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2011 by Huchez Treuils S.A.S.
Translation of the original instructions
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Reproduction prohibited
5 – Obligatory regulatory checks
by the user
This equipment has been designed to be tested:
In a dynamic situation, with coefficient 1.1
In a static situation, with coefficient 1.25
The users are required to comply with the standards in force in their country.
With regard to France:
Order of 1
st
March 2004 relating to the verification of lifting machines and accessories:
The modifications to the regulation relating to the use and verification of lifting machines and
accessories, which came into effect on 1st April 2005, impose new obligations on all users:
The suitability inspection which involves checking that the lifting machine is suitable for the
work that the user intends to carry out as well as for the risks to which workers are exposed
and that the intended operations are compatible with the conditions of use for the machine
defined by the manufacturer.
The assembly and installation inspection, which involves ensuring that the lifting machine is
assembled and installed in a safe way in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction manual,
The general periodic visits, which involve an inspection of the state of preservation and the
operating tests.
The set-up or renewed set-up inspections: in the event of a change in the place of use, the
configuration or the conditions of use on the same site; following the disassembly and
subsequent reassembly of the lifting machine; after any major replacement, repair or
transformation concerning the essential components of the lifting machine; following any
accident caused by the failure of an essential component of the lifting machine.
The maintenance booklet (Order of 2nd March 2004 applicable from 1st
April 2005) which must
be used to record the maintenance operations carried out in accordance with the
recommendations of the manufacturer of the machine as well as any other inspection,
maintenance operation, repair, replacement or modification carried out on the machine. For
each operation, it is essential to record the date of the work, the names of the people and,
where appropriate, the companies which carried out the work, the nature of the operation and,
if it is a periodic operation, the frequency. If the operations involve the replacement of certain
components of the machine, the references of these components are indicated. The English
version of the maintenance booklet for our lifting winches can be downloaded from our website
www.huchez.fr/ uk under the heading "After sales services”. A copy is however proposed in the
annexes of this manual.
The inspections must be carried out in accordance with a protocol and are intended to ensure
preventive maintenance aimed at detecting any damage or defectiveness liable to result in a
danger.
6 – Presentation of the machines
6.1 - General information
These winches are available in 150 kg, 300 kg and 500 kg versions, with limit switch. They are
intended for an occasional use for pulling or lifting loads.
. Rigid steel structure
. Mechanically welded steel drum with wide flanges for safe and sound fastening of the rope.
. 230 volt, 50 Hz single-phase lifting-type self-braking motor. P = 0.25 kW (MOTORBOX® 150 kg)
or P=0.37 kW (MOTORBOX® 300/500 kg) – Insulation class F – IP 44 (MOTORBOX® 150 kg) or IP
54 (MOTORBOX® 300/500 kg).
. The FEM category is 1 dm (ISO: M1).
. 230 V single-phase control box. – IP 65 double insulation.
. Emergency stop as standard
