Atlas Copco SmartROC T45

SmartROC T45/C50 1 Introduction
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1 Introduction
1.1 ThePurposeoftheSafetyManual
ThisSafetymanualcontainsimportantinformationthatmustbefollowedinordertopre
ventaccidentsandpropertydamagewhileworkingwithandaroundthemachine.The
manualisdesignedto:
n Provideinformationonhowtodetectandpreventhazardoussituations
n Provideinformationaboutthesafe,correctandeconomicuseofthemachineandre
latedequipment
n Provideinformationonrisksinvolvedandthehazardzones
n Provideinformationonsafetyequipmentandthesafetysignspostedonthemachine
n Provideinformationaboutenvironmentalregulations
Themanualisapartofthecompletedeliveryofthemachineandrelatedequipment.
Themanualdoesnotreplacethenecessarytrainingrequiredforthehandlingofthema
chineandrelatedequipment.
Theinstructionsinthismanualmustbefollowedalongwithapplicablelocalregulations.
1.2 TargetGroup
Theinformationinthispublicationisintendedforeveryoneinvolvedintheapplication,op
eration,andmaintenanceofthemachineandrelatedequipment.Allreadersareexpected
topossessbasiccompetenceregardingminingmethods,constructionmethods,andthe
machinesusedforthatkindofoperation.
1.3 SafetyMessagesinPublications
Safetymessagesinpublicationsdeclarehazardsandtherelatedmeasurestoavoidthe
hazardsinthatparticularsituation.Thesafetymessagescontainsignalwords(Danger,
Warning,Caution,andNotice)thatrelatetotheconsequencesofthosespecifichazards.
Theinformationinsafetymessagesmustbefollowedatalltimes.
Thefollowingareexamplesofhowsafetymessagesarestructured.Safetymessagescon
tain:
n Signalword(determiningthedegreeofthehazard)
n Hazardstatingwhatthehazarddealswith(rotatingparts,tippinghazard)
n Consequenceofthehazardifnotavoided