Areas Of Responsibility Of The Operator; Operator Responsibilities; Personnel Qualification; Residual Dangers - Wacker Neuson AP1840 Series Operator's Manual

The following in particular are considered structural changes:
Opening the machine and the permanent removal of components.
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Installing spare parts that do not originate from Wacker Neuson or are not comparable in the design
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system and quality of the original parts.
Attaching accessories that do not originate from Wacker Neuson.
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Spare parts or accessories that originate from Wacker Neuson can be safely mounted. They can be
found on the Internet under www.wackerneuson.com.
4.4

Areas of responsibility of the operator

The operator is the individual who personally operates this machine for industrial or commercial
purposes or who entrusts a third party with the use. The operator bears legal responsibility for his/her
protection as well as that of third parties.
The user must make the operator's manual available to the operator and ensure that this has been read
and understood.
All people whose working area includes the transport of the rechargeable battery are to be instructed in
the requirements for transporting hazardous goods before commencing work.
4.5

Operator responsibilities

Know and implement the applicable industrial safety regulations.
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Use a risk assessment to identify the dangers that result from the working conditions at the site of
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application.
Create operating instructions for the operation of this machine.
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Periodically check whether the user instructions correspond to the current state of regulations.
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Clearly regulate and specify the responsibilities for installation, operation, troubleshooting,
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maintenance and cleaning.
Regularly train employees and inform them about potential hazards.
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Periodically refresh the instruction.
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Keep records of the training received and provide them to the competent authorities upon request.
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Provide employees with the necessary equipment.
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4.6

Personnel qualification

This machine may only be installed and operated by trained personnel.
The rechargeable battery may only be transported by specially trained or instructed personnel.
Faulty operation, misuse or operation by untrained personnel can endanger health of the operator or
third parties and lead to damage to or total loss of the machine.
In addition, the operator should be:
physically and mentally fit.
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not under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication that can impair responsiveness.
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familiar with the safety instructions in this manual.
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familiar with the intended use of this machine.
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instructed in the independent operation of the machine.
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4.7

Residual dangers

Residual dangers in particular are hazards when dealing with machines that, despite a safe design,
cannot be eliminated.
These residual dangers are not obvious and may be the source of a possible injury or health hazard.
If unforeseeable residual dangers occur, the operation of the machine is to be stopped immediately and
the competent supervisor is to be informed. This supervisor shall make the following decisions and
initiate everything required to eliminate the occurring danger.
If necessary, the machine manufacturer is to be informed.
4.8

General safety instructions

The safety instructions in this chapter include the "General Safety Instructions", which should be
reported in the manual in accordance with the applicable standards. There may be information that is
not relevant to this machine.
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