8
Safety
2.2
Responsibility of the operator
Operator
The operator is the entity or person who operates the unit for commercial or business
purposes themselves or provides it to a third party for use/application and during
the operation of which bears the statutory product responsibility for protection of the
user, personnel or third party.
Obligations of
the operator
The unit is used for commercial purposes.
The operator of the unit is thus subject to the statutory obligations for safety in the
workplace.
In addition to observance of the safety information in this manual, compliance with
the applicable safety, accident prevention and environmental protection regulations
for the field of application of the unit is required.
The following applies in particular:
The operator must become familiar with applicable workplace safety regulations
and identify through a risk assessment the additional hazards that arise because
of the special work conditions at the place of use of the unit. They must be
incorporated in the form of operating instructions for use of the unit.
During the entire service life of the unit, the operator must review whether
the operating instructions prepared comply with all current regulations and, if
necessary, update the operating instructions.
The operator must regulate and specify clearly the responsibilities for
installation, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and cleaning.
The operator must ensure that all employees who handle the unit have read and
understood this manual. In addition, the operator must train the personnel at
regular intervals and inform them of the hazards.
The operator must provide the personnel with the required protective equipment
and mandate that the required protective equipment be worn.
In addition, it is the responsibility of the operator to ensure that the unit is always in
technically perfect condition.
Accordingly, the following applies:
The operator must ensure that the maintenance intervals described in this
manual are observed.
The operator must have all safety devices checked regularly for proper operation
and completeness.
