Requirements To Staff; Personal Protective Equipment; Safety Devices - unicraft ESW Series Operating Instructions Manual

2.3 Requirements to staff

Qualifications
The different tasks described in this manual represent
different requirements to the qualification of the persons
entrusted with these tasks.
WARNING!
Danger in case of insufficient quali-
fication of the staff!
Insufficiently qualified persons cannot estimate the
risks while using the electrical cable winch and
expose themselves and others to the danger of
severe or lethal injuries.
- Have all works only performed by qualified persons.
- Keep insufficiently qualified persons out of the work-
ing area.
Only persons reliable working procedures can be ex-
pected from, are allowed to perform all works. Persons
the responsiveness of which is affected by e. g. drugs,
alcohol or medication, are not allowed to work with the
machine.
The qualifications of the personnel for the different tasks
are mentioned below:
Operator
The operator is instructed by the operating company
about the assigned tasks and possible risks in case of
improper behaviour. Any tasks which need to be per-
formed beyond the operation in the standard mode must
only be performed by the operator if it is indicated in
these instructions and if the operating company expres-
sively commissioned the operator.
Qualified electrician
Due to the electrician's specialised training, know-how,
experience and knowledge of pertinent standards and
regulations the electrician is in a position to work on the
electrical systems, and autonomously identify and avoid
potential hazards.
Qualified personnel
Due to their professional training, knowledge and experi-
ence as well as their knowledge of relevant regulations
the specialist staff is able to perform the assigned tasks
and to recognise and avoid any possible dangers them-
selves.
Manufacturer
Certain works may only be performed by specialist per-
sonnel of the manufacturer. Other personnel is not au-
thorized to perform these works. Please contact our cu-
stomer service for the execution of all arising work.
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2.4 Personal protective equipment

The personal protective equipment serves to protect per-
sons against impairments of safety and health while
working. The staff member has to wear personal protec-
tive equipment while performing different tasks on and
with the machine which are indicated in the individual
paragraphs of these instructions.
The personal protective equipment is explained in the
following paragraph:
Head protection
The industrial helmet protects the head against
falling objects and knocks against stationary objects
items.
Protective gloves
The protective gloves provide protection for the
hands against sharp-edged components, as well as
against friction, abrasions or deeper injuries.
Safety boots
The safety boots protect the feet against crushes, fall-
ing parts and slipping over on slippery underground.
Protective clothes
Protective work clothing means tight-fitting clothing
with low tear resistance.

2.5 Safety devices

EMERGENCY STOP button
Fig. 1: Emergency stop button
When the EMERGENCY STOP button is pressed, the
electrical cable winch is switched off immediately.
To unlock, turn the switch in the direction of the arrow
(clockwise).
Safety
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