Information On The Operating Instructions - DEMAG DC-Com 1 Operating Instructions Manual

The following symbols and instructions warn against possible injuries or damage and are intended to assist you in
your work.
DANGER
This symbol indicates an immediate hazard which can result in serious injury or death.
– Follow these instructions at all times and be particularly careful and cautious.
WARNING
This symbol indicates a possibly hazardous situation which might result in serious injury or death.
– Follow these instructions at all times and be particularly careful and cautious.
CAUTION
This symbol indicates a possibly hazardous situation which might result in medium to light injury or damage.
– Follow these instructions at all times and be particularly careful and cautious.
Operating hazard for the machine.
● This symbol indicates information on the appropriate use of the machine.
● This symbol in the operating instructions indicates all warnings which, if not complied with, may result in mal‐
functions or damage.
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Information on the operating instructions

These operating instructions are designed to provide the owner and operator with useful instructions for transport‐
ing, putting into service, operating and maintaining our chain hoists. These operating instructions are an integral
part of the machine.
Persons entrusted with the various types of work must know and comply with the safety regulations and the oper‐
ating instructions.
The machine may only be operated by personnel who are fully familiar with the operating instructions. In particu‐
lar, they contain the "Safety" section and the relevant safety instructions in the working sections of these operat‐
ing instructions.
The operating instructions must be available to operating personnel at all times to prevent operating errors and to
ensure smooth and trouble-free operation of our products. They must be kept in the immediate vicinity.
Demag chain hoists are delivered ready for operation as a complete machine with a control pendant or as partly
completed machinery without a control pendant.
Complete machine
Based on Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, the chain hoist is also designated as a machine in the sense of a
complete machine in the following.
For a chain hoist delivered ready for operation in the sense of a complete machine, we confirm conformity with
the requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC by means of the attached EC declaration of conformity.
Partly completed machinery
These instructions inform the manufacturer of an installation with a chain hoist about:
● basic technical information,
● some typical risks,
● the assembly and operation of the chain hoist.
The instructions contained in this document may be used as the basis for the risk assessment and operating in‐
structions which must be compiled by the manufacturer of the installation in compliance with the Machinery Direc‐
tive.
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