If the drill bit is jammed during a drill, activate the emergency stop function immediately. Do
not continue forcing the drill bit through. This could damage the drill, the specimen or be a cause
for potential injury to the operator.
Always turn off the machine before carrying out any repair work. Consult the Brobo Group
Engineering Department in the country in which the machine was initially purchased.
Machine Safety Devices
This product & maintenance manual is not purely intended as a guide for the usage, operation, & maintenance of
the drill unit in a strict production environment; it is instead an instrument to providing information on how to use
the machine correctly & safely. The following standards which are applicable to the Brobo Group Drill, are those
specified by the EEC Committee that governs the safety of machinery, health & safety at work, personal protection
& safeguarding of the work environment. In addition, the drill also complies with the Australian Standards
regarding the safeguarding & general requirements for electrical equipment.
Reference Standards
MACHINE SAFETY
EEC Dire
ctive No. 98/37/CE - Machines Directive
EEC Directive No. 91/368 - 94/68 - Amends sections of EEC Directive No. 98/37/CE relating to machine
safety
EEC Directive No. 73/23 - Low Voltage Directive
AS4024.1 - 1996 - Safeguarding of Machinery
HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK
AS3100 - 2002 - General Requirements for Electrical Equipment
OH. & S. 1995.81/1995 - Compliance References
EEC Directive No. 80/1107; 83/477; 86/188; 88/188; 88/642 - Protection of workers against risks caused
by exposure to physical, chemical & biological agents in the workplace
EEC Directive No. 73/23 & Special EEC Directives No. 89/654; 89/655 - Improvements in health & safety
at work