KERN & SOHN HFT 15T5 - Manual (Page 7)

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2 General Safety Instructions
2.1 Duties of the owner-operator
Follow national accident prevention regulations and all operator health and safety at
work and operating regulations.
• Observe all safety regulations of the crane manufacturer.
• The balance may only be used for the proposed purpose. Any type of use which
is not specified in these operating instructions, will be considered as improper
use. The customer is solely responsible for material damage and injury of persons
resulting from an improper use, Messrs. KERN & Sohn will not be liable under
any circumstance.
Messrs . KERN & Sohn cannot be held liable, if the crane scales are modified or
used improperly and if damage is resulting from such use.
• Inspect and service crane balance, crane and load suspension devices regularly
(see chap. 10.3).
• Log the test result and keep it in the logbook.
2.2 Organizational measures
• Only trained and instructed staff may operate the balance.
• Make sure that the operating instructions are kept nearby the operation site of the
crane scales.
• Assembly, commissioning and maintenance should only be carried out by trained
specialists.
• Repair of safety-relevant pieces may only be carried out by KERN or by service
partners authorized by Messrs. KERN. (competence certificate or training).
• Use original spare parts only.
• All repairs and spare parts must be documented by the service partner (see list,
chap. 11.2).
• All maintenance must be documented (see checklist chap. 11.1).
• Load suspending components may only be exchanged as a complete spare parts
set. The dimensions of the new components must be noted (see checklist chapter
11.1).
2.3 Pay attention to the instructions in the Operation Manual
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Carefully read this operation manual before setup and
commissioning, even if you are already familiar with KERN balances.
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All language versions contain a non-binding translation.
The original German is binding.