General Safety Recommendations - BRADEN CH400B Installation Maintenance And Service Manual

GENERAL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

Safety for operators and ground personnel is of prime concern. Always take the necessary precautions to ensure safety
to others as well as yourself. To ensure safety, the prime mover and hoist must be operated with care and concern by
the operator for the equipment, and a thorough knowledge of the machine's performance capabilities. The following
recommendations are offered as a general safety guide. Local rules and regulations will also apply.
Failure to obey the following safety recommendations may
result in property damage, personal injury, or death.
1. Be certain equipment (boom, sheave blocks, pendants, etc.)
is either lowered to the ground or blocked securely before
servicing, adjusting, or repairing hoist.
2. Be sure personnel are clear of work area BEFORE operat-
ing hoist.
3. Read all warning and caution tags provided for safe opera-
tion and service of the hoist and become familiar with the
operation and function of all controls before operating the
hoist.
4. Inspect rigging and hoist at the beginning of each work shift.
Defects should be corrected immediately. Do not operate a
hoist with defects.
5. Keep equipment in good operating condition.
scheduled servicing and adjustments listed in the Preven-
tive Maintenance section of this manual.
6. An equipment warm-up procedure is recommended for
all start-ups and essential at ambient temperatures below
+40°F (+4°C). Refer to "Warm-up Procedure" listed in the
Preventive Maintenance section of this manual.
7. Do not exceed the maximum pressure (PSI, kPa) or flow
(GPM, lpm) stated in the hoist specifications found in the
specific sales brochure.
8. Operate hoist line speeds to match job conditions.
9. Protective gloves should be used when handling wire rope.
10. Never attempt to handle wire rope when the hook end is not
free. Keep all parts of body and clothing clear of cable roll-
ers, cable entry area of fairleads, sheaves and hoist drum.
11. When winding wire rope on the hoist drum, never attempt to
maintain tension by allowing wire rope to slip through hands.
Always use the hand-over-hand technique.
12. Never use wire rope with broken strands. Replace wire rope
that is damaged. Refer to wire rope supplier manual.
13. Do not weld on any part of the hoist without approval from
PACCAR Winch Engineering.
14. Use only recommended hydraulic oil and gear lubricant.
15. Keep hydraulic system clean and free from contamination at
all times.
16. Use correct size cable anchor for wire rope and pocket in
hoist drum.
17. Do not use knots to secure or attach wire rope.
18. The BRADEN designed wire rope anchors are not intended
to support the rated load. ALWAYS maintain a minimum of
five wraps of wire rope on the drum. It is recommended that
the last five wraps of wire rope be painted bright red to serve
as a visual reminder.
19. Never attempt to clean, oil or perform any maintenance on
a machine with the engine or prime mover running, unless
instructed to do so in this manual.
20. Never operate hoist controls unless you are properly posi-
tioned at the operators station and you are sure personnel
are clear of the work area.
21. Assure that personnel who are responsible for hand signals
are clearly visible and that the signals to be used are thor-
oughly understood by everyone.
22. Ground personnel should stay in view of the operator and
clear of the hoist drum. Do not allow ground personnel near
wire rope under tension. A safe distance of 1-1/2 times the
working length of the wire rope should be maintained.
Perform
23. Install guarding to prevent personnel from getting any part
of body or clothing caught at a point where the cable is
wrapped onto the drum or drawn through guide rollers or
potential pinch points.
24. Install switches or valves that will shut off power to the hoist,
in locations where they can be reached by anyone entan-
gled in the wire rope before being drawn into the hoist or any
pinch point.
25. Deadman controls, which automatically shut off power to the
hoist whenever the operator leaves his station or releases
the hoist control lever, should be installed whenever practi-
cal.
26. Never allow anyone to position any part of body under a
suspended load.
27. Avoid sudden shock loads or attempting to jerk a load free.
This type of operation may cause heavy loads, in excess of
rated capacity, which may result in failure of wire rope, hoist
or crane structure.
28. Whenever possible, install the hoist in a location that is not
immediately adjacent to a "normal" operator's station.
29. All hoist controls shall be located within easy reach of the op-
erator. The controls shall be installed in such a location that
the operator is removed from the electrical path to ground if
the load, rigging, or wire rope come in contact with or within
proximity to an electrically energized conductor.
30. Before operating the hoist, be sure ALL safety procedures
for the equipment or vehicle the hoist is mounted on are
properly followed and/or in place.
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