Recommended Use; Safety Instructions - Sunrise Medical SUNLIFT Directions For Use Manual

2. Recommended use

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The hoists are designed for moving and lifting patients. They must always be operated by a healthcare professional or a user instructed in
their operation and safety. They are suitable for moving and lifting patients both in domestic settings and at hospitals or residential homes
(depending on the specification of the model).

3. Safety instructions

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• Always familiarise yourself with the controls and safety devices on your hoist before using it to lift a patient.
• Use only slings recommended for use with this hoist.
• Never force any control or safety device. All controls are easy to use and do not require any great physical force.
• Do not use hoists in showers.
• Do not charge hoists in bathrooms.
• Do not use these hoists for any purpose other than lifting and moving patients.
• For your safety please pay special attention to the yellow triangular warning labels indicating the areas where there is a danger of finger
entrapment.
• Use the hoist only as per the instructions in this manual.
Before and during each use of the hoist:
• Use the hoist only on flat, smooth surfaces.
• Please be aware that the physical forces required to move the hoist when laden on carpeted or uneven and rough textured surfaces will
be greater than those required on a flat or smooth surface. Careful planning of the lifting operation is recommended in these environments
to avoid potential damage to the hoist due to heavy handling
• Always check before use that the sling is of a type and size suitable for the patient.
• Do not use the lift until you have check that the actuator is secured at both ends by a bolt and nut.
• Check the parallelism of the legs of the hoist. If the legs are turned inwards, see Fig.1 (by more than 3 degrees) and not parallel, (the legs
closed position(F) as described in Technical Specifications section) and dimension F is reduced by more than 100 mm DO NOT use the
hoist in this position.
• Always check that the safe working load of the hoist is sufficient for the weight of the patient.
• Adjust sling as per the relevant instructions for use.
• Do not lift the patient until you have ensured that the patient's hands are kept within the harness, making sure the patient does not hold on
to the actuator or the hoist's mobile joints.
• When lifting or lowering the patient, the attendant and hoist operator must keep his or her hands away from the actuator and the
connecting and turning parts between the arm and the mast.
• Before moving a patient ensure that they are comfortable and as close as possible to the floor.
• Move the hoist with care: there is a risk of crushing the feet between the base of the hoist and the floor.
• To push the hoist along use the push handle on the mast, and never the mast itself, the boom or the patient.
• When transporting a patient never move the hoist at more than 3 kph or 0.8 metres per second.
• Do not try to push the hoist over any obstacle which its front castors cannot easily overcome.
• Do not use the hoist on inclines of more than approx. 5º. SUNRISE MEDICAL recommends that the aid of a third person be enlisted when
moving patients on slopes.
• Never leave the hoist with a patient unattended on a slope.
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Fig. 1
Sunlift Hoist Rev.I