Holzstar ADH 200, Instruction Manual

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4 ADH-Series | Version 1.05
Safety
Tips and recommendations
Observe the safety information in these operating
instructions to minimise the risk of personal injury as well
as material damage and prevent hazardous situations.
2.2 Operator responsibility
Operators are defined as the persons who operate the
machine for commercial or profit-based purposes or
provide the machine to third parties for use or applica-
tion and bear the legal product responsibility in terms of
the protection of users, staff or third parties during
operation.
Obligations of the operator:
If the machine is used for commercial purposes, opera-
tors are subject to the legal stipulations in terms of occu-
pational safety. For this reason, the safety instructions in
these operating instructions as well as the safety,
accident prevention and environmental protection regu-
lations valid at the installation location must be complied
with. In this process, the following shall apply in
particular:
- Operators shall obtain information about valid
occupational safety regulations and determine
additional hazards as part of a risk assessment
which result from the specific operating conditions
at the machine's installation location. Said risk as-
sessment shall be reflected in operating instruc-
tions for machine operation.
- During the entire machine operating time opera-
tors must check whether the operating instructions
they created meet current standards and adapt
the operating instructions where necessary.
- Operators shall clearly manage and specify the
responsibilities for installation, operation, troubles-
hooting, maintenance and cleaning.
- Operators must make sure that all persons hand-
ling the machine have read and understood these
operating instructions. Operators must also regu-
larly train staff and notify of the hazards.
- Operators shall provide staff with the required pro-
tective equipment and wearing the required pro-
tective equipment shall be mandatory.
Operators shall also be responsible for maintaining the
machine in a technically perfect condition. For this rea-
son, the following shall apply:
- Operators shall make sure that the maintenance
intervals described in these operating instructions
are complied with.
- Operators shall regularly check that the safety
equipment is fully functional and complete.
2.3 Operating staff qualification
The different tasks described in these operating instruc-
tions require different levels of skills in terms of the qua-
lifications of operating staff working with the machine.
Exclusively persons of whom it can be expected that
they reliably complete assigned tasks shall be autho-
rised to carry out any tasks. Persons whose reactions
have been impaired shall not be authorized, e.g. drug
users, users under the influence of alcohol or medica-
tion.
These operating instructions specify the following per-
sonal qualifications for the different tasks:
Operating staff:
Operating staff has undergone an induction by the ope-
rator about the entrusted tasks and potential hazards
ATTENTION!
This combination of symbol and signal term indica-
tes a potentially hazardous situation which may
cause minor or light injuries if it is not averted.
IMPORTANT!
This combination of symbol and signal term indica-
tes a potentially dangerous situation which may
cause material damage or harm the environment if it
is not averted.
NOTE!
This combination of symbol and signal term indic tes
a potentially dangerous situation which may cause
material damage or harm the environment if it is not
averted.
Tips and recommendations
This symbol highlights useful tips and recommenda-
tions as well as information for efficient and reliable
operation.
WARNING!
Risk from inadequately qualified persons!
Inadequately qualified persons are unable to assess
the risks when handling the machine, thus putting
themselves and others at risk of severe injuries.
- All work must be carried out by qualified persons
only.
- Keep inadequately qualified persons and children
away from the work area.