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• Ensure that the device is only used by people who have the professional skills required to do so.
• keep children and frail individuals away from the device.
• note the safety and maintenance instructions.
Anyone tasked on behalf of the user with commissioning, operation, maintenance or repair must have read and
understood the operating instructions and in particular the chapter on safety. The company using the device is
recommended to draw up in-house instructions taking account of the respective operator’s known technical
qualifications and to have the compliance with the instructions and operating instructions or participation in a
training session confirmed in writing. The machine must only be operated, maintained and repaired by trained and
authorised personnel. The responsibilities for the various activities that arise during the course of the operation and
repair / maintenance of the machine must be clearly defined and complied with, so that no unclear competencies
arise from the aspect of safety. With all work relating to commissioning, maintenance, inspection or repair, the
regulations or advice listed in the operating instructions must be observed.
2.2. Safe working
General safety instructions:
• any manner of working that impairs safety around the machine is prohibited.
• The operator must ensure that only authorised personnel work with or on the machine.
• the operator is obliged to check safety-relevant parts, such as guards (protective panels)
before commissioning and, in the event of any defects, resolve these defects before commissioning.
• no safety devices must be removed or disabled (potentially serious injury can occur as a result of such practices).
• if a safety device needs to be removed for repair, the safety device must be refitted once the repair
work has been completed.
• never reach behind the safety panels while working! Risk of injury!!
• keep all safety and danger instructions on the machine in a fully legible condition at all times
and replace them if necessary
• maintenance and inspection work or repairs must only be carried out with the machine turned off
and only by trained personnel.
• before starting work on the machine, it must be disconnected from the power supply. In the case of faults,
the machine must be immediately disconnected from the power supply and secured against being switched on
again. Only authorised personnel may carry out the fault rectification.
• people with loose clothing or uncovered long hair must not approach the machine! Risk of injury!
• the length of the cattle’s tail hairs must not exceed 5 cm!! Risk of injury!!
• before commissioning and operating the machine, these operating instructions must be read and noted carefully.
• operating the machine is only permitted with equipment and spare parts that are supplied or listed in
the spare and wear parts list.
Caution! Failure to comply with the individually listed points in the operating instructions can
result in physical injury or material damage for which the manufacturer assumes no liability.
2.3. Correct use
This device most only be used for the dry cleaning of female cattle in pens. These include cattle / cows with
close-fitting collars and trimmed tail hairs (< 5 cm). The regulations set out in these operating instructions must
be complied with. Use of the device in any other area shall be deemed incorrect use. The manufacturer accepts no
liability for any resulting physical and/or material damage. For the purposes of the warranty, correct use is deemed
to involve operation of the machine with a maximum of 60 animals. The cow cleaning machine can be protected
from cows in heat with a bounce frame.
