10 11ToughLift®Material Lifts Maintenance ManualToughLift®Material Lifts Maintenance Manual
Section 2 – Safety During Maintenance /continuedSection 2 – Safety During Maintenance
WARNINGS
Failure to adhere to the Safety Rules below and the additional Safety Rules outlined in the
ToughLift®Material Lifts Instruction Handbook will result in serious injury or death.
Many of the hazards identied in the Instruction Handbook are also safety hazards when
maintaining or repairing a machine or accessory.
Any person working on or around a machine must be aware of all the potential safety hazards.
Be aware of the safety colour coding system in Section 9 of this manual. This system is used in
the Instruction Handbook, in this Maintenance Manual, and on the decals on the ToughLift®
Material Lifts and accessories.
NEVER undertake maintenance of a ToughLift®
Material Lift unless you are trained, qualied, and
authorised to do so.
NEVER stand below a ToughLift®
Material Lift on an incline when
moving the machine around a
worksite or workshop.
NEVER interfere with the mechanical
safety devices in the mast assembly and winch.
NEVER stand on, step on, or climb
on the mast, Standard Forks, Pipe
Cradle, Extension Forks,
Load Platform, or Boom of a
ToughLift®Material Lift. This is
not a personnel lift.
NEVER raise the mast (loaded or unloaded)
unless the front legs and stabilisers (if the model
being used is equipped with stabilsers) are
deployed and locked in position.
ALWAYS ensure the safety of persons that may
enter the area around the machine, and keep
vehicles clear of the work area i.e., cordon off the
area to prevent persons and vehicles entering the
danger area.
ALWAYS ensure that you have
prepared the necessary work
area, tools, and components
required for the work being
undertaken on the ToughLift®
Material Lift.
ALWAYS keep work surfaces clean and free of
debris that could get into the components of the
machine and cause damage.
ALWAYS use proper lifting
techniques to tip the machine,
or to t or remove load handling
attachments to or from the
carriage.
ALWAYS ensure that any forklift, overhead crane,
or other lifting or supporting device has an
adequate safe working load or working load limit
to support and stabilise the weight to be lifted.
Only use adequately rated chains or straps that
are in good condition.
ALWAYS be aware of potential crushing hazards
such as moving parts, and free swinging or
unsecured components when lifting or placing
loads.
ALWAYS check that the LOLER certication of
the machine and any removable accessories is
in date before working on the machine (UK only,
regulations in other countries vary).
ALWAYS lock both braked swivel castors when
the machine is stationary.
NEVER raise the mast (loaded or unloaded)
unless all 4 (or 6 if stabilisers are tted) castors
are in touch with the ground.
NEVER move a ToughLift®Material Lift when the
carriage is loaded, whether the mast is lowered
or raised (except for very minor repositioning).
NEVER stand under or allow other
personnel to stand under the
machine when the load is raised.
NEVER use a ToughLift®Material Lift as an
electrical earth when welding structures
alongside it.
ALWAYS read, understand, and
adhere to the Instruction
Handbook located in the
document holder on the back
of the xed mast column before
working on a ToughLift®Material
Lift.
ALWAYS wear suitable personal protective
equipment when undertaking maintenance on a
ToughLift®Material Lift. It is recommended that
you wear suitable eye protection, safety helmet,
high visibility vest, gloves, and safety boots or
shoes with steel toe caps. Always undertake a
risk assessment.
ALWAYS engage the carriage lock when moving
the machine around a worksite or workshop, or
from site to site on a delivery vehicle.
ALWAYS be aware of the following potential
nger trap points when setting up the machine:
2 front leg joints
2 stabiliser leg joints (if tted)
Carriage lock
Carriage
ALWAYS check that the machine
is level before raising the mast by
ensuring the bubble in the spirit
level is within the black circle.
ALWAYS hold the front leg when
the retaining pin is removed as it
will drop.
ALWAYS hold the stabiliser when the lock is
released as it will drop.
ALWAYS grip the winch handles until the winch
brake is locked i.e., when the weight of the load
will not cause the winch handles to turn.
ALWAYS engage the ratchet system before
releasing the winch handles by turning the winch
handle ¼ turn clockwise (away from you/raising
the load) to ensure that the ratchet/brake system
is engaged before winding up the mast to the
desired working height.
ALWAYS ensure that xings intended for one
time use e.g., self-locking nuts, cotter pins, roll
pins etc. are not reused.
