USE AND MAINTENANCE MANUALUSE AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Chain hoist from 198kg to 2500kg
1.21.2 GENERAL INFORMATIONGENERAL INFORMATION
The operating and maintenance instructions have been compiled and provided by A4I ITALIA as the authorised
representative of the manufacturer (RWM).
CAUTIONCAUTION
Please read this operation and maintenance manual before installing the machinePlease read this operation and maintenance manual before installing the machine
The owner and the machine operator must read and understand these instructions before operating the machine.
If you need clarifications about the instructions, please contact A4I ITALIA or RWM using the contact details in
Section 1.3.
CAUTIONCAUTION
The operating instructions must always be available at the installation site and must be consulted beforeThe operating instructions must always be available at the installation site and must be consulted before
operating the machine.operating the machine.
1.31.3 CONTACT DETAILS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORISEDCONTACT DETAILS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORISED
REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVE
ManufacturerManufacturer Authorised representativeAuthorised representative
RWM S.r.l.RWM S.r.l. Area Four Industries Italia S.R.L.Area Four Industries Italia S.R.L.
Via Bartolomeo Colleoni, 80/7
36034 Malo (Vi) - Italy
Via Martin Luther King, 70
31032 Casale sul Sile (TV) - Italy
Tel: +39 0445 637002
Email: rwm@rwmitalia.com
Tel: +39 0422 997300
Email: info@exetechnology.com
1.41.4 TERMINOLOGYTERMINOLOGY
Secondary safety devicesSecondary safety devices
A secondary safety device is an additional, independent item of equipment capable of preventing the fall of the
load.
Rated capacity (WLL - Working Load Limit)Rated capacity (WLL - Working Load Limit)
Maximum net load that the equipment is designed to lift, in a given configuration and in a defined load position,
during its normal operation.
D8D8
Electric chain hoist whose requirements are in accordance with the German regulation DGUV-54 (BGV-D8)
concerning electric chain hoists for lifting loads in the construction and entertainment industry.
D8+ (D8 Plus)D8+ (D8 Plus)
Electric chain hoist, whose requirements are in accordance with German Regulation DGUV-54 (BGV-D8)
concerning electric chain hoists for lifting loads in the construction and entertainment industry, which can support
static loads suspended above persons without secondary safety devices. The conditions of use of this type of
hoists are contained in the SQ-P2 German Code of Practice, available on the website www.igvw.org.
Motor controllerMotor controller
Chain hoist control system which also serves as a power supply switchboard.
OperatorOperator
Person who operates (manoeuvres) the controls of the lifting equipment.