Operating Personnel Requirements - DEMAG DRC-MJ D3 User Manual

2.4 Operating personnel
requirements
2.4.1 Responsibility of the owner
2.4.2 Qualification of personnel
Owner
The owner is the person who operates the product for commercial purposes or
lends it to third parties for use/operation. While it is use, the owner bears legal
product responsibility for the protection of individuals who work on or with the
product or any third parties.
The owner is obliged to ensure that the specified health and safety measures
comply with the latest rules and regulations and to observe new regulations over
the entire service life of the product.
Special local conditions or applications can lead to situations which are not
considered in this user manual/assembly instructions. In such cases, the required
safety measures must be defined and implemented by the owner. Necessary
measures may also relate, for example, to the handling of dangerous tools and the
provision/wearing of personal protection equipment. The user manual/assembly
instructions must, if required, be supplemented by the owner with instructions
relating to organisation of work, working procedures, authorised personnel,
supervising and reporting obligations, etc.
Owner's obligations
The product is used for commercial purposes. Therefore, the owner is subject to
the legal obligations for health and safety at the place of work.
General safety, accident prevention and environmental protection regulations
that apply where the product is in operation must be observed and complied
with in addition to the safety warnings contained in this user manual/assembly
instructions.
The owner must ensure that
• any further working and safety instructions resulting from the risk assessment of
the control system workplaces are specified in operating procedures.
• the user manual/assembly instructions are always kept available in the
immediate vicinity of the product for installation, operating, maintenance and
cleaning personnel.
• personnel are trained in accordance with the work to be performed.
• the product is only operated when in safe and proper working order.
• safety devices are always kept freely accessible and are checked regularly.
• national regulations for use of the product are observed.
• any specified regular checks and inspections are carried out on time and are
documented.
The owner is urged to develop procedures and guidelines for any malfunctions, to
instruct users and to affix these instructions at a suitable place where they can be
easily seen.
A specialist must have the following qualifications:
• Specialist training as well as knowledge and experience
• Must have knowledge of the relevant specialist terms and regulations
• Can assess the tasks given to him or her, identify potential hazards and take
suitable safety measures
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