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2. Product safety
LUKAS products are developed and manufactured to ensure the best performance and
qualitywhenusedasintended.
Thesafetyoftheoperatoristhemostimportantconsiderationinproductdesign.Furthermore,
theoperatinginstructionsareintendedtohelpyouuseLUKASproductssafely.
Thegenerallyapplicablelegalandotherbindingregulationspertainingtothepreventionof
accidentsandprotectionoftheenvironmentapplyandaretobecompliedwithinadditionto
theoperatinginstructions.
The equipment may only be operated by persons with appropriate training in the safety
aspectsofsuchequipment,otherwise,thereisariskofinjury.
Wewouldliketopointouttoallusersthattheyshouldcarefullyreadtheoperatinginstructions
andtheinstructionstheycontainbeforetheyusetheequipmentandcarefullyfollowthem.
Wefurtherrecommendthatyouhaveaqualiedtrainershowyouhowtousetheproduct.
WARNING / CAUTION!
Theoperatinginstructionsforaccessoriesmustalsobetakenintoaccount!
Evenifyouhavealreadyreceivedinstructionsonhowtousetheequipment,youshouldstill
readthroughthefollowingsafetyinstructionsagain.
WARNING / CAUTION!
Pleaseensurethattheaccessoriesyouuseareappropriateforthemaximum
operatingpressureandtheperformanceoftherescuedevice!
Pleaseensurethatnobody
partsorclothingarecaught
betweenthevisiblymoving
parts(e.g.bladearms).
Workingundersuspended
loadsisnotpermittedwhere
suchloadsarebeinglifted
onlybymeansofhydraulic
orelectro-hydraulicdevices.
Ifthisworkisunavoidable,
suitablemechanicalsupports
arealsorequired.
Wearprotectiveclothing,
asafetyhelmetwithvisor,
protectivefootwearand
gloves.
Inspectthedevicebeforeand
afteruseforvisibledefectsor
damage.