TS7000 MATERIAL HANDLER OPERATORS MANUAL - VERSION I
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE THE CUSTOMER WITH THE OPERATING
PROCEDURES ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROMOTION OF PROPER MACHINE OPERATION FOR
ITS INTENDED USE. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER USAGE CANNOT BE OVERSTRESSED.
ALL INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL SHOULD BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BEFORE ANY
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO OPERATE THE MACHINE.
SINCE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO DIRECT CONTROL OVER MACHINE APPLICATION
AND OPERATION, CONFORMANCE WITH GOOD SAFETY PRACTICE IN THIS AREA IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER AND HIS OPERATING PERSONNEL.
ALL PROCEDURES ARE BASED ON THE USE OF THE SYSTEM UNDER PROPER OPERATING
CONDITIONS, WITH NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. ALTERATION AND
OR MODIFICATION OF THE EQUIPMENT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN WITHOUT PRIOR
WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM ELEC-MECH (PTY) LTD.
THE SAFE-AID TS7000 (RATED CAPACITY INDICATOR (RCI)/LOAD MOMENT INDICATOR
(LMI)) IS ONLY TO BE REGARDED AS AN AID TO THE OPERATOR. WHEN THE
PARAMETERS ARE SET CORRECTLY, THE INDICATOR WILL WARN THE MACHINE
OPERATOR OF AN APPROACHING OVERLOAD CONDITION OR A CONDITION THAT COULD
CAUSE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY, AND/OR INJURY TO THE OPERATOR OR
THE SITE WORKERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE MACHINE AND ITS LOAD.
THIS SYSTEM UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MUST BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
GOOD JUDGEMENT OF A MACHINE OPERATOR WHEN CARRYING OUT APPROVED
MACHINE-OPERATING PROCEDURES, THEREFORE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFE
OPERATION OF THE MACHINE LIES WITH THE MACHINE OPERATOR. THE SYSTEM WILL
NOT NECESSARILY PREVENT DAMAGE DUE TO OVERLOADING AND RELATED CAUSES,
IF NOT SET PROPERLY.
BEFORE OPERATING A MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH A SAFE-AID TS7000 RCI, THE
OPERATOR MUST READ THE INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY. CORRECT
FUCTIONING OF THE SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON ROUTINE DAILY INSPECTION AND ANY
SUSPECTED FAULTS OR APPARENT DAMAGE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO
THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON BEFORE USING THE MACHINE.