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GENERAL WARNING
Read this general warning first
In hoisting operations, safety and proper operation is a matter
of life or death for riggers. Operators and by-standards.
This warning is your share of duties for achieving safety.
1) It is the rigger's, operator's and their employer's responsibility (if they operate under an employer's control) to strictly conform to the
following warnings.
2) ALL INSTRUCTIONS contained herein must be carefully and strictly FOLLOWED, including applicable guidelines for safe practice.
3) Should you hand over a tralift TE, under whatever conditions, to any party operating out of your control, you must join a clean copy
of this manual and draw the other party's attention that strictly following all the instructions therein is a matter of life or death.
4) Before rigging and operating this tralift TE 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 tralift TE hoist but also to the entire suspended system and
any component of it.
5) Tralift TE may be used in the design and manufacture of cranes or monorails. Additional equipment or devices may be required for
crane and monorail to comply with applicable crane design and safety standards. The crane designer, crane manufacturer, or user
is responsible for furnishing these additional items for compliance. Refer to ANSI/ASME B30.17, “Safety Standard For Top-Running
Single Girder Cranes”, ANSI/ASME B30.2 “Safety Standard For Top-Running Double Girder Cranes”, and ANSI/ASME B30.11
“Safety Standard For Underhung Cranes and Monorails.” For European versions, please see 98/37/CE.
YOUR DUTY TO INSPECT AND MAINTAIN
6) Carefully take notice of all the labels affixed to the tralift TE. Never rig or operate the hoist if any label (normally fixed on the hoist)
is obscured or missing. The supplier will provide extra labels per customer's request.
7) Shut down a hoist that malfunctions or performs unusually. Report such malfunctions.
8) Do not attempt to lengthen or repair load chain.
9) Make sure hoist limit switches function properly (for low voltage pendant control version).
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
10) It is the responsibility of every company to ensure that its employees have been fully and properly trained in the safe operation of
the equipment. Before using the equipment, check that all safety devices of the hoist are in place and operate correctly.
YOUR DUTY TO TRAIN AND CONTROL THE OPERATOR
11) An operator must not be assigned to a hoisting job or to rigging for a job, if that person is not...
a) mentally or physically fit for that job.
b) trained for the job to be performed.
c) familiar with all applicable safety rules and requirements.
d) trained for working under the above requirements.
e) control that the spread sheet at the back is properly filled (see page 117 to 119)
12) Never disassemble the tralift TE. Except for the operations described in this manual, the maintenance, disassembly and repair of
the tralift TE hoists must be performed exclusively by qualified technicians authorized in writing by the supplier. Tralift TE spare
parts in accordance with the serial number of each machine must be exclusively utilized. No substitutions are allowed.
Symbol
Code Word
Meaning
Possible consequence
of non-consequence
WARNING
IMMEDIATE or possible
imminent danger
Fatal or serious injury!
CAUTION
Possible danger
situation
Minor injuries persons!
NOTE
Possible danger
situation
Damage to equipment
or it’s surroundings
N/A
Instruction for documenta-
tion in writing (i.e. record-
keeping)
N/A
