General; Introduction; Manufacturer; Test Of Work Safety - zarges Z600 Instrucciones De Montaje Y Uso

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GENERAL

1.1

Introduction

These Assembly and Use Instructions are valid only for
• industrial access steps with guard rails,
• platform steps with guard rails
• stationary bridging steps
• stationary platform steps
• stationary work platform and
• working platforms, module system
that are assigned to the "Test of work safety" mentioned
in Section 1.3. The listed models are referred to hereaf-
ter as systems
The safety notes, rules and regulations in these Assem-
bly and Use Instructions related to the operation of the
systems apply to the systems referred to in this docu-
mentation.
It is the responsibility of the operator to
• ensure that local, regional and national regulations
are observed,
• observe the rules (legislation, regulations, guide-
lines, etc.) in these Assembly and Use Instructions for
safe handling,
• ensure that the Assembly and Use Instructions are
made available to the assembly- and user personnel
and that the information, notes, precautions and
safety rules are observed in all aspects.
1.2

Manufacturer

The manufacturer of the systems described in this docu-
mentation is
ZARGES GmbH
Sparte Steigtechnik
Post Box 16 30
D-82360 Weilheim Internet: http://www.zarges.de
1.3

Test of work safety

The systems addressed below were tested by DEKRA In-
dustrial Services and registered under Test Report Nos.
TI 11/2623/08-67780-4,
TI 11/2623/08-67780-6.
1.4

Duties, liability and warranty

A basic precondition of safe handling is knowledge of the
safety instructions and the safety specifications. These
Assembly and Use Instructions, particularly the safety
instructions, must be heeded by all persons working with
or on the systems. Furthermore, the accident prevention
rules and regulations applying at the work site must be
observed.
Dangers involved in the handling of the system:
• The systems are built according to the state of the art
and recognised safety rules. Nevertheless, danger
for life and limb of the user and third parties or dam-
age to the systems or other properties can occur. The
systems are to be used only
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Tel.: 08 81/68 71 00
Telefax: 08 81/68 72 95
E-mail: zarges@zarges.de
TI 11/2623/08-67780-5
w for the approved application and
w in a perfectly safe condition.
Damages that affect safety must be remedied immedi-
ately.
The scope and period of warranty are stated in the sales
and delivery conditions of the manufacturer. For any
warranty claims based on deficiencies in the documenta-
tion, the Assembly and Use Instructions valid at the time
of delivery shall apply (see section 1.5). The following ap-
plies beyond the scope of the sales and warranty condi-
tions: No warranty shall be given for damage to the de-
livered systems which may be due to one or more of the
following reasons:
The following applies beyond the scope of the sales and
warranty conditions:
No liability shall be assumed for damage to persons and
property which has occurred due to one or more of the
following reasons:
• any applications for which the systems were not ap-
proved,
• improper mounting and use of the systems,
• using the systems with defective components,
• ignorance or non-observance of these Assembly and
Use Instructions,
• insufficiently qualified or insufficiently instructed as-
sembly and operating staff,
• improperly performed repairs,
• use of non-genuine spare parts and geniune accesso-
ries. The use of non-genuine spare parts and acces-
sories is not allowed and should be undertaken in ex-
ceptional cases only after obtaining the written ap-
proval of ZARGES.
• unauthorised structural changes in the systems,
• catastrophes caused by foreign objects and/or acts of
providence.
The operator/owner must ensure
• that the safety rules in accordance with Sections 2,
and
5.1 und 6.1 are observed,
• that any unapproved application (see Section 2.4) as
well as incorrect assembly and unauthorised use are
excluded, and
• that, beyond this, the approved use (see Section 2.3)
is ensured.
• Furthermore, all rights are reserved, in particular in
the case of granted patents and utility-model patents.
• Any violations of the aforementioned statements will
require payment of damages.
1.5

Date of issue

The date of issue of these Assembly and Use Instructions
in German is 31.12.2007.
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