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4.3- Safety Instructions
4.3.1- General Safety Instructions
4.3.1.1- Working on the Gearbox
- Inappropriately executed work can lead to injury or damage.
Make sure that the gear reducer is only installed, maintained and dismantled by
trained technicians.
- Foreign objects spinning through the air can cause grave injury.
Before putting the gear reducer into operation, check that there are no foreign objects
or tools near the gearbox.
4.3.1.2- Operation
- Touching hot surfaces can lead to burning.
Do not touch the gearboxes if their operation temperatures are too high, or use
suitable safety equipment like gloves.
-Rotating machinery can lead to injuries. There is danger of being trapped or pulled in !
Keep a sufficient distance and make safeguarding to rotating machinery. See relevant
norms EN349 + A1 and EN13857.
4.3.1.3- Maintenance
- An unintentional start of the machine during maintenance work can lead to serious
accidents.
Make sure no one can start the machine while you are working on it.
- Even a brief running of the machine during maintenance work can lead to accidents if
the safety devices are not operating.
Make sure that all safety devices are mounted and active.
4.3.1.4-
Lubricant
- Extended, intensive contact with oils can lead to skin irritations.
Avoid extended contact with oil, and clean oil off skin immediately
- Hot oil can cause scalding.
When changing oil, protect yourself against contact of hot oil.
4.3.1.5- Ambient Conditions
- Standard gearboxes are allowed to work in ambient temperatures between +5 to
+40 celsius unless differently specified on the nameplate
.
Using the gear unit out of this
range can cause damage to the gearbox or environment. Over +40 celsius ambient
conditions the gearbox surface temp. could be so high causing burns when touched.
- If the gear unit will be used in outdoor applications the gear unit must be pro-
tected from rain snow and dust.
Entering substances inside the gear unit from seals
can damage the gear unit. Observe the safety instructions for outdoor use EN12100
and EN 14121.
Operating Instructions
H Series
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