ATEX Spate Cleaner TANKO-EX-S and ATEX Spray Cleaner TANKO-EX-RB
2.3 Duties of the Operating Company
The device is used in the commercial sector. The operating company is thus subject to the legal obligations regarding occupational safety. In the EEA (European Economic Area), the national implementation of the Framework Directive 89/391/EEC on carrying out measures for improving safety and protecting the health of employees during work, as well as the associated individual directives shall be observed and complied with in their current valid versions. Of particular importance in this connection is Directive 2009/104/EC on the minimum specifications for safety and health protection of employees using work equipment in their work.
As a basic rule, in Germany the Industrial Safety Regulation (BetrSichV) must be observed.
In other countries, the respective national guidelines, statutes and country-specific regulations regarding occupational safety and accident prevention must be complied with.
At the same time, the following, non-exhaustive instructions apply in particular:
– The operating company must ensure that the device is used only as intended (see section 2.1 Intended Use ).
– The operating company must keep informed of the locally applicable occupational health and safety regulations and, in addition, use a risk assessment to determine the hazards resulting from the specific working conditions at the location of use of the device. This must then be implemented in the form of operating instructions for the operation of the device. – When using hazardous materials, protective measures must be specified in accordance with the safety data sheets and operating instructions shall be compiled for hazardous materials. Personnel must be briefed accordingly. This also applies to hazardous substances that may arise during work processes. – A continuous risk assessment must be carried out for workplaces, including temperature conditions for the medium and the place of use (falling). The measures are to be defined in operating instructions. Personnel must be instructed accordingly.
– Supervisors must monitor compliance with the measures specified in the operating instructions.
– Throughout the entire operating period of the device, the operating company must check whether the operating instructions he has compiled reflect current legislation requirements and adapt them as necessary. – The operating company must clearly regulate and specify the responsibilities of personnel (e.g. for operation, maintenance and cleaning). – The operating company must only allow sufficiently qualified and authorized personnel to work on the device. – The operating company must ensure that all employees handling the device have read and understood the instructions. Furthermore, it must provide personnel with training at regular intervals with certification and inform them of the hazards.
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Translation-Operating/Installation Instructions 2017/10
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