Personnel Qualification; Personal Protective Equipment - Sav NEO 2000 Operating Instructions Manual

SAV 531.01 2 SAFETY
Operating conditions
Never use lifting magnets without having read and understood the operating instructions.
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Always arrange the load horizontally.
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Use the lifting magnet as an individual unit.
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Never lift multiple load items together.
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The workpiece always has to fully cover the pole surfaces of the magnet.
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If possible, avoids air gaps between the load and pole surface, caused by, for example, unevenness, rough
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surfaces, dirt and burrs.
Avoid thin loads if possible.
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Lift and move loads made of material with the highest possible ferromagnetic alloy content (e.g. Fe and Co). The
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adhesion forces are significantly reduced on stainless steel, cast iron or materials with a high nickel content.
2.2

Personnel qualification

The minimum age for personnel is 18 years.
The personnel have to be familiar with the regulations on health and safety and accident prevention.
Operating personnel
To exclude potential errors and hazards, only authorised persons are permitted to work with the lifting magnets.
The operator is responsible for third parties in the working area.
Qualified personnel
The permanent lifting magnets may only be maintained, serviced and repaired by instructed and authorised
qualified personnel with adequate training (e.g. metalworker, mechanic). Qualified personnel have to have read and
understood the operating instructions.
2.3

Personal protective equipment

Always wear safety goggles for protection against ejected swarf.
Wear safety shoes and safety gloves during all work.
Wear a hard
hat
NOTE!
The responsibilities for different tasks on the machine must be clearly
specified and observed. The owner must make the operating instructions
accessible to the operator and must ensure that the operator has read and
understood it.
Wear safety
goggles
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Wear safety
gloves
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Wear safety
shoes
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