R&M Materials Handling WIRE ROPE HOISTS - Manual (Page 5)

R&M Materials Handling, Inc.
4501 Gateway Boulevard
Springfield, Ohio 45502
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If the control position is located on the hoist, check that you can exit from the hoist safely irrespective
of the hoist’s position on the runway.
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Check that there are adequate walkways and service platforms on the hoist and/or adequate
equipment at the operating site for servicing and inspecting the hoist.
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Check that the hoist meets the applicable safety requirements.
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Check that the hoist meets the applicable operating requirements.
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Ensure that the components, electrical connections and steel structures of the hoist have been
inspected and certified as defect-free.
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Ensure that the test loading, test drive and commissioning inspection have been properly carried out
and that the handover log has been properly completed.
2.4 Safety instructions for operating the hoist
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Follow these instructions when operating the hoist:
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Read all the instructions supplied with the hoist. The hoist operator must be familiar with the
instructions and follow them.
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The hoist operator must be competent for the task, must know all the controls of the hoist and must
be able to use them correctly and safely.
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The hoist operator must know how to operate the hoist and must be aware of any risk of accident
posed by the operating site.
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Learn how to operate the hoist in safe conditions before actually starting to work with the hoist. Learn
how to control the movements of the hook and load. Use the Hoist Owner’s Manual to familiarize
yourself with the hoist and hoist controls.
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Familiarize yourself with the signs and warnings marked on the hoist. The direction symbols for hoist
motions are the same as the symbols marked on the pushbutton controller. Check the direction
symbols in the Hoist Owner’s Manual.
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Learn the hand signals for indicating hoisting motion, trolley traversing and crane travel. The hoist
operator should only accept hand signals from a person authorized to give them.
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Ensure that there is adequate lighting as well as proper tools and equipment for the working site, and
that appropriate working procedures are established.
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Follow these instructions when preparing to start work:
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If the hoist is provided with motion locking devices (eg, rail clamps), open the locking devices before
using the hoist.
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Before switching on the main current, ensure that all controls are in the 0-position.
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Connect current to the hoist by turning on the safety switches for main current and for control current.
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Close the main contactor by pressing the ’START’ pushbutton.
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If the pushbutton incorporates a selection switch, ensure that the selection switch is in the correct
position before using the control pushbuttons.
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Check that all safety switches operate.
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Check that the brakes operate.
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A hoist that operates outdoors or in cold indoor premises which has been out of service for a longer
than normal period of time should always be first started to move the hook upwards in order to avoid
damage to the roping from freezing of the rope guide.
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Follow these instructions when operating the hoist: