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SAFETY INFORMATION
This manual provides important information for all personnel involved with the safe installation, operation and proper maintenance of this product. Even if you feel you are familiar with this or similar equipment, you should read this manual before operating the product.
Operation Manuals - documentation that is provided with the winch that contains installation, parts information, maintenance, lubrication and related service instructions.
Danger, Warning, Caution and Notice
Throughout this manual there are steps and procedures which, if not followed, may result in a hazard. The following signal words are used to identify the level of potential hazard.
Indicates an imminently hazardous
DANGER situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
WARNING which if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates potentially hazardous situation
CAUTION which if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury or property damage.
Indicates information or a company
NOTICE policy that relates directly or indirectly to the safety of personnel or protection of property.
The words shall and should are used throughout this manual in accordance withdefinitions in the ASME B30 standards as follows:
Shall - this word indicates that the requirement is mandatory and must be followed.
Should - this word indicates that the requirement is a recommendation. The advisability of the recommendation depends on the facts in each situation.
Also used in this manual and other manuals are the following words with definitions:
Owners/users - these words also refer to winch operators.
Safety Summary
WARNING
•Do not use this hoist for lifting, supporting, or transporting people or lifting or supporting loads over people.
The National Safety Council, Accident Prevention Manual for Industrial Operations, Eighth Edition and other recognized safety sources make a common point: Employees who work near cranes or assist in hooking on or arranging a load should be instructed to keep out from under the load. From a safety standpoint, one factor is paramount: conduct all lifting operations in such a manner that if there were an equipment failure, no personnel would be injured. This means keep out from under a raised load and keep out of the line of force of any load.
Ingersoll Rand hoists are manufactured in accordance with the latest ASME B30.16 standards.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, generally places the burden of compliance with the user, not the manufacturer. Many OSHA requirements are not concerned or connected with the manufactured product but are, rather, connected with the final installation. It is the owner's and user's responsibility to determine the suitability of a product for any particular use. It is recommended that all applicable industry, trade association, federal, state and local regulations be checked. Read all operating instructions and warnings before operation.
Rigging: It is the responsibility of the operator to exercise caution, use common sense and be familiar with proper rigging techniques. Refer to ASME B30.9 for rigging information, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
SAFE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The following warnings and operating instructions have been adapted in part from American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B30.16 (Overhead Hoists) and are intended to avoid unsafe operating practices which might lead to injury or property damage.
Ingersoll Rand recognizes that most companies who use hoists have a safety program in force in their facilities. In the event that some conflict exists between a rule set forth in this publication and a similar rule already set by an individual company, the more stringent of the two should take precedence.
Safe Operating Instructions are provided to make an operator aware of unsafe practices to avoid and are not necessarily limited to the following list. Refer to specific sections in the manual for additional safety information.
1.Only allow people, trained in safety and operation of this product, to operate the hoist.
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2.Only operate a hoist if you are physically fit to do so.
3.When a “DO NOT OPERATE” sign is placed on the hoist, do not operate the hoist until the sign has been removed by designated personnel.
4.Before each shift, the operator should inspect the hoist for wear or damage.
5.Never use a hoist which inspection indicates is worn or damaged.
6.Periodically, inspect the hoist thoroughly and replace worn or damaged parts. Refer to the “INSPECTION” section on page 5.
7.Lubricate the hoist regularly. Refer to the “LUBRICATION” section on page 7.
8.Do not use hoist if hook latch has been sprung or broken.
9.Check that the hook latches are engaged before using.
10.Never splice a hoist chain by inserting a bolt between links.
11.Only lift loads less than or equal to the rated capacity of the hoist. Refer to the “SPECIFICATIONS” section on page 3.
MHD56391 - Edition 2
