Petzl have a deep responsibility to the people who trust them with their lives, and develop, test, and qualify all of their products above required standards. Petzl's design center, based in France, integrates all crafts that are related to the creation of products: mechanical, extile, electronic, optical, and technological. From the design and prototype phases, the reliability of a product and the safety of the user are continuously evaluated, with particular attention to risks of use.