Rotary SM65-51 - 2 Safety; Operators; Basic Safety Requirements

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2. Safety
2.1 Operators
Thepostliftmayonlybeoperatedwithoutsuper-
visionbypersonswho:
• Are18yearsoldandabove.
• Arefamiliarwiththebasicregulationsonhealth&
safetyandaccidentprevention.
• Havebeentrainedtohandleandoperatethepost
lift.
• Haveproventheirabilitytodosotothecompany.
• Havebeenexpresslyappointedinwritingtoope-
ratethelift.
• Havereadandunderstoodtheoperatingmanual.
2.2 Basic safety requirements
• Onlyoperatethepostliftafteraspecialisthasce-
tiedintheinspectionlogthatithasbeencorrec-
tlysetup.
• Alwaysfollowtheoperatinginstructions(labelson
thepostlift).
• Ifseveralpeopleworkonthepostlift,asupervis-
ormustbeappointedbythecompany.
• Thepostliftmayonlybeoperatedintechnically
soundconditionwithregardtosafetyandwithall
safetymechanismsinplace.
• Thecontrolboxorcontrolunitmayonlybeopen-
edbyaqualiedelectrician.
• Safetyinspectionsmustbeconductedregularly,
atleastonceannually.
• Ifsignsofadefectappear,immediatelyshut
downthepostlift,informasupervisorandcontact
thecustomerserviceifnecessary.
• Keeptheworkareacleanandfreeofoil,grease,
andcontamination.
• Beforelifting/lowering,checkthattheacoustic
alarm(buzzer)works.
• Beforestandingorworkinginthedangerzone
underneaththemainlift/liftingtable,loweritinto
thelockposition(latchbars)usingthe"Down“
button.
• Theremustbenoobstaclesinthepathofthe
mainliftortheliftingtables.
• Alwaysmonitortheloadcarefullywhenliftingand
lowering.
• Alwaysstopthevehiclessafely,centeredonthe
runways.Securethevehicleagainstrollingwith
wheelchocks.
• Forliftswithliftingtables:
 Alwaysliftthevehiclewiththeliftingtableonthe
pick-uppointsapprovedbythevehiclemanufac-
turer.Liftitforashortdistanceandcheckthat
thepick-uppointsaresecure.Onlythencanthe
vehiclebemovedtotherequiredheight.
• Takestepsagainsttrafcintheareaofthepost
lift.Donotparkothervehiclesinthedangerzone.
• Donotloadmainliftsandliftingtablebeyondthe
permittedcapacity,complywiththepermittedaxle
loadsandloaddistributioninaccordancewith
Chapter2.3.
• Whendisassemblingorttingheavyvehicle
parts,watchoutfordangerousshiftsinthe
weightbalance,inparticularwhenthevehicle
issupportedbyliftingtable.Securethevehicle
beforehand.
• Alwaysfullylower,switchoffandsecuremain
liftsandliftingtablestopreventunauthorized
useaftercompletionofwork(turnmainswitchto
"OFF“andlock).
• Followthemaintenanceandserviceschedule,
recordperformanceofmaintenanceandservicing
(Chapter9).
• Installation,maintenanceandservicingmay
only be carried out by authorized specialists
(maintenancecontractors)(Chapter9).
• Onlyqualiedelectriciansmayworkontheelec-
trics.
• Onlytrainedpeoplewithknowledgeofhydraulics/
pneumaticsmayworkonhydraulicorpneumatic
equipment.
• Appropriatepersonalprotectiveequipment
mustbewornwhenworkingintheareaofthe
liftinaccordancewiththeapplicablehealth&
safetyandaccidentpreventionregulations.For
example,protectivegloves,protectivegoggles,
safetyshoes.
• Onlyoriginalsparepartsfromthemanufacturer
maybeused.
• The lift must be inspected by a specialist after
repairinganysupportingparts.