General Safety Instructions - KERN HFB-BA-e-1212 Operating Instructions Manual

2. General Safety Instructions

Duties of the owner-operator
Follow the national accident prevention regulations as well as the working, operating
and safety regulations of the owner-operator.
 Observe all safety regulations of the crane manufacturer.
 The balance may only be used for the proposed purpose. Any type of use which
is not specified in these operating instructions, will be considered as improper
use. The customer is solely responsible for material damage and injury of persons
resulting from an improper use, Messrs. KERN & Sohn will not be liable under
any circumstance.
Messrs. KERN & Sohn cannot be held liable, if the crane scales are modified or
used improperly and if damage is resulting from such use.
 Carry out regular maintenance and care of the crane scales, the crane and the
load suspension devices (see chapter 9).
 Log the test result and keep it in the logbook.
Organizational measures
 Only trained and instructed staff may operate the balance.
 Make sure that the operating instructions are kept nearby the operation site of the
crane scales.
 Assembly, commissioning and maintenance should only be carried out by trained
specialists.
 Repair of safety-relevant pieces may only be carried out by KERN or by service
partners authorized by Messrs. KERN. (competence certificate or training).
 Use original spare parts only.
 All repairs and spare parts must be documented by the service partner (see list,
chap. 10.3).
 All maintenance must be documented (see checklist chap. 9.3).
 Load suspending components may only be exchanged as a complete spare parts
set. The dimensions of the new components must be noted (see checklist chapter
9.3).
Ambient conditions
 Never operate the crane scales in explosive environment. The serial version is
not explosion protected.
 Operate the crane scales only under environmental conditions as specified in
these operating instructions (especially in chapter 1 „Technical data").
 Do not expose the crane scales to strong humidity. Non-permitted condensation
(condensation of air humidity on the appliance) may occur if a cold appliance is
taken to a considerably warmer environment. In this case, acclimatize the
disconnected appliance for ca. 2 hours at room temperature.
 Do not operate the crane scales in corrosive environment.
 Protect the crane scales against high humidity, vapours and dust.
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