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Use and Maintenance Instruction Manual
MAXIAL TRACK HOIST
REV. 2.2 (2017)
SAFETY REGULATIONS
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7.6.6 Risks arising from incorrect over ground assembly
The machine’s Ladder Track sections are assembled and the relative anch
ors are
implemented with the relative protruding sections, which are necessary for fastening the
Ladder Track.
For this operation, all the documents pertaining to the configuration together with the Use and
Maintenance Instruction Manual of the machine must be consulted. Moreover, all the
necessary means must be employed for mounting the Ladder Track and anchors.
Possible risks:
— errors in the assembly process
— assembly is not compliant with the authorization given
— falling material or equipment
— defects in implementing the anchors
— personnel shearing limbs
— obstructions in the machine’s path
— incorrect positioning of the Sliding Head and Top Stop
Prevention and safety measures:
— all personnel designated to the assembly process must be qualified and must be
perfectly aware of the procedures given in the Instruction Manual of the machine.
Particular attention is to be when positioning and fastening each component precisely
while carefully following the indications of the Instruction Manual
— during the installation process, exact correspondence must be verified between the
work carried out, the assembly layout given with the authorization and that of the
Instruction Manual
— personnel involved in the installation operations must constantly wear the safety hard
hat, safety shoes and work gloves. Nobody is to be allowed to stop beneath or pass
under the machine during the assembly process
— all the anchors must be implemented in accordance with the instructions given by the
person responsible for the installation process. If an anchor seems to be inadequate,
the works in progress must be put on hold and the situation is to be reported to the
person responsible for the installation process
— only one operator is to handle the movement of the machine. The operator will carry
out each maneuver only after having ascertained the position of all the other
operators, who must remain in their safe positions. Before putting the machine in
motion, all objects placed on the machine must be secured in order to prevent them
interfering with the maneuvers or possibly falling
— when the machine is in motion, utmost care must be taken in order to avoid a member
of staff from being crushed under the protruding parts
— when the machine is in motion, utmost care must be taken to ensure that the
machine’s path is not somehow obstructed
— the Sliding Head must be positioned in such a way so as to not be secured to free
standing Ladder Track or above the highest Scaff-clamp anchor. A Top Stop must be
installed atleast one rung below the Sliding Head to prevent an impact with the
Universal Carriage.