➤ Only use crane hooks and shackles that comply with local safety regulations.
➤ Do not attach cables, chains or ropes directly to the lifting eye.
➤ Do not tamper with the crane suspension equipment, in particular the fixing points on the lifting
eye.
➤ If screwed crane fixings had to be removed, please use only new self-locking nuts when instal‐
ling.
➤ Avoid jolting during lifting, as this may damage components.
➤ Loads must be lifted slowly and set down carefully.
➤ Never leave the load hanging from the hoist for longer than is necessary.
The following are prohibited:
■ Transport by air (lifting the machine by helicopter via the lifting eye).
■ Dropping the machine by parachute.
3.5.2.2 Installation
The machine is designed only for stationary use, either standing on the ground or a truck loading
platform. Mounting on a mobile chassis is not permitted.
The operator must ensure that only authorized personnel has access to the machine.
General instructions
A suitable installation location for the machine prevents potential accidents and faults.
➤ Do not operate the machine inside a close truck loading platform or on the ground under a low
roof. A build-up of heat from the hot exhaust gases can damage the machine.
➤ Ensure accessibility so that all work on the machine can be carried out without danger or hin‐
drance.
➤ Do not operate in areas in which there are specific requirements with regard to explosion pro‐
tection in force.
➤ Ensure adequate ventilation.
➤ Position the machine in such a manner that the working conditions in the immediate vicinity are
not impaired.
➤ Comply with threshold values for ambient temperature and humidity.
➤ The intake air must not contain any damaging contaminants.
Damaging contaminants include, for example:
■ Exhaust gases from internal combustion engines,
■ Combustible, explosive or chemically unstable gases and vapors,
■ Acid or base-forming chemicals such as ammonia, chlorine, or hydrogen sulfide.
➤ Do not position the machine in the hot exhaust air flow from other machines.
➤ Keep a suitable fire extinguishing agents ready for use.
➤ Unauthorized persons must not be present in the parking area of the machine. The parking
area must be properly secured.
➤ The machine – the chassis in particular – must not be stepped on or used for sitting.
➤ Do not place additional loads on the machine (e.g. excavator bucket as an anti-theft measure).
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Safety and Responsibility
3.5
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Operator Manual Portable Rotary Screw Compressor
MOBILAIR M58utility SIGMA CONTROL SMART
No.: 901779 08 USE
