CONTENTS
General warning
1. Description of equipment
2. Rigging arrangements
3. Installation
4. Anchoring
5. Operation
6. Taking out of service and storage
7. Maintenance
8. Warnings against hazardous operations
9. Troubleshooting
10. Health and safety at work
11. Markings
Always concerned to improve the quality of
its products, the TRACTEL
®
reserves the right
to modify the specifications of the equipment
described in this manual.
The companies of the TRACTEL
®
and their agents
or distributors will supply on request descriptive
documentation on the full range of TRACTEL
®
products : lifting and pulling machines, permanent
and temporary access equipment, safety devices,
electronic load indicators, accessories such as
pulley blocks, hooks, slings, ground anchors, etc
The TRACTEL
®
network is able to
supply an after-sales and regular
maintenance service.
GENERAL WARNING
1-
Before using the clamp, it is essential for the safe and correct operation of
the equipment
that this manual be read and fully understood and that all the
instructions be followed.
This manual should be made available to every operator. Extra
copies of this manual will be supplied on request.
2- The corso clamp allows the operator to carry out work with complete safety. Ensure that
this clamp is only handed over for use or rigging to an operator who is trained to operate it
in a responsible manner.
3- Never use a clamp which is not in good working condition. Continous monitoring of the
condition of the machine is an important safety consideration.
4-
The manufacturer declines any responsibility for the consequences of dismantling
or altering the machine by any unauthorized person. Specifically excluded is the
replacement of original parts by parts of another manufacturer.
5- The clamps described in this manual must not be used for lifting people.
6-
Morever, these clamps are designed for manual operation and
must not be
motorized.
7- Never apply or attempt to apply to the machine a load or effort greater than the working load
limit.
8- Corso clamps must not be used in explosive atmospheres.
9- The installation of a corso clamp on an overhead metal beam requires a
strength calculation to be carried out by a qualified person.
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