Specific Risks; Prevention Systems - Fenix TRC-700 Instrucciones

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6. SPECIFIC RISKS

Braking system failure
May occur due to braking system deficiencies
or bad installation. If it stops working it could
cause a serious risk due to the raised load
being out of control and may injure users or
hit materials next to the tower.
Loss of stability
If the tower is placed on a sloping ground or
a surface that is not completely flat, there is a
risk of losing stability which would lead to a
90º overturn with risk of serious injuries for
workers.
Objects dropping to a different level
As an elevation equipment and due to its
working height, there is a serious risk of
raised objects dropping to a different level,
either due to securing mechanism failure,
part wear, dirt, etc., or incorrect use of the
ground support tower (E.g.: for goods over
the maximum load allowed). Sudden drop
of raised goods implies a serious risk for the
worker.
Knocks and/or contusions due to objects
This risk only occasionally causes an accident
to the worker running the operation due to
his location during the elevation process; the
risk of knocks from a raised element is more
likely to affect people walking by or whose
workplace is next to the ground support
tower.
Its origin may be due to a loss of stability,
malfunctioning of structural elements, safety
systems, securing systems, etc.
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7. PREVENTION SYSTEMS

About braking system failure
Equip with winch according to BGV D8 y
2006/42/CE directive.
About loss of stability
Maintenance of ground support tower
stability must basically be as per the following
measures:
• Professionalization, training and risk
awareness of ground support tower users.
• Equip with different safety devices and
advices from the manufacturer to reinforce
stability, as:
- Bubble level to help vertical adjustment.
- Specify maximum load that the ground
support tower can raise.
About objects falling to a different level,
knocks and/or contusions with objects
The risk of objects falling to a different level
can be prevented by using homologated
safety elements, e.g., a safety pin which
fixes the inner profile of the ground support
tower in its working position, so the cable
does not support load and guaranteeing
the impossibility of a drop. In the event of
cable breakage, the braking system will act
automatically. Furthermore, if steel elements
have been zinc coated it protects the entire
unit from oxidation and corrosion.
These risks can also be minimised with
correct ground support tower maintenance.
The user must perform periodical inspections
on safety elements and make the necessary
repairs in case deficiencies are detected.
Moreover, the consequences of these risks
can be reduced limiting an access area to
the ground support tower and with a correct
training of personnel.
About noise emissions
This equipment does not produce more than
80 dB.