Metallkraft 4001015, Operating Instructions Manual

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6 WPP Series | Version 1.02
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 sit-
uations.
2.2 Operator responsibility
Operator
Operators are defined as the persons who operate the machine for commer-
cial or profit-based purposes or provide the machine to third parties for use or
application 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 occupational safety. For this reason, the safety
instructions in these operating instructions as well as the safety, accident pre-
vention and environmental protection regulations valid at the installation loca-
tion must be complied with. In this process, the following shall apply in partic-
ular:
- Operators shall obtain information about valid occupational safety regu-
lations and determine additional hazards as part of a risk assessment
which result from the specific operating conditions at the machine's in-
stallation location. Said risk assessment shall be reflected in operating
instructions for machine operation.
- During the entire machine operating time operators 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 in-
stallation, operation, trouble-shooting, maintenance and cleaning.
- Operators must make sure that all persons handling the machine have
read and understood these operating instructions. Operators must also
regularly train staff and notify of the hazards.
- Operators shall provide staff with the required protective equipment and
wearing the required protective equipment shall be mandatory.
Operators shall also be responsible for maintaining the machine in a techni-
cally perfect condition. For this rea-son, the following shall apply:
ATTENTION!
This combination of symbol and signal term indicates a
potentially hazardous situation which may cause minor or
light injuries if it is not averted.
NOTE!
This combination of symbol and signal term indicates a po-
tentially dangerous situation which may cause material dam-
age or harm the environment if it is not averted.
Tips and recommendations
This symbol highlights useful tips and recommendations as
well as information for efficient and reliable operation.