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AFETY INFORMATION
2. Safety information
2.1. General safety instructions
Your product
PROFI 16 TI
is built according to cur-
rent technological standards and the recognised
technical safety regulations. Nevertheless, dan-
gers to life and limb of the user or third parties or
impairments to their product and other property
may result if the safety rules are disregarded dur-
ing the product’s use.
The personnel commissioned with activities on
your product
PROFI 16 TI
must have read and un-
derstood the operating instructions prior to begin-
ning work, in particular here the chapter “Rules for
safe operation” (
,
→
page 35). In particular, this ap-
plies to personnel who only use your product oc-
casionally, such as for maintenance or retrofitting
work.
In the Federal Republic of Germany
, profes-
sional association accident prevention regulations
and rules as well as state health and safety regu-
lations are to be observed when operating hoists,
in particular
•
BGV A1 accident prevention regulation “Prin-
ciples of prevention”
•
BGV D8 accident prevention regulation
“Winches, hoists and towing devices”
•
BGR 258 professional association regulation
“Operation of load lifting appliances in hoist
operation”
are to be observed by the operator in their respec-
tive valid version and the prescribed tests are to
be initiated by the operator (
,
→
“Principles for test-
ing cranes” BGG 905 (ZH 1/27)).
To document the tests, we recommend the “Test
book for cranes” BGG 943 (ZH 1/29) from the
professional associations. When operating the
product in areas with a potentially explosive at-
mosphere, the relevant explosion protection regu-
lations are to be observed, such as
•
BGR 104 “Explosion protection regulations”
•
BGR 132 “Preventing ignition hazards due to
electrostatic charges”
In other countries
, the corresponding national
regulations are to be observed.
When installing your product
PROFI 16 TI
in sys-
tems as well as in exceptional cases of use, spe-
cial regulations may apply.
2.2. Qualification of personnel
The personnel responsible for operation, mainte-
nance, inspection and set-up work must be com-
petent or be instructed by a competent person be-
fore beginning work.
Due to their professional training and experience,
competent persons have sufficient knowledge
about the product
PROFI 16 TI
. They are famil-
iar with the relevant health and safety regulations
as well as accident prevention regulations to the
extent that they can assess the safe working con-
dition of your product.
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Observe the operating instructions for your
workplace.
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Follow the accident prevention regulations.
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Receive instruction on dealing with hazardous
materials.
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Follow the safety guidelines listed in the oper-
ating instructions.
2.3. Operator obligations
The operator of the product
PROFI 16 TI
is
obliged to ensure a safe and hazard-free opera-
tion. This can be achieved through the following
measures:
I
providing operating instructions on site at all
times,
I
carrying out regular training sessions,
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carrying out periodic inspections,
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regularly checking personnel work in a safety
and hazard-conscious manner.
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If a load is lifted by several hoists, the working
routine must be stipulated by the contractor
and supervised by a supervisor.
The operator of the product
PROFI 16 TI
is re-
sponsible for regularly and properly keeping a test
book.
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