General Warning; Health And Safety At Work - Tractel Group tralift TE Serie Manual De Utilización Y De Mantenimiento

In hoisting operations, safety and proper operation is a matter
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1) It is the rigger's, operator's and their employer's responsibility (if they operate under an employer's control) to strictly conform to
the following warnings.
2) ALL INSTRUCTIONS contained herein must be carefully and strictly FOLLOWED, including applicable guidelines for safe practi-
ce.
3) Should you hand over a tralift TE, under whatever conditions, to any party operating out of your control, you must join a clean
copy of this manual and draw the other party's attention that strictly following all the instructions therein is a matter of life or death.
4) Before rigging and operating this tralift TE hoist, the rigger and the operator must become aware of all the requirements of fede-
ral, state, provincial and local safety regulations not only applicable to the tralift TE hoist but also to the entire suspended system
and any component of it.
5) Tralift TE may be used in the design and manufacture of cranes or monorails. Additional equipment or devices may be required
for crane and monorail to comply with applicable crane design and safety standards. The crane designer, crane manufacturer, or
user is responsible for furnishing these additional items for compliance. Refer to ANSI/ASME B30.17, "Safety Standard For Top-
Running Single Girder Cranes", ANSI/ASME B30.2 "Safety Standard For Top-Running Double Girder Cranes", and ANSI/ASME
B30.11 "Safety Standard For Underhung Cranes and Monorails." For European version, please see 98/37/CE.
6) Carefully take notice of all the labels affixed to the tralift TE. Never rig or operate the hoist if any label (normally fixed on the hoist)
is obscured or missing. The supplier will provide extra labels per customer's request.
7) Shut down a hoist that malfunctions or performs unusually. Report such malfunctions.
8) Do not attempt to lengthen or repair load chain.
9) Make sure hoist limit switches function properly (for low voltage pendant control version).
10) It is the responsibility of every company to ensure that its employees have been fully and properly trained in the safe operation
of the equipment. Before using the equipment, check that all safety devices of the hoist are in place and operate correctly.
11) An operator must not be assigned to a hoisting job or to rigging for a job, if that person is not...
a) mentally or physically fit for that job.
b) trained for the job to be performed.
c) familiar with all applicable safety rules and requirements.
d) trained for working under the above requirements.
e) control that the spread sheet at the back is properly filled (see page 102 to 104)

GENERAL WARNING

Read this general warning first
of life or death for riggers. Operators and by-standards.
This warning is your share of duties for achieving safety.
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WARNING
CAUTION
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YOUR DUTY TO INSPECT AND MAINTAIN

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

YOUR DUTY TO TRAIN AND CONTROL THE OPERATOR
Possible consequence
Meaning
of non-consequence
IMMEDIATE or possible
Fatal or serious injury!
imminent danger
Possible danger
Minor injuries persons!
situation
Possible danger Damage to equipment
situation
Instruction for documenta-
tion in writing (i.e. record-
keeping)
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or it's surroundings
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