Fenix TR4, Instruction Manual

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5. MAINTENANCE
1. Ground support tower TR4, must be chec-
ked by an expert a minimum of once a year
as per its use.
2. Only original spare parts must be used to
ensure continued safe use. The user loses all
guarantee rights if spare parts other than the
originals are incorporated or the product is
modified in any way.
6. SPECIFIC RISKS
Loss of stability
If the tower is placed on a sloping ground or
a surface that is not completely flat, there is a
risk of losing stability which would lead to a
90º overturn with risk of serious injuries for
workers.
Objects dropping to a different level
As an elevation equipment and due to its
working height, there is a serious risk of
raised objects dropping to a different level,
either due to securing mechanism failure,
part wear, dirt, etc., or incorrect use of the
ground support tower (E.g.: for goods over
the maximum load allowed). Sudden drop
of raised goods implies a serious risk for the
worker.
Knocks and/or contusions due to objects
This risk only occasionally causes an accident
to the worker running the operation due to
his location during the elevation process; the
risk of knocks from a raised element is more
likely to affect people walking by or who-
se workplace is next to the ground support
tower.
Its origin may be due to a loss of stability,
malfunctioning of structural elements, safety
systems, securing systems, etc.
7. PREVENTION SYSTEMS
About loss of stability
Maintenance of ground support tower sta-
bility must basically be as per the following
measures:
• Professionalization, training and risk
awareness of ground support tower users.
• Equip with different safety devices and ad-
vices from the manufacturer to reinforce sta-
bility, as:
- Bubble level to help vertical adjustment.
- Specify maximum load that the ground
support tower can raise.
These risks can be minimized with proper
maintenance of the structural tower. The user
shall make periodic inspections of the secu-
rity elements and make necessary repairs if
deficiencies are detected.
It also can reduce the consequences of these
risks by limiting the area of access to structu-
ral tower and adequately trained staff.