial number : 11137****
"We are clearly aware of the problems caused by these actions and we ask you all to accept our apologies for this inconvenience," wrote Romain Lécot, General Director, on the company's website.
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