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CONTENTS
General warning
I - Warning
II - Guarantee
III - General instructions
IV - Technical data
V - Maintenance and inspection
VI - Troubleshooting
VII - Health and safety at work
VIII - Servicing and lubrication
GENERAL WARNING
1.
Before installing and using this unit, to ensure safe, efficient
use of the unit, be sure you have read and fully understood
the information and instructions given in this manual. A copy
of this manual should be made available to every operator.
Extra copies of this manual will be supplied on request.
2.
Do not use the unit if any of the plates mounted on the unit
is missing or if any of the information on the plates, as indi-
cated at the end of the manual, is no longer legible. Identical
plates will be supplied on request; these must be secured on
the unit before it can be used again.
3.
Make sure that all persons operating this unit know perfectly
how to use it in a safe way, in observance of all safety at work
regulations. This manual must be made available to all users.
4.
This unit must only be used in compliance with all applicable
safety regulations and standards concerning installation, use,
maintenance and inspection of equipment lifting devices.
5.
For all professional applications, the unit must be placed
under the responsibility of a person who is entirely familiar
with the applicable regulations and who has the authority to
ensure the applicable regulations are applied if this person is
not the operator.
6.
Any person using the unit for the first time must first verify
that he has fully understood all the safety and correct opera-
tion requirements involved in use of the unit. The first-time
operator must check, under risk-free conditions, before
applying the load and over a limited lifting height, that he has
fully understood how to safely and efficiently use the unit.
7.
The unit must only be installed and set into service under
conditions ensuring the installer’ safety in compliance with
the regulations applicable to its category.
8.
Each time, before using the unit, inspect the unit for any
visible damage, as well as the accessories used with the unit.
9.
Tractel
®
declines any responsibility for use of this unit in a
setup configuration not described in this manual.
10. The unit must be suspended vertically to an anchoring point
and a structure having sufficient strength to withstand the
maximum utilization load indicated in this manual. If several
units are used, the strength of the structure must be compa-
tible with the number of lifting units used and with the maxi-
mum utilization load of the units.
11.
The lifting chain is an integral part of the unit and must never
be disassembled, repaired or modified without Tractel
®
authorization. Tractel
®
declines any responsibility for the
consequences resulting from disassembly or changes to the
chain without Tractel
®
authorization.
12. The chain must be in good condition to ensure safe, correct
operation of the unit. The condition of the chain must be
checked each time before use as indicated in the “chain”
section. Any unit with a chain showing signs of wear should
be removed from use and returned to Tractel
®
for inspection
and repair if necessary.
13. Tractel
®
declines any responsibility for the consequences of
any changes made to the unit or removal of parts forming
part of the unit.
14. The unit is designed for manual operation and must never be
motorized.
15. When using the hoist, the user must ensure that the chain
remains constantly tensioned by the load. The user must be
particularly careful to ensure that the load does not become
temporarily snagged by an obstacle when coming down as
this could result in rupture of the chain when the load is
released from its obstacle.
16. The unit must never be used for lifting people.
17. Tractel
®
declines any responsibility for the consequences
resulting from disassembly of the unit in any way not descri-
bed in this manual or repairs performed without Tractel
®
authorization, especially as concerns replacement of original
parts by parts of another manufacturer.
18. The unit must never be used for any operations other than
those described in this manual. The unit must never be used
to handle any loads exceeding the maximum utilization load
indicated on the unit. It must never be used in explosive
atmospheres.
19. Never park or circulate under a load. Access to the area
under the load should be indicated by signs and prohibited.
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When a load is to be lifted by several units, a technical study
must first be carried out by a qualified technician before ins-
tallation of the units. The installation must then be carried
out in compliance with the study, in particular to ensure an
even distribution of the load under appropriate conditions.
Tractel
®
declines any responsibility for the consequences
resulting from use of a Tractel
®
device in combination with
other lifting devices of another manufacturer.
21. To ensure safe use of the unit, it should be visually inspected
and serviced regularly. The unit must be periodically inspec-
ted by a Tractel
®
-approved repair agent as indicated in this
manual.
22. When the unit is not being used, it should be stored in a loca-
tion inaccessible to persons not authorized to use the unit.
23. If the unit is to be definitively removed from use, make sure
the unit is discarded in a way which will prevent any possible
use of the unit. All environment protection regulations must
be observed.
IMPORTANT : For professional applications, in particular if the
unit is to be operated by an employee, make sure that you are in
compliance with all safety at work regulations governing installa-
tion, maintenance and use of the equipment, and more specifical-
ly as concerns the required inspections : verification on commis-
sioning by user, periodic inspections, and inspections subse-
quent to disassembly or repair operations.
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