Mini retractor system TANKO-RF
As a basic rule, in Germany the Industrial Safety and Health Protection Ordinance (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 owner must ensure that the device is used only as intended (see Section 2.1 Intended Use ). – The owner must keep himself informed of the locally applicable occupational health and safety regulations and, in addition, use a hazard assessment to determine the hazards resulting from the specific working conditions at the location of use of the device. These must then be implemented in the form of operating instructions for operation of the device. – When using hazardous materials, protective measures must be specified in accordance with the safety data sheets and operating instructions must be compiled for hazardous materials. Personnel must be instructed accordingly. This also applies to hazardous substances that may develop 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 owner company must check whether the operating instructions he has compiled reflect current legislation requirements and adapt them as necessary. – The owner must clearly regulate and specify the responsibilities of personnel (e.g. for operation, maintenance and cleaning). – The owner must allow only sufficiently qualified and authorized personnel to work on the device. – The owner must ensure that all employees handling the device have read and understood the instructions. Furthermore, he must provide personnel with training at regular intervals with certification and inform them of the hazards. – The owner must provide sufficient workplace lighting at the plant in accordance with the locally applicable regulations for occupational health and safety, in order to prevent hazards occurring as a result of poor lighting. – The owner must provide personnel with personal protective equipment and make sure that this is used (see Section 2.4.1 Personal Protective Equipment ). – The owner must make sure that the danger area of the higher-level plant in which the device is installed is not accessible to unauthorized persons. – The owner must make sure that no one is permitted to work on the device whose ability to react is impaired by drugs, alcohol, medication or similar. – The owner must take appropriate measures to inform groups of persons who are not intended to come into direct contact with the device (e.g. visitor groups), about the potential dangers involved. – The owner is responsible for making sure that the device is only ever operated in perfect condition.
2 Safety
Operating/Installation instructions 2023/09
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