Terms Used; Safety Signs - GeBe 190103 Manual

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under the directives and the law of the Country
of use of the machine. While manufacturing the
machine, we have been provided for all potential
situations of danger and implemented the
appropriate protections. Distraction, light- weight
and too much confidence often cause accidents; as
they can be fatigue and drowsiness. It is therefore
compulsory to read this Manual very carefully and, in
particular, the Section «2 Safety and Prevention».

2.1.1 TERMS USED

Definitions of specific people and situations are
described below, which may directly involve the
machine and/or people in direct contact with the
machine itself.
• USER: The User is the person or entity or
company, which purchased or rented the machine
and which intends to use it for the uses intended for
the purpose.
• DANGEROUS AREA: Any area inside and/or near
a machine in which the presence of an ex- posed
person constitutes a risk to the safety and health of
that person.
• EXPOSED PERSON: Any person wholly or partially
in a danger zone.
• OPERATOR: The person responsible for installing,
operating, adjusting, performing mainte- nance,
cleaning, repairing and transporting the machine.
• SPECIALISED PERSONNEL: As such we mean those
people specially trained and authorized to carry
out maintenance or repairs that require particular
knowledge of the machine, its opera- tion, safety,
intervention methods and who are able to recognize
the dangers deriving from use of the machine and,
therefore, may be able to avoid them.
WARNING
The Instruction Manual for use must be read,
memorized and kept for the entire life of the machine
until it is completely dismantled.
If the Manual is damaged or lost, immediately
request a copy from the Manufacturer. Failure to
comply with what is described in "Section 2 - Safety
and prevention" and any tampering with the safety
devices release the Manufacturer from any liability
in the event of accidents, damage or malfunctions of
the machine.
GENERAL WARNING
- The User undertakes to entrust the machine
exclusively to qualified and trained staff.
- The User is required to take all appropriate
measures to prevent unauthorized people from
using the machine.
- The User undertakes to inform its staff adequately
on the application and compliance with the safety
regulations.
- The User must inform Mega Norge AS if defects or
malfunctions of the accident prevention systems
are found, as well as any situation of presumed
danger.
- The Operator must always use personal protective
equipment (PPE: Personal Protective Equip- ment)
required by legislation and follow the instructions
in this Manual.
- The Operator must comply with all the signs of
danger and WARNING shown on the machine.
- The Operator must not carry out operations on its
own initiative or interventions that are not within
its competence.
- The machine must not be operated with guards
removed or partially damaged.
- The assembly of pieces of other brands or any
changes (in addition to voiding the warranty) may
vary the machine's characteristics and hence affect
its operational safety.

2.1.2 SAFETY SIGNS

The machine has been designed taking all the
possible solutions for the protection and safety of
those who work on it. Nevertheless, the machine
may have residual risks; those risks that that it has
not been possible to eliminate completely in certain
conditions of use.
These potential risks are shown on the machine with
stickers (pictograms), which indicate the different
situations of insecurity and/or danger in essential
form. Keep the warning stickers clean and replace
them immediately when they are removed or
damaged.
Referring to Figure 2, please read what described
below and memorize its meaning.
1) Obligation to wear a helmet during operation
and maintenance operations
2) Obligation to wear protective shoes during
operation and maintenance operations
3) Obligation to wear protective gloves during
operation and maintenance operations
4) Obligation to wear protective goggles during
operation and maintenance operations
5) Obligation to wear hearing protection during
operation and maintenance operations
6) Obligation to wear tight-fitting coveralls/clothing
during operation and maintenance opera- tions
7) Remove the cardan shaft and read the
instructions for use before any intervention on
the machine
8) Warning! Danger of being hooked to the cardan
shaft when it is rotating
9) It is forbidden to extinguish any flames on the
machine with water
10) Warning! Danger to life from electric shock
11) Lubrication point indicator
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