Safety - GBC 930-400 Operation Manual

Falcon 36 Laminator Service Manual
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE YOUR
FALCON 36 LAMINATOR UNTIL YOU
HAVE READ THIS SECTION
CAREFULLY!
Your safety, as well as the safety of others, is
important to GBC Pro-Tech. This section contains
important safety information.
The following symbols are used throughout this
manual to indicate warnings and cautions.
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in minor
or moderate injury, or alerts against unsafe
practices, or alerts against actions which
could damage the product.
The Falcon 36 Laminator has been designed with
safety as a primary consideration. However, you
must become thoroughly familiar with the controls,
proper operation, proper service procedures, and
safety features of the laminator before using or
servicing the unit.
GBC Pro-Tech 1997 October
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
Safety and Warranty Information
GBC Pro-Tech laminators are powerful machines
that are designed to mount, laminate and
encapsulate. The forces required to accomplish
these tasks can vary from negligible to very large.
The spring system used to provide downward
pressure on the top roll is capable of producing
forces greater than 1000 pounds (454kg). This force
is applied to any object presented in the opening
(called the nip) between the two rolls.
In addition, the laminating rolls of the Falcon 36 can
reach temperatures of over 200 F (100 C). At these
temperatures there is a danger of a severe burn if the
rolls are touched during set-up, operation or
servicing.
An important feature of the laminator is the
photoelectric eye system that stops the machine
when objects move into the nip area. Once the
blocking object is removed and the light beam
reestablished, the rolls resume turning. However,
this system is overridden if you use the footswitch.
Use extreme caution when operating the
laminator with the footswitch. The
photoelectric eye system is overridden and
your fingers can get caught in the nip. You
can be crushed or burned.
The Falcon 36 Laminator has a steel cabinet that is
bolted closed to isolate the electrical and drive
system components for the safety of the operator.
Only a qualified service technician should open
these cabinets.
The laminator is equipped with two emergency stop
buttons located on the top of either side of the
laminator. Either of these, if engaged, stops the
laminator. To continue operation both emergency
stop buttons must be in the up position.
WARNING
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