Owner's Responsibilities - Kelley aFX-C User Manual

owner's responsibiLiTies

The owner's responsibilities include the following:
The owner should recognize the inherent danger of the
interface between dock and transport vehicle. The owner
should, therefore, train and instruct operators in the safe use
of dock leveling devices.
When a transport vehicle is positioned as closely as practical
to a dock leveling device, there shall be at least 4" of overlap
between the front edge of the lip and the edge of the floor or
sill of the transport vehicle.
Nameplates, cautions, instructions and posted warnings shall
not be obscured from the view of operating or maintenance
personnel for whom such warnings are intended.
Manufacturer's recommended periodic maintenance and
inspection procedures in effect at date of shipment shall be
followed and written records of the performance of these
procedures should be kept.
Dock leveling devices that are structurally damaged or
have experienced a sudden loss of support while under
load, such as might occur when a transport vehicle is pulled
out from under the dock leveling device, shall be removed
from service, inspected by the manufacturer's authorized
representative, and repaired as needed before being placed
back in service.
The owner shall see that all nameplates, caution and
instruction markings or labels are in place and legible and
that the appropriate operating and maintenance manuals
are provided to users.
Modifications or alterations of dock leveling devices
shall be made only with written permission of the original
manufacturer.
When industrial vehicles are driven on and off transport
vehicles during the loading and unloading operation, the
brakes on the transport vehicle shall be applied and wheel
chocks or positive restraints that provide the equivalent
protection of wheel chocks engaged.
The dock leveler should never be used outside its vertical
working range or vertical lifting range or outside the
manufacturer's labeled rated capacity. It must also be
compatible with the loading equipment and other conditions
relating to the dock.
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