Table Of Contents - R&M LOADMATE LM01 Operator's Manual

Electric Chain Hoist Operator's Manual/EN/11.30.10
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Table of contents

1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Contact Information ................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Disclaimer of Warranty.............................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Disclaimer of Liability ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 Indemnity .................................................................................................................................................. 4
2 SCOPE AND PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Installation and Maintenance Manual ....................................................................................................... 5
3 SAFETY ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Training Requirements.............................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 Introduction to Safety ................................................................................................................................ 7
3.3 Owner / User / Operator Responsibilities ................................................................................................. 8
3.4 Recommended Operator Qualifications .................................................................................................. 10
4 ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................................... 11
4.1 General Hoist Construction ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Lifting Medium ......................................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Power for Operation ................................................................................................................................ 11
4.4 Suspension Types .................................................................................................................................. 12
4.5 Directional Travel of Overhead Hoists .................................................................................................... 14
4.6 Principal Parts of an Electric Chain Hoist ............................................................................................... 16
5 SAFE OPERATING PRACTICES ............................................................................................................. 24
5.1 Before Each Shift or The First Time the Hoist is Used Each Shift ......................................................... 24
5.2 Before Operating A Hoist and Applying a Load ...................................................................................... 27
5.3 Moving the Load ..................................................................................................................................... 29
5.4 Parking the Load ..................................................................................................................................... 30
5.5 Hoist Limit Devices ................................................................................................................................. 31
5.6 General Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 31
5.7 Recommended General Do Not's ........................................................................................................... 32
5.8 Operator Hand Signals ........................................................................................................................... 33
6 APPENDIX - A - DEFINITIONS OF ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST TERMS .................................................. 34
7 APPENDIX - B - REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 37
8 APPENDIX - C - RECOMMENDED PRACTICES - ELECTRIC POWERED HOISTS ............................. 39
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