Airo XP Series - Further Periodical Checks; Transfers of Ownership; Operator Training and Information; Tests Performed before Delivery

Use and Maintenance Manual - XP - XLP Series
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1.1.2.2 Further periodical checks
Yearly checks are compulsory. In Italy the owner of the Aerial Platform must apply for a periodical check by sending a registered
letter to the local competent inspection board (ASL/USL or other qualified public or private services) at least twenty days before the
expiry of the year from the last check.
NB: If a machine without a valid control document should be moved in an area outside the competence of the usual inspection
board, the owner of the machine must ask the inspection board, competent for the new territory where the machine is to be used,
for the annual check.
1.1.2.3 Transfers of ownership
In case of transfer of ownership (in Italy) the new owner of the Aerial Platform must notify the ownership of the machine to the local
competent inspection board (ASL/USL or ARPA or other qualified public or private services) by enclosing a copy of:
Declaration of conformity issued by the manufacturer.
Declaration of commissioning carried out by the first owner.
1.1.3 Operator training and information
The employer must ensure that the workers appointed to use the equipment are adequately and specifically trained so they are
able to use the Mobile Elevating Work Platform in a proper and safe way and also avoid the risks caused by other people.
1.2 Tests performed before delivery
Before being placed on the market, each MEWP undergoes the following tests:
 Braking test
 Overload test
 Operating test
1.3 Intended use
The machine described in this use and maintenance manual is a manual drive aerial platform (moving is not power-driven)
intended for lifting persons and materials (equipment and work materials) in order to carry out maintenance, installation, cleaning,
painting, de-painting, sand-blasting, welding operations, etc.
The max. capacity allowed (which varies according to the model – see paragraph “Technical features”) is divided as follows:
- 80 Kg for each person on board.
- 40 Kg for equipment.
- Any remaining load is represented by the work materials.
In any case NEVER exceed the maximum capacity allowed as indicated in paragraph "Technical features”. Persons, tools and work
materials can be loaded on the platform only from the access position (platform lowered). It is absolutely forbidden to load persons,
tools and work materials on the platform when it is not in access position.
All loads must be positioned inside the platform. Do not lift loads (even if complying with the maximum capacity allowed) hanging
from the platform or lifting structure.
Do not carry large-sized panels since they increase the resistance to wind force thus causing the machine to overturn.
It is forbidden to move the machine with platform raised. To move the machine it is necessary that the work platform is in the
access position (fully lowered). No operator must be on board the platform during the displacement of the machine.
The machine is not equipped with an overload controller as in the design phase we considered stability and overload criteria
increased as reported by the EN280 in paragraphs 5.4.1.5 and 5.4.1.6 .
The machine cannot be used in areas where road vehicles operate. Always surround the working area by means of suitable signs
when the machine is used in public areas.
All types of machine use other than those for which it was designed must be approved in writing by the machine manufacturer
following a specific request on the part of the user.