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2.5.4 Maintenance and Demolition
Residual risks during maintenance and demolition operations
During maintenance and demolition, there are risks associated with:
• all the risks mentioned in the previous paragraphs;
• risk of biomechanical overload, due to the weight of the external panels (fixed guards) on the
machine, which need to be removed to access the batteries for maintenance purposes, weighing
approximately 10 kg;
• operations performed on the
machine by unqualified, untrained, uninstructed or incorrectly
equipped personnel;
• contact with live parts of the electrical system;
• impact, crushing or dragging and entrapment caused by components of the
machine being
handled;
• ejection of pressurised fluid;
• forgetting objects on the machine
at the end of maintenance or adjustment operations;
• contact with hot machine parts;
• contact with dust, fibres, residual chemical agents and/or biological agents present in the
batteries and in the water collection tank;
• falling from a height (during any work performed at height).
Personal protective equipment required
Precautions to be taken during maintenance and demolition operations
During maintenance and demolition operations, the precautions set out in this paragraph must be observed.
• Appoint suitable personnel to lift and handle the external panels (fixed guards), which have a
weight of about 10 kg. It is, however, advisable to have this operation performed by two
operators.
• Do not get onto the machine: none of its parts are to be considered walk surfaces. Use standard
aerial work platforms or an equivalent system.
• Always wait for parts to cool down before commencing work on them.
• Perform the required work using standard work tools (and always wearing the necessary PPE.
• Maintenance and demolition operations must be carried out by qualified and specially trained
personnel only.
• Check that all the power supplies have been properly cut off and that no-one can turn them back
on before the work in question has been completed (use padlocks, appropriate signs and
consolidated work procedures). Also check that any residual energy has been discharged before
carrying out any work.
• When performing maintenance on the top section of the machine, personnel must be kitted out
with fall protection equipment and must access the areas in question using a cherry picker or
platform ladder with side rails in compliance with the regulations in force in the country of use.
• Take the necessary precautions to avoid contamination through contact with water containing
bacteria.
• As far as is possible, perform work on the machine and piping only after they have been emptied.
Before restarting the machine, make sure the system has been thoroughly cleaned.
• Obtain the necessary work permits and check that all the procedures for preparing the
machine
for maintenance operations have been carried out correctly.
