Health And Safety; Intended Purpose; Responsibilities Of The Operating Company; General Responsibilities - Elektron MULTISPOT MI-100control Operating Manual

Resistance welder MULTISPOT MI-100control

Health and safety

2 Health and safety
This section contains an overview of the most important health and safety at work aspects in order to
protect employees and to guarantee safe and trouble-free operation.
Non-compliance with any and all of the information, safe behaviour and procedures etc. contained
herein may entail severe health and safety risks.
2.1

Intended purpose

This equipment has been designed and built for the following purpose(s), exclusively, and shall be
used accordingly:
The MULTISPOT MI-100control resistance welder serves the sole purpose of spot welding during
maintenance work on car bodies, for stock of up to 3 mm sheet gauge and combinations of up to three
sheets within its specifications and limits of use (
"Intended use" and "intended purpose" shall include proper compliance with any and all information
contained in this operating manual.
Any and all use diverting from and / or going beyond the limits as set by the equipment's intended
purpose and use shall be deemed misuse and may entail dangerous situations.
The manufacturer shall not be held liable for any and all damage due to misuse of this equipment.
2.2

Responsibilities of the operating company

2.2.1

General responsibilities

This equipment has been designed for professional use. The owner / operator or operating company
therefore being a businessman or commercial company, they are subject to any and all legal
obligations concerning health and safety at work.
That means, in addition to this operating manual, any and all accident prevention, health and safety at
work and environmental regulations pertaining to this equipment's scope of application shall apply as
well.
This means in particular:
The operating company must be informed about any and all pertinent health and safety at
work regulations and must carry out a risk assessment in order to determine additional
hazards existing under the specific conditions in the specific work environment at the place
of operation. Any and all findings from such a risk assessment must then be used to draw up
additional operating instructions for the operation of this equipment.
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WARNING! Misuse may entail danger!
Misuse of this equipment may entail dangerous situations.
Therefore:
Do not operate this equipment unless clearly within its specs and limits of use
( see "Specifications").
Be sure to use this equipment for welding sheet metal up to 3 mm, galvanised stock
and sheets made of super speed steel (HSS), exclusively.
Do not misuse this equipment for heating, thawing or perhaps even igniting objects.
Do not use this equipment in explosive atmospheres.
Do not open, alter, modify and / or manipulate etc. this equipment.
see "Specifications").