4.3 Obligations and prohibitions
4.3.1 Obligations of users
The user (contractor or employer) must:
• take into account the skills and conditions of the operators in relation to their health and safety;
• provide the personal with protective equipment adequate for the individual procedures;
• provide standard lifting means and procedures;
• ensure that individual workers respect the company rules and regulations on safety and on use of the collective and
personal protective equipment available;
• instruct personnel on the procedures in case of an accident;
• instruct personnel on existing residual risks;
• instruct personnel on the devices set up for operator safety;
• instruct personnel on the hazards due to noise emission in the workplace;
• instruct personnel on the general accident prevention rules set forth by European directives and by the legislation in
the country of destination of the machine.
Only allow personnel who have read this manual and are properly trained to work on the machine.
4.3.2 Obligations of personnel in charge (operators/maintenance technicians/technicians)
Personnel must:
• Only carry out maintenance work with the machines switched off. Not lubricate moving parts.
• When the machine is in operation, they must not work near it wearing necklaces, bracelets, neck ties, or other clothing that
could get caught in the mechanisms.
• Operators with long hair must tie it back to prevent it from getting entangled.
• Only work on the electrical panel, on the junction boxes, on the cables and on all electrical components with the main
switch turned off.
• When starting the machine, make sure there is nobody inside the danger zones.
• During operation, pay the utmost attention that nobody can directly access the moving parts.
• Use the protective devices provided by the employer properly.
• Immediately report any safety device faults to the employer, manager or supervisor.
4.3.3 Prohibitions of personnel in charge (operators/maintenance technicians/technicians)
Personnel must not:
• use the machine improperly, i.e. for uses that are not specified in the “Intended Use” section;
• remove or change the safety devices or signs without authorisation;
• carry out operations or manoeuvres of their own initiative which do not fall under their responsibility or which can
compromise personal safety or that of other workers;
• wear bracelets, rings, necklaces that can dangle and be dragged by moving parts, thereby creating danger for the
operator;
• replace or change the speeds of the machine’s components without authorisation from a manager;
• change the machine cycle;
• change the electrical connections to exclude the internal safety devices;
• use the machine if it has not been installed in compliance with applicable regulations;
• use the machine as a support point even if it is not working (with a risk of falling and/or damaging the machine);
• use the machine outside of the permitted environmental conditions (see “Chapter 5”).
CAUTION!
ARS S.r.l. shall not be held liable for damage caused to property or people if:
• it is ascertained that the machine was used in one of the unpermitted environments;
• the obligations and prohibitions described herein have not been followed
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