Lukas SC 350 E - Manual (Page 8)

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3. Intended Use
LUKAS eDRAULIC devices have been specially designed to rescue or retrieve the bodies
of victims of road, rail or aircraft accidents or to be used during rescue operations from
buildings. LUKAS eDRAULIC cutters and combi tools are used to free injured persons at
accident scenes by cutting through doors, roof beams and hinges. LUKAS eDRAULIC
spreaders and combi tools can also be used to free trapped persons by forcing open doors
or to move obstacles aside with the aid of a chain set. LUKAS eDRAULIC rescue rams are
used to free persons who have become trapped during a car accident when the spreader
does not open wide enough, for example by spreading or lifting parts of vehicles. During
other catastrophic events, rescue rams and spreaders can also be used to move objects to
rescue persons who have been buried or trapped.
Care must be taken that the object to be worked on has been secured using stable supports
or by underpinning it.
LUKAS eDRAULIC devices are
NOT suitable for underwater use.
WARNING / CAUTION!
Care must be taken that the object to be worked on has been secured using
stable supports or by underpinning it.
WARNING / CAUTION / ATTENTION!
The following may not be cut / squeezed:
-
live cables
- hardened parts such as springs, spring steels, steering columns and rollers
- tubes / hoses under gas or liquid pressure,
- compound materials (steel/concrete)
- explosive bodies such as airbag cartridges
The operating pressure set on the rescue device may only be directly changed
after consultation with LUKAS. A change in settings may result in damage to
property and/or injuries.
LUKAS eDRAULIC devices are
not explosion-proof!
When deploying the devices in potentially explosive areas, it
must be ensured that:
- it cannot cause an explosion.
- working with the device will not cause an explosion; for example, formation of
sparks when cutting an object.
The responsibility for explosion prevention or for ruling out work with an eDRAULIC
device rests with the operator of the device or with the person responsible at the
place of use.
When working in areas at risk of explosion, all applicable legal,
national and international regulations, standards and safety rules
for preventing explosions must be observed without exception!
The rescue equipment should not come into contact with acids or alkalis. If this is
unavoidable, clean the equipment immediately afterwards with a suitable cleaning
agent.