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Use and maintenance ATOMIZER ON VISION MULTIFUNCTION MACHINE
and then every 3 years.
- Equipment used by contractors must be checked every
two years.
ThePANliststheequipmentsubjecttothecheckrequirement;
thisisthegeneraldataofsprayersusedforthetreatmentof
arborealandherbaceouscrops,greenhousesandforextra
agricultural use.
2.6.2 FUNCTIONAL CHECK
OneachregionalterritorythereareTestCentersthathave
authorizedpersonnel,suitableequipment,thepossibilityof
carryingoutmechanicalworksandarerequiredtocomplywith
ofcialprocedures.Mosthavemobileequipmentandarethe-
reforeabletoperformtheserviceeveninsuitableareasmade
availablebyindividualorassociatedcompanies,uponrequest.
TheTestCenterveriesthecorrectoperationandintegrity
ofthevariouscomponentsoftheequipment,throughvisual
inspection,operationtestsandmeasurementswithsuitable
devices.Insummary,thecheckscarriedoutconcern:transmis-
sionelements;pump;tank;mixer;measurement,controland
adjustmentsystems;pressuregauge;pipelinesandpipes;
lters;distributionbar;nozzles;correctdistribution;fanand
guards.
2.6.3 ADJUSTMENT OF SPRAYING MACHINES
Thepurposeofadjustingorcalibratingthesprayersistoadapt
theequipmenttothespecicfarmcultivationsituationsandto
denethecorrectvolumeofthemixturetobedistributed,taking
intoaccounttheindicationsgivenonthelabelsofphytosanitary
products.
Thisisaworkthat,preferably,mustbecarriedoutsimul-
taneouslywiththefunctionalcheckoratitsend(neveron
sprayersthatarenotworkingcorrectly)andthatshouldbe
repeatedwhenevertheoperatingconditionsofthesprayeror
thevegetativeconditionsofthetargetchange.
Withregardstoadjustment,theNationalActionPlandistin-
guishestwolevels,oneofwhichismandatoryforprofessional
usersandonevoluntary.
Periodicadjustmentofthesprayingmachinetothefarming
cultureMUSTbecarriedoutbytheUser,afteradequatetraining,
usingtoolssuppliedtothesprayermachine,ifany.
MandatoryadjustmentinvolvesannualrecordingbytheUser
onaspecicsheet(seepage68)tobeattachedtotheregister
oftreatmentsorontheregisteritselfatleastofthedateof
executionoftheadjustmentandthesprayingvolumesused
forthemaintypesofcrops.
Periodic and maintenance checks must cover at least the
following aspects:
- Thecheckofanyinjuryorlossofmachinecomponents.
- Theoperationofthehydrauliccircuitandthepressuregauge.
- Theoperationofthenozzlesandanti-dripdevices.
- Thecleaningofltersandnozzles.
- Thecheckoftheintegrityofthemachineguardsandthefan
protection grid.
Thevoluntaryinstrumentaladjustmentofthesprayercanbe
carriedoutattheauthorizedTestCentersandcanbecarried
outusingsuitableequipment(testbenches)tocompletethe
functionalchecks.Asinthecaseofthefunctionalcheck,the
executionoftheadjustmentbytheTestCentermustfollow
protocolsandstandardsdenedbynationalandregionalstan-
dards.Attheendoftheadjustments,theTestCenterissuesa
certicatetotheownerofthesprayermachine.
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INTENDED BY THE «PAN»