LOAD KING 80-160, Operator'S Manual

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80-160
Operating Instructions
Emergency Procedures
Emergency Procedures
When operational aids are inoperative or malfunctioning, the following requirements shall apply for
limited (temporary) use or shutdown of the crane.
1. Steps shall be taken to schedule repairs and recalibration immediately. The operational aids shall
be put back into service as soon as replacement parts, if required, are available and the repairs and
recalibration can be carried out. Every reasonable effort must be made to expedite the repairs and
recalibration.
2. When a load indicator, rated capacity indicator, or rated capacity limiter is inoperative or
malfunctioning, the designated person responsible for supervising the lifting operations shall
establish procedures for determining load weights and shall ascertain that the weight of the load
does not exceed the crane ratings at the radius where the load is to be handled.
3. When a boom angle or radius indicator is inoperative or malfunctioning, the radius or boom angle
shall be determined by measurement.
4. When a ATB device, two-blocking damage prevention, or two-block warning device is inoperable
or malfunctioning, the machine must be shutdown until the device is corrected and the device must
be deemed in good working order. No over ride of the system is permissable by the operator. The
supervisor on the job site would be the only person to be allowed to OVER RIDE the system.
5. When a boom length indicator is inoperative or malfunctioning, the designated person responsible
for supervising the lifting operations shall establish the boom length at which the lift will be made
by actual measurement or marking on the boom.
6. When a level indicator is inoperative or malfunctioning, other means shall be used to levelthe crane
within the level requirements specified by the manufacturer.
In certain situations, It may be necessary to override the automatic motion limiter of the RCI / ATB unit
in order to safely operate the crane. These include, but are not limited to:
The load block may lift the ATB weight before the load line can be tensioned while stowing the boom.
This will cause a motion cutout. Overriding the system, in this situation is acceptable in order to continue
to winch in slack line, securing the boom.