Safety Procedures; Manual Handling - Rotabroach RD140 User Manual

Issue 4 Original v ersion March 2 010
[2] S AFETY P ROCEDURES
READ B EFORE U SING T HE M ACHINE
Always s ecure t he m achine w ith t he s afety s trap R D4329 b efore s tarting t o o perate -­‐ f or t he u ser's
protection i n c ase t he m agnetic b ase b reaks l oose w hilst i n u se. F ailure t o d o s o m ay r esult i n p ersonal i njury.
Always w ear a pproved e ye a nd e ar p rotection w hen t he e quipment i s i n o peration. F ailure t o d o s o m ay
result i n p ersonal i njury.
Disconnect f rom h ydraulic s upply s ource w hen c hanging c utters o r w orking o n t he m achine. E nsure t hat t he
hydraulic s upply i s c onnected a fter p ositioning t he m achine.
Never p ick t he m achine u p b y t he c utter a s t his i s s harp a nd m ay i njure y ou.
Always e nsure c utter r etaining s crews a re s ecure – t hey c an s ometimes v ibrate l oose d uring u se.
Regularly c lear t he w ork a rea a nd m achine o f s warf a nd d irt, p aying p articular a ttention t o t he u nderside o f
the m agnet b ase.
With a g loved h and, a nd a fter s witching o ff, r emove a ny s warf, w hich m ight h ave g athered a round t he c utter
and a rbor b efore p roceeding w ith t he n ext h ole.
Before o perating t he m achine, r emove t ie, r ings, w atches a nd a ny l oose a dornments, w hich m ight e ntangle
with t he r otating m achinery. E nsure l ong h air i s t ied b ack.
Ensure t hat t he m agnet i s f ully a ctivated b efore a ttempting t o c ut a h ole.
Should t he c utter b ecome ' fast' i n t he w ork p iece, s witch o ff t he m otor i mmediately t o p revent p ersonal
injury. D isconnect f rom t he p neumatic s upply a nd t urn a rbor t o a nd f ro. D o n ot a ttempt t o f ree t he c utter b y
switching t he m otor o n a nd o ff.
If t he m achine i s a ccidentally d ropped, a lways t horoughly e xamine t he m achine f or s igns o f d amage a nd c heck
that i t f unctions c orrectly b efore t rying t o d rill a h ole.
Regularly i nspect t he m achine a nd c heck t hat a ll n uts a nd s crews a re t ight.
Cutting t ools m ay s hatter a lways e xtended t he g uard o ver t he c utter d uring t he d rilling o peration. F ailure t o
do s o m ay r esult i n p ersonal i njury. W hen m oving t he m achine e nsure t he g uard i s o ver t he c utter f ailure t o d o
so m ay c ause i njury.
On c ompletion o f t he c ut, a s lug w ill b e e jected. D O N OT o perate t he m achine i f t he e jected s lug m ay c ause
injury.
Ensure a n a dequate s upply o f c oolant i s s upplied t o t he c utter d uring t he c utting c ycle.
Manual h andling
When m oving t he m achine a lways e nsure t hat y ou u se t he c arry h andle o n t he m achine f ailure t o d o s o m ay
cause d amage t o t he m achine.
Caution t his m achine i s h eavy a nd m ay r equire h elp m anoeuvring e specially w hen w orking
overhead.
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