Edelrid Kaa Adjustable Lanyard

Edelrid Kaa Adjustable Lanyard

The KAA is a prefabricated haul system for tensioning systems or lifting people during rescues. In addition, as the KAA is certified to EN 354, it can be used for workplace stabilisation, as a restraint system (open/closed), and for controlled lowering. Its strap-based construction makes it the most compact and lightweight system on the market. Depending on the positioning, it offers a 4:1 or 5:1 lifting ratio with an efficiency of 91 %. The KAA is packaged compactly but ready for immediate use, so that no valuable time is lost when it is required. A swivel is provided at each end to prevent the system from twisting. The hand lever on the draw cord makes it easier to pull and can also be used as a lowering lever. The KAA is available in three lengths: 0.8, 1.5 and 4 m.

Key Features

Pre-assembled haul kit:

• Allows pickoff's, making a releasable anchor, tensioning a system.
• Can be coupled with an I'D descender to make a reversible rescue kit to pick off and evacuate a victim.

Quick and easy to deploy:

• Kit always ready to use thanks to the flexible cover that prevents any risk of tangling.
• Haul end immediately identifiable thanks to the yellow colour on the end of the cover.
• The ends of the cover hold the connectors in position to facilitate clipping.

Hauling effectiveness:

• 91% efficiency.
• Working load: 6kN.
• Breaking strength: 16kN.
• Breaking strength as progress capture pulley: 4kN.
• 4:1 mechanical advantage allows user effort to be divided by 4.
• Excellent efficiency due to sheaves mounted on sealed ball bearings.
• Deployment possible even when the distance to the anchor is very short, thanks to the extreme compactness of the collapsed system.

Field of Application:

Pre-assembled kit. Training and experience is recommended before use.

Haul system:

Jag System: pre-rigged haul system with Am’D Triact-Lock EN 362:2004/B (base) connectors.
Jag Traxion: EN 567 double progress capture pulley - personal protective equipment (PPE).
Jag: EN 12278 double pulley - personal protective equipment (PPE).
This product must not be pushed beyond its limits, nor be used for any purpose other than that for which it is designed.

Compatibility:

Verify that this product is compatible with the other elements of the system in your application (compatible = good functional interaction). Equipment used with your Jag Traxion, Jag or Jag System must meet current standards in your country (e.g. EN 362 connectors).
To make up a haul kit from separately-sold pulleys, use only 8-11 mm kernmantle rope (EN 892 dynamic, EN 1891 semi-static, or static).

Please read the technical notice for full details.

Specifications

• Prefabricated haul system used for workplace stabilization, tensioning and as a restraint system.
• Very compact and light due to a strap-based design
• Facilitates controlled lowering
• 4:1 or 5:1 lifting ratio
• Efficiency: 91%
• Integrated RFID-Chip

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