DEMAG DC-Com 1, Operating Instructions Manual

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1.8 Definition of personnel
The manufacturer is the person who:
1. manufactures the equipment under his or her own name and places it on the market for the first time;
2. resells other manufacturers' equipment under his or her own name, whereby the reseller is not considered to
be the manufacturer provided the name of the manufacturer (as in 1.) appears on the equipment;
3. imports the equipment into the country and places it on the market for the first time or
4. exports equipment to another member state of the European Union and hands it over direct to a user in that
country.
Owner
Owners (employer, company) are defined as persons who own the machine and who use it as intended or allow it
to be operated by suitable and trained persons.
Operating personnel/operator
Operating personnel or machine operators are defined as persons assigned by the owner of the machine to oper‐
ate the machine. This person must be trained by the owner in accordance with the tasks to be performed.
Trained person
Trained persons are defined as persons who have been instructed and trained for the tasks assigned to them and
on the possible hazards resulting from inappropriate conduct. Personnel must be informed about the required pro‐
tective devices, protective measures, relevant regulations, codes of practice, accident prevention regulations and
operating conditions and must provide verification of their competence. This person must be trained by the owner
in accordance with the tasks to be performed.
Specialist personnel
Specialist personnel are defined as persons assigned by the owner of the machine to carry out special tasks,
such as installation, setting-up, maintenance and fault elimination. This person must be trained by the owner in
accordance with the tasks to be performed.
Qualified electrician
Qualified electricians are defined as persons who, owing to their technical training, knowledge and experience of
electric machines as well as knowledge of the relevant valid standards, codes of practice and regulations, are
able to assess the tasks given to them and to identify and eliminate potential hazards. This person must be
trained by the owner in accordance with the tasks to be performed.
Experienced technician
Experienced technicians are defined as persons who, owing to their technical training and experience, have suffi‐
cient knowledge in the field of the machine. They must be familiar with the relevant national industrial safety regu‐
lations, codes of practice, accident prevention regulations, directives and generally accepted engineering stand‐
ards enabling them to judge the safe operating condition of machines.
Assigned expert engineer (in the Federal Republic of Germany according to BGV D8, Section 23, for determining
the S.W.P.)
An assigned expert engineer is defined as an experienced technician specifically assigned by the manufacturer to
determine the remaining duration of service (service life) of the machine (S.W.P. = safe working period) and to
carry out a general overhaul of the machine.
Authorised expert engineer (according to BGV D6, Section 28 in the Federal Republic of Germany)
In addition to the expert engineers of the Technical Supervisory and Inspection Board, an authorised expert engi‐
neer for the inspection of machines is defined as an expert engineer authorised by the Industrial Employers’ Mu‐
tual Insurance Association.
1.9 Test and inspection booklet
A test and inspection booklet filled in with all details must be available for the hoist (according to BGV D6 Section
28 in the Federal Republic of Germany). The results of the regular tests and inspections must be entered into the
test and inspection booklet and must be certified by the inspector. Test and inspection booklet order no.:
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Tab. 3, Page 7.
1.10 After-sales service
If you have any questions on our products or need technical information, please contact our after-sales service.
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