Operation Maintenance Manual
06-2018
PN 757000-D - Revision: 17 (up to SN 138212) Power Slip PS-500
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Warranty
FORUM Handling Tools general terms of purchase and
delivery apply. Purchasers recognize these conditions on
the day the contract is signed, at the latest. The terms and
duration of FORUM Handling Tools warranty are specified
in the sales documents as well as the order confirmation.
These will be submitted to the operating company as
information at the time the contract is signed, at the latest.
The manufacturer assumes no warranty whatsoever for
damage or interruptions in operation resulting from failure
to observe the operating instructions. The OMM is to be
supplemented by the operating company with operating
instructions based on existing national regulations
on accident and environmental protection, including
information on supervisory and reporting obligations
taking into consideration operating peculiarities, e.g. in
regard to work organization. Warranty claims/complaints
within the scope of the guarantee and liability for personal
injury and property damage are excluded, when such
result from any of the following causes:
- Any use other than intended;
- Improper installation, operation, maintenance or repair;
- Operation with defective, improperly attached or non-
operational safety and/or protective equipment;
- Failure to observe the instructions in the OMM
regarding safe conduct;
- Impermissible structural and/or functional
modifications;
- Use of replacement parts not approved by
FORUM Handling Tools;
- Normal wear or insufficient inspection of components
subject to wear;
- External effects or force majeure;
- Lubricating the PS-500 with lubricants other than those
recommended by FORUM Handling Tools.
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Any structural or functional modification
to the PS-500 by the operating company
requires previous written approval by
FORUM Handling Tools. Failure to obtain
such approval voids the warranty as well as
the declaration of conformity and releases
FORUM Handling Tools from any product
liability. Following modifications or installation of
optional equipment, all safety equipment must be
reinstalled and checked by the operator for proper
function.
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Potential Misuse
This OMM contains information and warnings on
procedures that address hazardous conditions and could
cause personal injury but cannot reflect all fashions in
which hazardous consequences may occur due to service
and/or operation. All personnel using the PS-500 or
service procedures contained within this OMM must be
completely satisfied that personal and/or equipment safety
will not be compromised.
Common methods of MISUSE include but are not
limited to:
1. Use without ALL warning and identification labels
present. This can cause operating personnel to
misunderstand the areas of the PS-500 that can cause
serious injury.
2. Use with insufficient and/or worn assemblies and
parts. This can cause failure causing a suspended
hazard, which can result in serious injury or death.
3. Use of the PS-500 in methods not intended. The
PS-500 have to be used ONLY in the methods
described in this OMM.
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Warranty and Liability
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Liability
The technical information, data and instructions for
operation contained in this OMM correspond to the status
at the time of print and are provided according to the
best of our knowledge in consideration of our previous
experience and expertise.
We reserve all rights to make technical modifications
within the scope of technical development of the PS-500
treated in this OMM. Claims or entitlements cannot be
deduced or derived from information, illustrations and /or
descriptions in this OMM.
FORUM Handling Tools is liable for all warranty obligations
made within the scope of the contract for any faults or
omissions on our part, excluding further claims. Claims
for damages suffered are excluded regardless of the legal
grounds.
Translations are complete according to best knowledge.
We cannot assume any liability for translation errors, even
when the translation was performed at our order.
Only the original text is binding. The original text
language for FORUM Handling Tools documents and
OMM is English. The descriptions and illustrations Do not
necessarily reflect the scope of delivery or any parts orders.
The drawings and illustrations are not to scale.
