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Liftingunitsandtransportationboxes
Someoftheboxesusedtoholdequipmentunitsmaybeheavy.Usecautionwhenlifting.
Prerequisites
Unitsandboxesmaybeheavy.Makesurethatyouhavethenecessaryequipment
requiredforliftingheavyitems.Personsusingtheliftingequipmentmustbeskilledand
havetherelevantcerticate(s).
Context
Aheavyboxwillnormallybemarkedwithitsweight.Theweightsofotherboxesinthe
shipmentwillnormallybeenteredonthepackinglist(s).
Heavyunitsmaybeequippedwithdedicatedliftinglugsfortransportationbycrane
withintheworkshoporinstallationarea.
Note
Observethelocalrulesandregulationsrelatedtotheuseofliftingequipment.
Procedure
1Checktheweightoftheboxorunitbeforeyouattempttoliftit.
2Makesurethatyouhavetherelevantliftingapparatusrequired,andthatthis
equipmentisapprovedandcertiedfortheload.
3Ifyouneedtouseacrane:
aChecktheapplicableweightcerticateforthecrane.
bCheckthesecurityoftheliftinglugs.
cIftheunittobeliftedisprovidedwithdedicatedliftinglugs,makesurethatall
availablelugsareused.
dMakesurethattheunitremainsunderfullcontrolduringtheliftingoperation.
Thisisimportanttoavoiddamagetotheunit,equipmentorpersonnel.
4Ifyouneedtouseaforklifttruck:
aChecktheapplicableweightcerticateforthetruck.
bCheckthelimitationsforliftingheightandangles.
cPayspecialattentiontothepositionoftheunit’scentreofgravity.
dMakesurethattheunitisproperlysecuredtothetruckduringtheliftingand
transportationoperations.
5Handleallunitsandboxeswithcare.
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