© Tinius Olsen Ltd
L-Series Manual – Issue 1
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8. Operator Safety
Under NO circumstances must the machine/tooling be used if damaged.
Under NO circumstances should the machine/tooling be modified without consent from Tinius
Olsen.
Installation of machine must be carried out as described in section 6 of this manual.
Only trained operators should use the machine. (Including operation of software)
Operator must wear correct clothing. (No loose clothing)
Eye protection must be warn at all times when operating the machine.
Operator must not place any part of body within test area when machine is moving.
Mains Supply isolator must not be obstructed and be in easy reach.
Machine Emergency Stop switch must not be obstructed.
The machine should never be left unattended in a loaded condition.
Service/Repair of the machine must be carried out by trained personal
8.1. Protective Screens
Standard machines are not supplied with protective screens fitted. Depending on the type of
material being tested a protective screen may be required. TINIUS OLSEN can supply two
types of protective screens, interlock and non-interlock types. Non-interlock screens can be
retro-fitted to the machine after supply, however interlocked screens (machine cannot be
operated with screen open) must be factory fitted.
The operator must assess the type of sample failure prior to testing. This assessment will
enable the correct protective screen to be selected. Generally with ductile materials with low
failure energy, no screen is required. As failure energy increases, the risk of injury to the
operator increases. The type of failure at higher energy often becomes more violent possibly
causing the test sample or parts of the sample to become detached from the tooling, when
testing brittle or non-ductile material protective screens must always be fitted.
Test samples that fail at high loads inherently store more energy. There are two extremes in
sample failure, high failure loads on brittle test samples and high failure loads on highly
extendable samples. Both types of failure are normally catastrophic and are extremely
dangerous. Testing this type of sample must utilise inter locking protective screens.
8.2. Operator Training
TINIUS OLSEN or local authorised distributors with qualified factory trained engineers can give
operator training at the time of machine installation. Training covers both machine hardware
and computer software. Training can be further extended to give a more in-depth knowledge of
system on request.
Contact TINIUS OLSEN or local authorised distributors to discuss your requirements.
