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TWG-Series | Version 1.01
Safety
Tips and recommendations
It is necessary to observe the safety notes written in
these operating instructions in order to reduce the risk of
personal injuries and damages to property.
2.2 Responsibility of the operator
The operator is the person who operates the machine
for commercial or economic purposes himself or leaves
it to a third for use or application and bears the legal
product responsibility for the protection of the user, per-
sonnel or third during operation.
If the part washing unit is used for commercial pur-
poses, the operating company of the the part washing
unitmust comply with the legal working safety regula-
tions. Therefore, the safety notes in this operating man-
ual, as well as the safety, accident prevention and envi-
ronment protection regulations applying for the area of
application of the the part washing unit must be met.
The following applies in particular:
- The operator must obtain information about the ap-
plicable occupational safety regulations and, in a
risk assessment, must also determine additional
hazards resulting from the special working conditi-
ons at the place of use of the machine. He must
implement these in the form of operating instructi-
ons for the operation of the machine.
- The operator must check during the entire period
of use of the machine whether the operating in-
structions he has prepared comply with the cur-
rent state of the regulations and adjust them if
necessary.
- The operator must clearly regulate and determine
the responsibilities for installation, operation,
troubleshooting, maintenance and cleaning.
- The operator must ensure that all persons hand-
ling the machine have read and understood this
manual. In addition, he must train the staff at regu-
lar intervals and inform them about the dangers.
- The operator must provide the personnel with the
necessary protective equipment and bind the
wearing of the required protective equipment.
Furthermore, the operator is responsible for ensuring
that the machine is always in perfect technical condi-
tion. Therefore, the following applies:
- The operator must ensure that the maintenance in-
tervals described in this manual are observed.
- The operator must have all safety equipment regu-
larly checked for functionality and completeness.
2.3 Personnel requirements
The various tasks described in this manual place diffe-
rent demands on the qualifications of the people entru-
sted with these tasks.
Only persons reliable working procedures can be ex-
pected from, are allowed to perform all works. Persons
the responsiveness of which is affected by e. g. drugs,
alcohol or medication, are not allowed to work with the
machine.
The qualifications of the personnel for the different tasks
are mentioned below:
Operator:
The operator is instructed by the operating company
about the assigned tasks and possible risks in case of
improper behaviour. Any tasks which need to be per-
formed beyond the operation in the standard mode
must only be performed by the operator if it is indicated
in these instructions and if the operating company ex-
pressively commissioned the operator.
WARNING!
This combination of symbol and signal word indica-
tes a potentially dangerous situation. It leads to
death or serious injury if it is not avoided.
CAUTION!
This combination of symbol and signal word indica-
tes a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or light injuries.
NOTE!
This combination of symbol and signal word indica-
tes a potentially dangerous situation. It can lead to
material and environmental damage if it is not avoi-
ded.
Tips and recommendations
This symbol highlights useful tips, recommendati-
ons and information for efficient and trouble-free
operation.
WARNING!
Danger due to insufficient qualification of persons!
Insufficiently qualified persons can not assess the
risks involved in handling the machine and expose
themselves and others to the risk of serious or fatal
injuries.
- All work should only be carried out by qualified per-
sons.
- Keep inadequately qualified persons out of the
work area.
