Safety Measures At The Working Area; Preparations - Hilti D-LP 15 Operating Instructions Manual

2. Safety precautions
■ Always avoid adopting a bent-over body position
when carrying heavy items, i.e. keep your back
straight when lifting and carrying. Maintain a secure
stance, especially when using ladders or when work-
ing from scaffolding.
■ Use the handles provided for transportation of the
drive unit and control unit. Ensure that the handles
are always kept clean and free of grease.
■ If the drive unit and control unit are to be trans-
ported by means of a crane, the lifting points provid-
ed must be used.
■ Only suitable, conventional site cranes or mobile
cranes may be used for lifting.
2.5
Safety measures at the danger areas
■ Safety measures must be implemented in the area
where sawing is taking place to ensure that operators
and bystanders cannot be injured or property dama-
ged by debris that may fly off or fall down (broken-
off diamond segments, small stones, sawing slurry,
etc.) while sawing is in progress. Safety measures
must also be implemented in the area not directly
visible to the operator, i.e. behind where sawing is
taking place.
■ Persons must NEVER enter the danger area (3
meters in all directions from the line of the cut to be
made) while the blade drive is switched on.
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Secure the working area. Ensure that no persons can
be injured or property / equipment damaged by falling
objects or debris that may fly off during the sawing
operation.
1. Approval must be obtained from the site engineer or
site management before beginning the sawing
work.
2. Find out whether overcutting at corners is permit-
ted. If not, the corresponding corner holes must be
planned and drilled first.
3. Check that the area is cordoned off, that supports
are in place and warnings to third parties are dis-
played.
When setting up and operating the saw system and
when removing parts that have been cut away,
always ensure that no persons are below the area in
which you are working. Falling objects could cause
serious injury.
The danger area may be entered only when the machi-
ne is switched off at the main switch (emergency-off
button pressed).
2.6

Preparations

■ Keep the working area tidy and always unroll the
full length of hoses and cables. Untidiness and bad
organisation of the working area can lead to accidents.
■ Make sure that no gas, water, electricity or other
supply lines are located in the cutting area. Supply
lines located close to the cutting area which could be
damaged by falling parts, for instance, must be spe-
cially protected and, if necessary, temporarily switched
off etc.
■ Ensure that the cooling water used is drained or
extracted in a suitably controlled manner. Water that is
allowed to drain away or spray around in an uncon-
trolled manner can lead to damage or accidents. The
fact that water could drain away into internal, hidden
cavities, e.g. in brickwork or masonry, must also be
taken into account.
■ Make a careful note of any influence the immediate
surroundings may have on operations. Do not use the
hydraulic saw system in areas where there is a risk of