Protection measures against mechanical hazards comply with the requirements set
forth in the Directive's technical appendix on "safety measures to avoid mechanical
risks" and the above mentioned CUNA standards.
Protective Measures Against Other Hazards
The equipment is driven by hydraulic fluid, which may reach high temperatures during
operation, resulting in the danger of burns in the event of leaks from pipes, valves, or
fittings. Risk of fire may also result from the fluid coming into contact with high tem-
perature components (e.g. exhaust pipe). Shields of isolating material are located near
hot engine parts or exhaust pipe. When unloading indoors the lifted load bed may hit
the ceiling or other obstacles.
Precautions for avoiding other hazards
The precautions to be adopted are given in the instructions and concern the following:
•
Checking the free ceiling height and the distance from any other possible
structural parts of the building in order to ensure that the load bed can be
tilted completely, also taking into account the height increase due to the ex-
tension of the shock-absorber.
•
Forbidding anyone from approaching pressurised hydraulic circuits.
•
Forbidding load bed lifting near live electrical lines or gas pipes, to avoid the
risk of contact or the observance of the safety distance.
•
Forbidding the operation in areas with insufficient lighting.
Protection measures against other hazards comply with the requirements set forth in
the Directive's technical appendix and the above mentioned CUNA norms.
Maintenance
Operational maintenance does not involve any risk as it only consists of visual checks
and the greasing of parts subjected to wear (e.g. tipping hinges, side and tailgate
hinges, hooks and locks), if necessary. Inspecting the counter-chassis attachments
does not involve any risk for as long as the load bed is at rest.
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