Safety instructions for installation
• Make sure that the personnel that lift the gear unit are approved and obey state-of-the-
art safety procedures and state-of-the-art lifting equipment.
• Obey the European Directives 2006/42/EG and the local safety regulations and install
guards and other safety equipment.
• Make sure that the drive group the gear unit is a part of, cannot start when you install
the gear unit.
• If safety devices are removed for installation, make sure they are correctly installed
again before you start the gear unit.
• Make sure that the installation agrees with the EMC directive.
Special safety instructions (backstop)
Warning:
• Do not loosen a part of the backstop when there is load on the gear unit. In
this condition, the gear unit can turn in the incorrect direction.
• Make sure that a failure of a backstop cannot cause injury or damage to
the system.
Noise and vibrations
The drive group, which the gear unit is a part of, and the attached parts cause vibrations
and noise.
To agree with local legislation, it can be necessary to decrease the noise of the drive
group and the attached parts. Speak to H.I.T.
If you cannot do such procedures, all personnel that does work with or adjacent to the
drive group must wear correct personnel protection equipment, to decrease the noise to
the ears.
Make sure that the vibration agrees with ISO standard 10816-3.
Partly completed machine
The gear unit is a partly completed machine. It is a part of a drive group. Refer to the
documentation of the drive group and obey all instructions of the drive group.
Instructions in case of a fire
Warning: After a fire, protective clothing and respiratory equipment are
mandatory to handle the gear unit. After a fire, the gear unit can contain
dangerous substances that cause injury when you touch or breath them.
• Do not start a gear unit that has burn marks. Speak to H.I.T.
• Hazardous substances of combustion can be generated in a fire involving materials in
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on page 52.
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