BRUGG Rohrsysteme GmbH ·- Adolf-Oesterheld-Str. 31 - D-31515 Wunstorf
Tel.: +49 (0) 5031 170-0 Fax: +49 (0) 5031 170-170 e-mail: [email protected]
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Equipment modifications, i.e. extensions and refitting, that could in any way affect
the safety features are subject to prior understanding with BRUGG and require the
manufacturer’s expressed written approval.
The manufacturer is responsible for product safety; with the acceptance of this unit
particular responsibilities devolve upon the person or company in charge of
operation.
The manufacturer monitors his product beyond delivery to the person or company in
charge of operation. He can request information, in particular on safety aspects,
from the latter.
The person or company in charge of operation must ensure that only authorized
personnel operate the welding machine. He is responsible for the thorough and
comprehensive training of all machine operators. This liability also pertains to
general and occasional workers.
The spheres of responsibility pertaining to all operational procedures, in particular
commissioning, operation, cleaning and maintenance must be distinctly defined and
observed so that competencies are always understandably regulated.
The person or company in charge of operation must ensure that his personnel
always operates the welding unit in accordance with this operating manual. He will
provide the operators with all safety relevant resources stated in this manual.
Danger signs are to be kept in a legible condition at all times.
The welding machine must be kept and operated in perfect condition. Maintenance
intervals must be observed. The shop must be equipped with the tools required to
carry out maintenance, service and repair procedures.
Should operational hazards or risks arise that have not been described in this
manual, the person or company in charge of the operation of the welding machine
undertakes to inform BRUGG of such hazards or risks.
The obligations of the person or company in charge of operation extend to operating
personnel, to the extent that the latter is responsible to immediately inform superiors
of defects that impair safety.
This operating manual must be available at the workplace at all times and in the
respective national language(s).
Individual trade and indemnity associations also require the person or company in
charge of operation to train those workers with a poor command of the national lan-
guage in their native language. In this case the safety regulations and information
contained in this manual must be translated into the respective language.
