Operator's Requirements - Maggi EVOLUTION 1000 User And Maintenance Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER
Manufacturer: MAGGI TECHNOLOGY S.r.l.
Address: Via delle Regioni, 299—50052
City: CERTALDO (FI)
Nation: ITALY
Tel. +39 0571 63541
Fax. +39 0571 664275
E-mail: service@maggi-technology.com
1.1 Definition of operator
In accordance with Directive 98/37/EEC of 23rd July 1998 (adopted in Italy by D.P.R. 459 del 24 luglio 1996),
Annex I, Essential Health and Safety Requirements 1.1.1, in this manual an operator is defined as being:
The person or persons given the ask of installing, operating, adjusting, maintaining, cleaning, repair-
ing or moving machinery.
1.1.1 Operator requirements
The operator shall be a person who is physically fit, in full possession of his mental faculties, aware and re-
sponsible of the dangers that using the machine may generate.
Before carrying out any operation, the employer shall provide adequate operator information and training as
provided for in Directive 89/391/EEC (adopted in Italy by Legislative Decree 626/94, articles 21 and 22).
The operator who is not in optimum psychophysical conditions shall for no reason carry out any type of opera-
tion with the machine.
1.1.2 Operator prohibitions
The state of health of the of the operator in charge of using the machine is very important in order to
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avoid accidents at work.
It is deemed of fundamental importance to underline that the operator who is not in perfect psychophysi-
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cal faculties condition can cause serious harm to himself, others, animals or property present in the work
area.
The operator in charge of operating the machine the machine shall not take substances that can alter
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his physical or mental abilities (such as medicines, alcohol, narcotics, etc.).
If for any reason the operator should, for a certain period, take substances that reduce his psychophysi-
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cal faculties, he shall immediately inform the person in charge of plant (or building site) safety, who will
provide for his temporary suspension from this task.
The entire suspension and reinstatement procedure shall be followed adequate medical documentation.
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The operator should not allow unauthorised persons to approach the machine during its operation or
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use it for any reason.
The machine should be used by operator age 18 or older.
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The operator shall wear clothing suitable for the job to be carried out on the machine.
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