Invacare Birdie EVO COMPACT - Safety Precautions and Hazards; General Safety and Pinch Point Warnings

Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetyinformation
Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafety
informationaboutyourproduct.Forspecicsafety
information,refertotheappropriatesectionofthemanual
andprocedureswithinthatsection.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutrstcompletelyreading
andunderstandingtheseinstructionsandany
additionalinstructionalmaterialsuchasuser
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwith
thisproductoroptionalequipment.Ifyouare
unabletounderstandthewarnings,cautionsor
instructions,contactahealthcareprofessional,
Invacareproviderorqualiedtechnicianbefore
attemptingtousethisproduct.
WARNING!
Themaximumsafeworkingloadmustnotbe
exceeded
–Donotexceedthemaximumsafeworkingload
ofthisproductorusedaccessorieslikeslings,
spreaderbarsetc.Seedocumentationorthe
labelingforthestatedmaximumsafeworking
load.
–Thecomponentwiththelowestloadlimit
determinesthemaximumsafeworkingloadof
theentiresystem.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Donotattemptanytransferwithoutapproval
ofthepatient’shealthcareprofessional.
–Readtheinstructionsinthisusermanual
andobservetrainedpersonnelperforming
liftingprocedures.Thenpracticeliftingunder
supervisionandwithacapablepersonacting
asapatient.
–Usecommonsenseinalllifts.Specialcare
mustbetakenwithpeoplewithdisabilitieswho
cannotcooperatewhilebeinglifted.
–Donotusetheliftasatransportdevice.It
isintendedtotransferanindividualfromone
restingsurfacetoanother.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Inappropriatehandlingofcablescancause
electricalshockandproductfailure.
–Donotkink,shearorotherwisedamagethe
cablesoftheproduct.
–Makesurethatnocablesarejammedor
damaged,whentheproductisused.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Excessivemoisturewilldamagetheproductand
maycauseelectricalshock.
–Thepatientliftcanbeusedinabathorshower
areabutmustNOTbeusedundertheshower.
Thepatientmustbetransferredtoashower
chairoruseothermeansforshowering.
–Ifthepatientliftisusedinamoisture
environment,ensurethatthepatientliftis
wipedcleanofanymoistureafteruse.
–Donotplugorunplugthepowercableina
moistureenvironmentorwithwethands.
–Donotstoretheproductinadampareaor
dampcondition.
–Periodicallyinspectallcomponentsofthe
productforsignsofcorrosionordamage.
Replacepartsthatarecorrodedordamaged.
–See11.4Environmentalconditions,page27
.
2.1.1Pinchpoints
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
Pinchpointsarepresentinseverallocationson
theliftandngerscouldbepinched.
–Alwayskeephandsandngersclearofmoving
parts.
2.2Safetyinformationonaccessories
CAUTION!
Riskofinjury
Non-originalorincorrectaccessoriesmayaffect
thefunctionandsafetyofthisproduct.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarewebsiteorcatalogforavailable
accessoriesorcontactyourInvacareprovider.
–Seethemanualdeliveredwiththeaccessory
forfurtherinformationandinstructions.
–Useonlyoriginalaccessoriesfortheproduct
inuse.Undercertaincircumstances,theuse
slingsfromothermanufacturersispossible.See
additionalinformationinthissection.
–Ariskassessmentisalwaystobecarriedoutby
aprofessionalpriortoissuingliftingequipment.
ItisimportantthattheTask,Individual,Load,
EnvironmentandEquipmentareconsideredin
theriskassessment.
–Alwayschoosetheslingdesignandsize
accordingtothepatient’sweight,sizeand
physicalabilitywhilstconsideringthetypeof
transfertobecarriedout.
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