– Use the hoist with loads exceeding its working load
limit.
– Anchor the hoist by its carrying handle.
– Use the hoist without first making sure that the high
and low limit stops are in place.
– Attempt to lift loads which are fixed or blocked.
– Apply lateral traction on the load.
– Connect the hoist to a connector without first making
sure of the power outlet's compatibility with the hoist
and for presence of the regulatory electrical safety
devices on the power outlet circuits.
– Pull a load along the ground.
– Apply a load or force, particularly a traction, on the
slack section of the synthetic rope.
– Use the hoist seated on its base without correctly
wedging it to a sufficiently strong host structure.
– Allow the load to swing under the hoist.
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– Take position or move around under the load.
– Place your hand or any other part of your body near
the synthetic rope passage or drive mechanism
openings.
– Block the hoist in a fixed position or prevent it from
self-aligning with the load.
– Use the hoist without first having checked correct
operation of all its safety equipment.
– Use the hoist for any application other than vertical
lifting of material loads.
– Use the Minifor™ synthetic rope as a slinging device.
– Use any other synthetic rope other than the Minifor™
synthetic rope.
– Allow a tensioned synthetic rope or a load to rub
against or snag on an obstacle.
– Expose the Minifor™ synthetic rope to chemical
substances containing acids.
– Use the hoist with a damaged Minifor™ synthetic
rope.
– Touch the cooling fins while the motor is turning.
– Use the hoist in an explosive environment (hoist not
compliant with ATEX directive).
– Use the hoist or its synthetic rope when the
temperature is less than -10°C or greater than +50°C.
– Use the hoist when the wind speed is greater than
50 km/h.
– Press the control buttons haphazardly repeatedly, or
too quickly.
– Maneuver the hoist by its electric power cable.
– Perform any modification not described in this manual
– Use a high-pressure cleaner or chemical products
(acids, chlorinated products) to clean the hoist.
– To secure the Minifor™ to the hitch of the vehicle by
any other means that the MTA device.
– To move the vehicle with the Minifor™ in use.
– To use the MPM with the end-of-travel stop misplaced.
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