General safety instructions
Rieber GmbH & Co. KG
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5.3 Operator's duties
Operator
The operator is the person who operates the machine for commercial or economic purposes either
himself/herself or lets others use it and bears the legal product responsibility for protection of the user,
staff or any third parties during operation.
Operator's duties
The machine is used in commercial applications. For this reason, the operator of the machine must
meet all legal requirements relating to work safety.
In addition to the safety instructions in this guide, the safety, accident prevention and environmental
protection regulation applying to the application of the machine must be complied with.
In particular, the following shall apply:
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The operator must be familiar with the applicable work safety regulations and
identify, by carrying out a risk analysis, any additional hazards which may be present
or occur at the place where the machine is used. These hazards must be addressed
in the form of operating instructions governing the operation of the machine.
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During the whole service life of the machine, the operator must verify if the
operator's operating instructions reflect the current versions of the applicable
regulations. If necessary, the operator must update the operating instructions
accordingly.
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The operator must define and assign the responsibilities for installation, operation,
repair, maintenance and cleaning clearly.
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The operator must make sure that all personnel working with the machine have read
and understood this guide. In addition, the operator must train the personnel and
inform them of the hazards involved at regular intervals.
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The operator must provide the personnel with the necessary protective equipment
and make sure that they wear it.
In addition, the operator must ensure that the machine is always in a perfect technical condition. For
this reason, the following shall apply:
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The operator must ensure that the maintenance intervals defined in this guide are
obeyed.
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The operator must have all safety equipment be checked regularly for completeness
and proper function.
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The operator must ensure that the required media connections are available.
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The operator must ensure that all safety-relevant measures required on site are
taken.
5.4 Personnel qualification
Safe operation requires certain technical skills and personal qualification of each person.
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The responsibility for organization lies with the ‘
Designated Representative
’.
According to EN 50110-1, the Designated Representative is a 'person assigned the
direct responsibility for the performance of the work. If necessary, this responsibility
can be assigned partly to other persons. [...] The designated representative must
instruct all persons involved in the work on all hazards which may not be obvious for
them’.
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The work may only be performed by ‘
instructed persons’
who have been trained
accordingly. Training, instructions must be repeated, proper understanding must be
verified (ideally by way of an appropriate test).
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Only ‘
Qualified Staff
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IEC 60204-1 defines qualified personnel as "persons who, on account of their
training and relevant experience are in the position to recognise risks and avoid
potentially dangerous situations."
