Safety Measures - Scaleo medical POWEO 150 User Manual

The patient lifters can tip over if the lifter is not used correctly. Not conforming to the following safety
measures could lead to serious bodily harm to the patient or the carer.
So please read the following instructions carefully.
1. Before executing any maintenance, cleaning, or transport procedure, be sure to unplug the lifter.
2. If the lifter breaks down or has a malfunction, do not try to repair it yourself. You should seek the help of a
qualified technician, an authorised distributor, or the customer service department of SCALEO Medical.
3. Always demand original authorised spare parts.
4. The proper use of this device, just like the use of any electrical and mechanical device requires the abidance to
certain fundamental and common rules, such as not pulling the electrical power cables in order to unplug the
current card after the battery has been recharged.
5. Apply the brakes when the patient lifter needs to be still. Check that it is properly immobilised.
6. For cleaning the equipment and the accessories, use standard and approved products.
7. Recharge the battery every evening.
8. Abnormal use :
• Using the lifter while battery alarm is on.
• Using functions without explanation.
• Use of the lifter or its accessories by children.
• Using the patient lifter with a higher than 150 kg load
• Outdoor use.
• Use, with or without a patient, on a slope.
• Moving the patient lifter over non cleared floors, or thick carpets.
• Plugging the lifter's charger onto incorrect voltage may cause the charger or the battery destruction and/or
malfunctions of the battery charging function.
• Plugging in electrical appliances other than originally intended
• Cleaning the lifter with excessive water, or with a pressurised hose
• Guiding the lifter by using the suspension or other non intended parts
• Using damaged, torn, or worn slings
Injury or damage to the equipment may occur if the Poweo ® 150 is not properly used, more precisely if :
a. the protective covers of the chassis are taken off by non qualified personnel.
b. a regular maintenance is not set up,
c. maximum load capacity is exceeded,
d. repairs or electrical modifications are made by non qualified personnel.
If you experience any problems with the equipment, observe any faulty or damaged parts or electrical
malfunctions, contact our customer services which will either take care of your problem directly, or
communicate the contact details of a qualified authorised dealer close to you. In all case, you must
require that original and new spare parts be used.

SAFETY MEASURES