Vestil PG series - Manual (Page 2)

We produce several models of heavy duty pipe grab so that our customers may select a
product that satisfies specific requirements. The products identified on the front page
conform to the generalized performance specifications disclosed in this manual. Each
model fulfills our demanding standards for quality, safety and durability.
S
AFETY
P
RINCIPLES
Vestil Manufacturing Corp. recognizes the critical importance of workplace safety. Each
person who might participate in the assembly, use, operation, or maintenance of the
product must read this manual. Read the entire manual and fully understand the
directions BEFORE assembling, using or maintaining the pipe grab. If you do not
understand an instruction, contact Vestil for clarification. Failure to adhere to the
directions in this manual may result in serious personal injury or even death.
Vestil is not liable for any injury or property damage that occurs as a consequence of
failing to apply the safe operation and maintenance procedures explained in this manual or
that appear on safety warning labels affixed to the product. Failure to exercise good
judgment and common sense may result in property damage, serious personal injury, or
death, and are not the responsibility of Vestil.
This manual applies the hazard identification methods suggested for instruction manuals
by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in ANSI standard Z535.6-2006. In
accordance with ANSI guidelines for hazard warning language, this manual identifies
personal injury risks and situations that could lead to property damage with SIGNAL
WORDS. These signal words announce an associated safety message. The reader must
understand that the signal word chosen to identify a particular safety hazard categorizes the
seriousness of that hazard according to the following convention:
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, WILL result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY. Use of
this signal word is limited to the most extreme situations.
These symbols
identify hazards
that may result in
personal injury
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, COULD result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, COULD result in MINOR or MODERATE injury.
Although Z535.6-2006 approves the use of “CAUTION” without an
accompanying safety alert symbol (black equilateral triangle with
yellow exclamation point) as an alternative to “NOTICE”, this
manual differentiates between hazards that pose a risk of
personal injury and those that create mere property damage
situations. CAUTION appears exclusively in conjunction with
the safety alert symbol to identify injury risks.
Identifies practices not related to personal injury,
such as operation that could damage the table. No safety alert
symbol (equilateral triangle enclosing an exclamation point)
accompanies this signal word.
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