Safety Instructions - Maxxus BENCH PRESS PRO Installation & Operating Manual

Safety Instructions

Please read and observe all sections of this Operating Manual. Thorough attention should be paid to the safety, service
and maintenance instructions and to the training information at all times. Please ensure that anyone using the training
device is equally familiar with these instructions and that they follow them. Keep this manual in a safe place for further
reference on information, maintenance and cleaning and for details on ordering of spare parts. It is very important strictly
to follow the service and maintenance and safety instructions contained in this Manual. This training device is only to be
used for its intended purpose. This means it is to be used for body workouts by adults only. If this equipment is used for
any other purposes than intended, there is a possible risk of accident, damage to health or damage to the training device.
The Distributor cannot be held responsible for damages caused by improper use.
Training Environment
− Select a suitable space for your training device to provide an optimum amount of free space and highest level of safety.
− Ensure that the load capacity of the floor or ground of the chosen area is sufficient for the load. − Make sure that the area
is well ventilated and that an optimum amount of oxygen is available during training. Avoid draughts. − It is not permitted
to locate your training device in busy areas or areas near to main walkways (emergency exits, doors or passageways)
− Your training device is not suitable for outside use and so storage and training can only take place in a temperate, dry
clean room. − Operation and storage of your training device in wet areas such as in swimming pools, saunas etc. is not
possible. − Make sure that your training device is kept on flat, hard and clean ground both in operation and at standstill.
Any uneven surfaces must be removed or made good. − It is recommended that a floor covering (carpet, mat, etc.) should
be placed under the device to protect damageable floors such as wood, laminates, floor tiles etc. We recommend placing
MAXXUS® floor protection mats permanently under the device. Please ensure that these mats cannot slip or slide. − Do
not put this training device on pale or white coloured carpets or rugs as the feet of the device may leave marks. − Make
sure that your training device is kept out of contact with hot items and is kept at a safe distance from any sources of heat
e.g. central heating, hot stoves, furnaces, ovens or open fires.
Personal Safety Instructions for Training
− You should go to the doctor and have a health check before you start working out.
− Stop training immediately if you feel physically unwell or are experiencing any breathing difficulties.
− Always start your training session at a low workload increasing it slowly but steadily throughout. Reduce the workload
again towards the end of your training session.
− Suitable sports shoes and clothes should always be worn during training sessions. Make sure that loose clothes do not
get caught up in any moving parts of the device.
− Your training device is only to be used by one person at a time.
− Check each time before a training session to see if your device is in perfect condition. Never use your training device if
it is faulty or defective.
− You are only permitted to carry out repairs to the device yourself after having contacted our Service Department and on
receipt of explicit permission to do so. Only original spare parts may be used at any time.
− Improper repairs or structural modifications (attachment of non-permissible parts, removal of original parts etc) are not
permitted. This can impair the technical safety of the device and cause risk for the user.
− Your training device must be cleaned after each use. Remove all dirt including body sweat or any other liquids.
− Your training device is not suitable for use by children.
− Third parties, especially children and animals, must be kept at an appropriate safety distance during training.
− Check before each training session if there are any items underneath the training device and remove them without fail.
Never use the training device when items are underneath it.
− Do not allow children to use your training device as a toy or climbing frame at any time.
− Ensure that no body parts of your own or of third parties ever come into contact with any of the moving mechanisms.
− Warn anyone present at your training sessions, especially children, of the possible risk. This applies to the areas where
weight plates, weight stacks or barbells.
− Check all parts at regular intervals (at least once a month) and make sure that all screws and nuts are tightened properly
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