SOLCRAFTE – SOLAR DESIGN SOLUTIONS
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Safety Information
Regulation-compliant, non-personal fall protection or
safety netting or other catch equipment, in accordance
with DIN 18338 Roof Covering and Roof Sealing Work
and DIN 18451 Scaffolding Work with Safety Net, must
be installed before starting work. See the Construction
Worker Protection Ordinance, German Federal Law
Gazette [BGBL] 340/1994 sections 7-10. Other country-
specific regulations must be observed.
Only use safety harness equipment (harnesses or belts,
ropes and straps, fall arresters, rope shorteners) that has
been approved by authorised testing authorities.
Do not use damaged ladders e.g. splintered stringers and
rungs on wooden ladders, bent or kinked metal ladders.
Do not patch up splintered or broken stringers, steps and
rungs of wooden ladders.
Make sure that lean-to ladders are propped securely.
Apply the correct leaning angle (68 ° - 75 °). Secure lean-
to ladders against slipping, falling over and sinking into
the ground e.g. by using wider feet, adjusting the ladder
feet to the ground surface, securing/hook fixtures.
Only lean ladders against secure supporting surfaces.
Cordon off ladders in traffic areas.
The manufacturer herewith agrees to take back and
recycle products marked as environmentally friendly
and the materials used in them. Only the prescribed
heat transfer medium may be used.
Safety harnesses must be secured above the user if
possible. Only secure safety harnesses to building ele-
ments or connection points with sufficient load-bearing
capacity.
When using lean-to ladders, there is a risk of dangerous
falls if the ladder sinks, slips or falls over.
If no non-personal fall protection or fall arrest system is
used there is a risk of falling from a great height which
can lead to serious or fatal injury if no safety harness or
equipment is used.
Contact with live overhead electrical cables and wiring
can lead to mortal injury.
Work in the vicinity of live, electrical cables and wiring,
where contact is possible, can only be carried out if:
• they are voltage-free and it is ensured that they re-
main so for the duration of the work to be carried out
• the live elements are secured by being covered up or
cordoned off
• safety distances are observed
Voltage radius
1 m .......................................................... up to 1000 V
2 m .......................................................... 1000 V to 11000 V
3 m .......................................................... 11000 V to 22000 V
4 m .......................................................... 22000 V to 38000 V
> 5 m if the voltage is not known
Wear protective goggles when drilling or handling
collectors
Wear safety shoes when carrying out installation work
Wear cut-proof safety gloves when carrying out installa-
tion work or handling collectors.
Wear a helmet when carrying out installation work.
If no non-personal fall protection or fall arrest system
or equipment has been installed for technical reasons,
safety harnesses must be worn.
