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1. GENERAL WARNING
READ THIS GENERAL WARNING FIRST
IN SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD OPERATIONS, SAFETY IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH
FOR RIGGERS, OPERATORS AND BY-STANDERS.
THIS WARNING IS YOUR SHARE OF DUTIES FOR ACHIEVING SAFETY.
YOUR DUTY TO UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY
1. It is the rigger’s and the operator’s responsibility, and
their employer’s responsibility, if they operate under
an employer’s control, to strictly conform to the fol-
lowing warnings.
2. It is imperative for safety and ef
fi
ciency of the
operations that this manual be read and
fully
understood
by the rigger and the operator before
rigging or operating the tirak
™
.
ALL instructions
contained herein must be carefully and strictly
followed
, including applicable S.I.A. guidelines for
safe practice (see pages 38 and 39).
3. Should you hand over a tirak
™
, under whatever con-
ditions, to any party operating out of your control,
you must join a clean copy of this manual and draw
other party’s attention that strictly following all the
instructions therein is a matter of life or death.
4. Before rigging and operating this tirak
™
hoist,
the rigger and the operator must become aware
of all the requirements of federal, state, provincial
and local safety regulations not only applicable to the
tirak
™
hoist but also to the entire suspended scaffold
system and any component of it.
5. Never use the tirak
™
hoist for any job other than lift-
ing personnel on suspended scaffold according to
the instructions of this manual
6. Never load the tirak
™
hoist above its rated load.
7. Keep this manual available at all times for easy refer-
ence whenever required. Extra copies are available
from the supplier.
8. Carefully take notice of all the labels af
fi
xed to the
tirak
™
. Never rig or operate the hoist if any label,
normally
fi
xed on the hoist is obscured or missing
(see page 35 and 36). The supplier will supply extra
labels on customer’s request.
9. Every time the hoist is to be rigged or used, check
that the hoist, wire rope and other components of
the suspended scaffold system are complete and in
good working condition, prior to proceeding.
10. A careful and regular inspection of the tirak
™
hoist,
its wire rope and other components of the installation
is part of the safety requirements. If you have any
questions, call the supplier.
11. After each de-rigging and before re-rigging, the tirak
™
must be inspected by a competent person familiar
with the tirak
™
hoist and professionally trained for
the purpose.
YOUR DUTY TO INSPECT AND MAINTAIN
12. An operator must not be assigned to a suspended
job or to rigging for a suspended job, or to de-rigging
after the job, if that person is not:
a) mentally and physically
fi
t for the purpose, spe-
cially at heights,
b) competent for the job to be performed,
c) familiar with all applicable safety rules and require-
ments,
d) familiar with the scaffold equipment as rigged,
e) provisionally trained for working under the above
requirements.
13. Never disassemble the tirak
™
by yourself or by your
staff. People’s life may be at risk.
Except for the operations described in this manual,
the maintenance of the tirak
™
hoists, as well as
disassembly and repair, must be exclusively done
by quali
fi
ed repairers authorized in writing by the
supplier. tirak
™
spare parts in accordance with the
serial number of each machine must be exclusively
utilized. No substitutions are allowed.
14. Never let the tirak
™
hoist and other equipment of a
suspended scaffold system be managed or operated
by a person other than authorized and assigned to the
job. Keep the equipment, either rigged or unrigged,
out of reach of unauthorized persons, while out of
operation.
YOUR DUTY TO TRAIN AND CONTROL PEOPLE
