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8 MAINTENANCE
8.1 Why You Must Care About Maintenance
•It is the product owner’s responsibility to organize proper regular inspections maintenance
to ensure long-term safety, reliability, durability, operability and warranty for the product. Keep
this manual in a safe, accessible location during the whole lifetime of the product.
•The owner must keep a record (log book) of all maintenance activities and usage relating to
the product.
•Different maintenance actions must be carried out at different intervals and by different
persons, all of whom must be qualified and authorized to perform the checks which relate to
them.
•Daily checks and minor lubrication must be carried out by operators. These checks are very
important to catch small faults before they become major faults.
•Maintenance actions, excluding the daily actions performed by operators, must be done by
service personnel who are authorized by the manufacturer or manufacturer’s representative.
•The owner shall ensure that replacement parts and materials meet the specifications defined
by the product manufacturer.
Do not modify the product without the manufacturer’s permission.
Any modifications to the product structures or performance values
must only be made after they have been approved by the product’s
manufacturer.
Modifying the product without the manufacturer or manufacturer’s
representative approval can invalidate the guarantee. Furthermore,
the manufacturer does not accept responsibility for accidents which
happen as a consequence of unauthorized modifications.
Failure to regularly and properly maintain the product can result in
death, injury or damage.
Do not allow the product to be used if it is not in proper condition.
Contact a service agent authorized by the manufacturer or
manufacturer’s representative immediately in case of doubts! The
usage of a defective product can result in serious damage, injury or
death.
Only use genuine spare parts, materials and lubricants approved by
the product’s manufacturer or manufacturer’s representative.
Consult your spare parts catalog for further information.
Before maintenance the owner must see the instructions in chapter
“Safety first”