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We use a lot of safety equipment (all tested and mainly 6 monthly as personal issue to operatives e.g. harnesses, gas monitors, tripod, winches etc.).
When you purchase a harness as example, I have one as I write this and the manufactuerres date is 01/08/2011, this has not been issued yet as it is a spare and is still in a sealed bag.
When does the issue date start from for test? Is it when I issue the harness to a person e.g.Say today (11/01/12 which would mean the test date is 11/07/12 on a 6 monthly cycle) OR is it the manufactuers date?
The point being is that if the harness is not issued it would be due for test on the 08/02/12 from the manufactuers date, yet it hasn,t been used, incuring a cost of the harness and the cost for a test before it has even been issued? or if I bought a harness with a later date it would have to go to test as soon as I bought it?
Thanks Shaun
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I normally test after 6 months from when we recieve them (in use or not - as they can still get damaged in the bag), easier to keep track, and its one test date across the board.
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Therefore are you starting your date from receiving the equipment and not from the manufactuers date?
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I would suggest from the manufacturer's date
Similarly to hard hats [not sure about the newer types] they used to have a life of 5 years and that was from the date of manufacture, not the date of issue.
Items can degrade from sitting idle - canvass straps etc get 'kinks' in them or hard patches where they have been folded/stacked and these can have a detrimental effect on the fabric. Once the hard patches/kinks are straightened, the fabric starts to tear.
For a good idea of how this works, if you have a local scout group ask them to unpack a tent that has not been used for three or four years - technically if stored correctly it should be ok but can guarantee that the fabric will have started to break down.
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