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Use and Maintenance Instruction Manual
MAXIAL TRACK HOIST
REV. 2.2 (2017)
INTRODUCTION
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1.5 PREREQUISITES FOR THE MACHINE USER
The information contained in this manual must be supported by the work being carried out
well and applying firm principles of safety, training, inspection, assembly, maintenance,
implementation and operation, consistent with all the data available, pertaining to the
parameters of usage required and consideration of the surroundings and environment in
question. Given that the user has direct control over the machine’s operation and its
functions, it is his/her responsibility and that of his/her staff to ensure that these comply with
the necessary safety requirments. Any decisions regarding the use and operation of the
machine must always be taken after having considered that the machine can only carry
materials. The safety of the people, who work on the machine or nearby, depends on such
decisions.
1.5.1 Use and maintenance training
The user must train his/her maintenance staff on how to inspect, assemble and carry out
maintenance on the machine in accordance with the sections in this manual pertaining to the
Manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations.
1.5.2
The user’s responsibility
Whenever the user assigns or authorizes an individual to operate the machine, it is his
responsibility to ensure that the individual in question has been trained in accordance with the
requirements stipulated in this manual under the sections pertaining to the installation and
operation, together with the working knowledge inparted by the user himself/herself.
1.5.3 Training on the particular model of machine
The user is responsible for training the operator on how to use the particular model of
machine he/she is to work on. Such training must take place in an area that is free from any
obstruction, under the direction of a qualified person and for a period of time which is long
enough to ensure that the person being prepared is competent to use the machine.
Only members of staff who have been well-prepared and who are authorized must be
allowed to use the machine.
Before allowing an operator to use the machine, the user must ensure that the operator:
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has been well-prepared, by a qualified person, on the purposes and functions of each
control
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has read and understands the instructions in this manual and the safety regulations
passed on by the user
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has understood all the warnings and instructions provided for the proper and safe
operation of the machine, by reading or by means of the explanations given by a
qualified person
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has understood that the machine is to be used in accordance with the applications
defined by the manufacturer