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Important notes about the operating instructions
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Original operating instructions
830 / 07.2012
Glossary of terms Operator
The operator (owner of the company/company) is whoever operates
the product and uses it in accordance with its intended use or allows
the product to be operated by suitable and instructed personnel.
Operating personnel
The operating personnel are those authorized by the operator to
operate the product.
Specialist personnel
Specialist personnel are those authorized by the operator to fulfill
certain tasks such as installation, setup, repair and maintenance and
troubleshooting.
 Specialists
Specialists are those who, on the basis of specialist training,
knowledge and experience with the product and in the full
knowledge of the relevant standards, can appraise the work
allocated to them and can recognize potential dangers and avoid
them.
 Instructed personnel
Trained personnel are those who have received instruction in the
tasks allocated to them and in the potential dangers of misuse and
misbehavior, who have been taught about the necessary protective
features, safety measures, relevant regulations, accident prevention
guidelines and operating conditions and who have proved their
abilities.
 Experts
Experts are those who, on the basis of specialist training and
experience have sufficient knowledge in the area of the product and
are sufficiently aware of the relevant national occupational safety
guidelines, accident prevention guidelines, regulations and
generally recognized technical regulations (e.g. EC directives, VDE
regulations, VBG) as to be able to judge the operational safety of the
machine.
 Inspectors
Experts are those who are authorized by the technical authorities
(TÜV) or by a trade association to check the machinery.
Authorization by the trade association is in accordance with the
“Principles for the authorization of inspectors for the testing of
cranes” (ZH 1/518). It is linked with the issue of an identification
number. This must be stated by the inspector in the test report and/
or test memo.
Authorizations can be limited to parts of tests or specified crane
types.