Cartoni STEERING P70 Mounting instructions

PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SUPPORT
MAINTENANCE
&
USER’S MANUAL

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Thank you for choosing the STEERING P70 Pedestal manufactured by CARTONI S.p.A.
The STEERING P70 is designed and built using state-of-the-art technologies and procedures in order
to guarantee maximum reliability over me, as well as total safety for its users.
! In order to properly and safely use the STEERING P70 Pedestal read this manual very
carefully and follow the instrucons.
! All back-up material, and this manual in parcular, should be stored in a safe place for
future reference.
! This publicaon may not be reproduced in full or in part, or memorised, transmied
or translated into any common or computer language, in any form or by any electronic,
mechanical, magnec, opcal, chemical, manual or other means without the express
authorizaon in wring of CARTONI S.p.A.
! CARTONI S.p.A. holds the right to revise or change this publicaon without any prior
advice to any person or organizaon.
1. INTRODUCTION 4
1.1. PROPER USE 4
1.2. WARRANTY 5
1.3. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL 5
1.4. REGULATORY INFORMATION 5
1.5. DOCUMENTATION 7
2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8
2.1. DATA TABLE 10
2.2. COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT 11
2.3. USAGE 12
3. INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 12
3.1. SETTING THE PEDESTAL 14
3.2. MOUNTING THE CAMERA 19
3.3. PRESSURIZING THE PEDESTAL AND BALANCING THE LOAD 19
3.4. TRIM WEIGHTS 20
4. USING THE PEDESTAL 20
4.1. HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 20
4.2. CABLE GUARDS 21
4.3. TRAVELLING 21
4.4. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 22
5. DISASSEMBLING AND STORAGE 24
6. SERVICE 26
6.1. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 26
6.2. EXTRA MAINTENANCE AND SPARE PARTS 26
6.3. WHEEL EXCHANGE RECOMENDATION 27
6.3. DECOMMISIONING 28
Contents

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1. IntroduCtIon
The correct and safe use of this Pedestal is only guaranteed if it is used in accordance with the following
manual and other documentaon that accompanies the STEERING P70 Pedestal. It is therefore essen-
al to read all the documentaon carefully and to keep it in a safe place.
Although the equipment features safety devices not all the risks inherent its improper use can be avoided.
It is necessary to always make sure that all operators have completely read and under-stood the instruc-
ons. CARTONI S.p.A. accepts no responsibility for damage to persons and/or property consequent to
the improper use of the Pedestal.
Do not remove or deface any label, indicaon and warning axed to the Pedestal.
CARTONI S.p.A. declines all responsibility for the failure to observe the standards of safe-ty and preven-
on detailed in the various secons of this manual and for injuries caused due to improper use.
Any modicaon to the Pedestal must have prior authorizaon by CARTONI S.p.A.
All the standard maintenance operaons (maintenance, repairs, cleaning and adjust-ments) should be
carried out by competent personnel as prescribed in the manual.
1.1 ProPer use
The Pedestal has been designed and built for the support and movement of a Head with Camera/lenses
mounted on its horizontal and vercal axis.
In parcular this manual refers to the machine specicaons in secon 2.
! It is strictly forbidden to use the Pedestal in any other way other than indicated.
! The components used must conform to the indicaons in secon 2.
! Do not remove or deface any label, indicaon or warning axed to the machine.
! Any modicaon to the Pedestal and/or its structure and/or accessories must have
prior authorizaon by CARTONI S.p.A.
! Before using this Pedestal the manual should be read carefully. Whoever uses the
machine must be well informed on the op-erave capacity and limits outlined in the
manual.
1.2 Warranty
The STEERING P70 Pedestal is covered by a warranty against manufacturing defects for 5 years from the
date of shipment (three years basic warranty + two years upon online registraon to www.cartoni.com).
The warranty covers replacement of any defecve part and the labour required excluding transport/duty costs.
In the case of replacement of single parts, these can be supplied free of charge by CARTONI S.p.A., but
the owner will bear the cost of transport/duty charges for the parts.
The warranty is only valid if the Pedestal has been used properly as outlined in the manu-facturer’s in-
strucons and has not been exposed to any mishandling. The warranty will be immediately invalid if modi-
caons and/or repairs are carried out by unauthorized persons otherwise authorized by CARTONI S.p.A.
Components subject to wear and tear are not covered by the warranty.
The warranty is also invalidated by one of the following events:
• Failure to comply with payment condions
• Failure to carry out appropriate maintenance
• Removal or mistreatment of marks and/or labels containing data and technical specicaon.
CARTONI S.p.A. accepts no responsibility for damage to the Pedestal caused by improp-er use or the
malfuncon of other equipment connected to the Camera support.
In any case, the warranty only covers Pedestal damage and/or malfuncons and does not entle the
purchaser/owner to claim any damages for loss of producon me due to as-sumed or proven damage
caused by and/or connected to the Pedestal itself.
1.3 authorIzed Personnel
Extraordinary maintenance and repairs to the machine can only be carried out by compe-tent persons
who are either employed, trained or authorized by CARTONI S.p.A. in writ-ing.
Any informaon regarding repair/maintenance service staons can be obtained from CARTONI S.p.A.
1.4 regulatory InformatIon
The design and construcon of the Pedestal by CARTONI S.p.A. complies with the regula-ons listed
below:
• UNI EN ISO 12100 (2010) Safety of machinery - General principles for design – Risk assess-
ment and risk reducon
• Direcve 2006/42/CE Covering the harmonizaon of member States’ laws on ma-chinery
• Presidenal Decree 17/2010 of 27/01/2010: Regulaon implemenng EU direcve 2006/42/
CE and subsequent amendments
Addional technical standards relang to specic safety measures as the UNI EN ISO 13857:2015 con-
cerning safety distance and the UNI EN ISO 13850:2015 concerning the emergency machine stop have
been considered.

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1.5 doCumentatIon
This manual is supplied with the Pedestal along with the warranty card and both must be saved for any
further consultaon or use.
The present manual can be downloaded from www.cartoni.com website.
In case of sale or transferring ownership of the Pedestal, the manual and warranty card must be handed
over to the new operator or owner.
The Pedestal designed and built by CARTONI S.p.A has passed the nal test performed at the factory to
verify funconal features, dimensional characteriscs and durability.
Test results are saved by internal records and relate to:
• Serial number and date of the test
• List of compliance data to standard
• Notes, aachments, specicaons, etc.
! The Pedestal cannot be used unless it has been posively tested and operators fully
trained.

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2. teChnICal sPeCIfICatIons

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Steering wheel mark
Steering wheel
Extendable pneumac column
Stroke lock
Support assembly clamp
Skid clamp
Le skid leg
Right skid leg
Wheel lock
Studio wheel Ø125 mm
Cable guard
Cable guard knob
Trim weight
Trim weight stowage
Column support assembly
Foot ring
Skid base
Central skid leg
Strut inserng seat
Fixed column
Support strut
Drag control knob
Steering tube
Trim weight seat
Safety hooking bar
Safety latch
Gauge G1/8 - 20 bar
Intake valve
Steering wheel support
4 bolt mounng plate
Steering wheel lock lever
Skid arm locking/unlocking
lever
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
2.1 data table
Payload (up to) 75 Kg 165,3 lb
Column weight 15 Kg 33,0 lb
Steering wheel weight 3,6 Kg 7,9 lb
Foot ring weight 1 Kg 2,2 lb
Skid weight 24 Kg 52,9 lb
Total weight 43,6 Kg 96,1 lb
Trim weights (N. 4 x 1,3 Kg) 5,2 Kg 11,5 lb
Minimum height 800 mm 31,5 in.
Maximum height 1250 mm 49,2 in.
On-shot stroke 450 mm 17,7 in.
Minimum height from ground 19 mm 0,75 in.
Doorway tracking width 807 mm 31,8 in.
Wheel diameter 125 mm 4,9 in.
Oponal OB wheel diameter 160 mm 6,3 in.
Steering wheel diameter 450 mm 17,7 in.
Skid leg radius 453 mm 17,8 in.
Max working pressure 8,5 bar 123,3 psi
Max safety valve pressure 9,0 bar 130,5 psi
Operaonal temperature -20 °C / +60 °C -4 °F / +140 °F
2.2 ComPatIble equIPment
The equipment used with the STEERING P70 Pedestal should comply with the following characteriscs:
• Opmal weight (Camera + accessories + uid Head): <55 kg;
• Maximum weight (Camera + lens/accessories + uid Head): 75 kg;
• Weight distribuon must take in consideraon that the centre of gravity (CG) of the mounted
elements stays well inside the rim of the wheelbase.
! The Pedestal should be only used to support the hor-izontal and vercal Camera
movements of Cameras within the weights indicated above.
!CARTONI S.p.A. accepts no responsibility for malfuncons or damage to persons or
equipment, gear, materials, etc. when used with equipment other than those indicated
in the manual.
! DANGER: It is strictly forbidden to climb on the Pedestal to transport people.
Oponal accessories for lt Head mounng
Details can be found on www.catoni.com
AH935
AH845 AH846
A902
AH856 AH951 AH863 AH863/150

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2.3 usage
The Pedestal has been designed to work in a clean, dry environment; furthermore the Pedestal must not
be used in areas with ne dust or corrosive gases.
! The Pedestal is not designed to work in areas subject to atmospheric explosives, the
presence of ne dust, corrosive gases, ac-ids, corrosive agents or salt or sea salt; fur-
thermore it is not suitable for use in presence of ionized radiaon or non ionized radia-
on (x-rays, laser, micro-waves, ultra violet rays).
The working condions are:
• Temperature range: -20 °C / + 60 °C (- 4°/+140° F)
• Humidity: 30 – 95 % (without condensaon)
If the environmental condions are crical we advise to install an adequate air condion-ing in the area
to balance the humidity and temperature to acceptable levels.
The Pedestal needs no parcular requirements for storage, but should be stored in a dry dust free closed
place; these condions should be ensured even during transportaon.
If the storage area is dusty we advise to cover the pedestal with a protecve cover.
The Pedestal produces a very low level noise; anyway, the weighted equivalent acousc pressure emit-
ted by the Pedestal is below 70 dB (A).
3 InstallatIon and settIngs
The Pedestal is split into the following component parts for shipment:
1 Skid base - dolly with 12,5 cm (4,9 in.) diameter wheels
2One-stage column
3 Steering wheel
4Foot-bar
5 4 x bolt 3/8’’ x ½’’
6Hexagonal key
7 4 x weights
8CARTONI manual air-pump

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Prior to installaon, please check the state of package for integrity on arrival, and also make sure that
none of the components shows signs of impact. If any such damage oc-curs CARTONI S.p.A. should be
informed immediately.
If the product is to be forwarded elsewhere, it should be carefully packed and the greatest care should
be taken not to damage any of the components.
The machine contains the following labeling and inscripons:
• CE mark • Model • Type •Serial number
! It is strongly advised not to remove the labels found on the Pedestal; the labels must
remain well xed, maintained and reada-ble.
! The informaon found on the Pedestal labels should be given whenever assistance or
changes are needed.
! The installaon must be carried out by qualied person-nel.
! The product must be used on smooth horizontal ooring, able to hold the product
weight and guarantee its stability.
! The ooring should be such as to guarantee the stability of the Pedestal, both in move-
ment and at rest.
3.1 settIng the Pedestal
Please assemble the Pedestal as follows:
Push down the red levers (32) to release
the skid arms and rotate the two arms ll
the levers (32) click in place, locking the
arms in completely opened posion.
Assemble the foot ring (16) screwing in the three knobs (A) under the skid (central part).
The foot ring (16) is useful for pushing the Pedestal but is
mainly a safety device to prevent
p over of the Pedestal with
o-set components such as
teleprompters or addional
monitors.
!Do not remove the foot
ring (9) when operang.
Extract the column with the column support assembly (15); in case the column support assembly (15)
should be disassembled, insert it in the xed column (20), posioning the centering pin to match the hole
in the column, and lock the support assembly clamp (5).

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Install the column in the skid as follows:
Keep the column in vercal posion and open towards external direcon the three support struts (21).
Li the struts (21) to 45°.
Insert the lower part of the column on the central hole of the Skid. Couple the struts (21) with the strut
inserng seats (19) on the skid arms, and couple the lower part of the steering tube with the mechanism
seat on the skid. Proceed with cauon lower-ing the column base in the central hole of the skid.
Check that the struts (21) are perfectly coupled with the strut inserng seats (19) on the Skid arms and
that the two clamps (5) and (6) be vercally aligned. Lower clamps (5) and (6) to secure column to skid.
Rotate the steering wheel (2) ½ turn: if the steering tube (23) has been correctly cou-pled the wheels are
rotang. At the beginning of rotaon a click will be heard.
! In case the wheels are not rotang and you do not hear the click, please check the
correct column/skid coupling, loosening the clamps (5) and (6) and verifying the correct
posion of the struts (21) and steering tube (23). Lock the clamps (6) (column-skid) and
then (5) (struts-support) in sequence.
Assemble the steering wheel (2) to the column as follows:
Place the steering wheel (2) on the steering wheel support (29),
coupling the green mark on (2) with one of the four
red marks on (29).
! Please operate carefully as the steering wheel/steering wheel support connecon is
purposely ght to guarantee a posive transmission of rotaon movement.

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Rotate the steering wheel (2)
ll the red mark matches
the red mark on the steering
wheel support (29).
Insert the steering wheel lock lever (31) to avoid the steering wheel disconnecon from the column; ro-
tate the lever right with the red side towards the red mark on the steering wheel. While operang never
unlock the steering wheel.
! Never insert your hands or ngers under the steering wheel as gears are accessible and
they can get trapped and injured.
! There is a potenal risk of ngers being trapped be-tween the upper and lower sec-
ons of the Pedestal. When the Camera is being lowered and parcularly when pressur-
ized air is released; do not insert ngers into this area at such me.
3.2 mountIng the Camera
Lock the wheels by pushing the lock lever (9) on each wheel.
Lower the column pushing it down and lock the safety latch (26) to the safety hooking bar (25).
Fix the pan and lt Head directly on the top of the Pedestal or – if needed - using one of the accessories
(see 2.2 Compable equipment – Oponal accessories) and secure the 4 retaining bolts underneath the
steering wheel with the Allen key.
Place the Camera on the pan and lt Head and add all required addional equipment (lens, prompter,
viewnder, pan bars, etc).
Place some (2/3) trim counterweights on the steering wheel plaque.
Release the safety latch (26).
! The four 3/8’’ bolts provided with the Pedestal to secure the pan and lt Head/acces-
sory have a specic reduced size of ½’’. Please avoid to use standard 3/8’’ bolts (size 1’’),
as they are too long.
3.3 PressurIzIng the Pedestal and balanCIng the load
The compressed air provided to the product must be dry, without oil and dust.
The pneumac power should be provided through the intake valve (28) using the manual pump which is
included with the product or by means an air-compressor.
The column should be lled with clean pressurized air or nitrogen unl it compensates the weight of the
Camera conguraon.
To pressurize the Pedestal connect either the manual air pump provided with the system or the air-com-
pressor to the intake valve (28), by screwing in the pump connecon.
Inate the system unl the column rises and reaches and maintains the top upper posion.
Remove the air intake connecon.
Bleed the air excess, pushing the pin in the intake valve (28) unl the Camera moves freely up and down
through the enre range of the column stroke. The Camera is now balanced.

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3.4 trIm WeIghts
According to variaons of the Studio air temperature, the balance could be aected in ex-cess or defect:
act on trim weights, adding or removing one or more units, to match the perfect balance.
The Pedestal is supplied with four (4) trim weights of 1.3 Kg (2.9 Lbs) each, which can be placed in the
seats on the steering wheel plaque. When not needed, the counterweights can be stored in dedicated
spaces (14) on the skid.
!Before pressurizing the Pedestal it is necessary to un-lock the column by releasing the
safety latch (26).
4 usIng the Pedestal
4.1 heIght adjustment
When correctly balanced, the column can be used without any resistance throughout the stroke capa-
bility.
In case one should need some resistance to the stroke, regulate the column damping by rotang the drag
knob (22).
The drag control knob (22) is not a lock.
Whenever needed, lock the height of the column operang the stroke lock lever (4).
4.2 Cable guards
There is the risk of interference with cables or other obstacles under the Pedestal rubber wheels. A cable
guard (11) has been installed around each wheel to minimize this risk of interference.
For height regulaon from the oor loosen the cable guard knob, li or lower the cable guard, then
ghten the cable guard knob again. This system allows a variable height of protecon from the oor 0
mm to 16 mm. (The zone of interference is equal to 80 mm, complying to prospect 1 of standard UNI
EN ISO 13857:2008).
4.3 travellIIng
The direconal control of the Pedestal can be obtained rotang the steering wheel (2). The three wheels
(15) simultaneously rotate and the Pedestal can change its direcon to the lateral side.
The steering rotaon angle is the same for the steering wheel (2) and the three wheels (15): 90° rotaon
of the steering wheel will produce 90° rotaon of the wheels.
Use the steering wheel red mark (1) to memorize the wheel posion.

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4.4 safety PreCautIons
The Pedestal is equipped with safety systems designed to eliminate the risk of injury to the operators
or other surrounding people.
! The Pedestal has been designed to respect ergonomic principles to allow operators
to use it without any physical exeron. This includes working condions with minimum
strain, movements, fre-quency of rounes to avoid any physical and psychological dis-
comfort.
!The presence of safety systems does not exonerate Pedestal operators from taking
the utmost care to avoid any acon that might endanger themselves or their machine.
In parcular, the operator must never come in contact with the Pedestal moving parts.
! It is absolutely forbidden to modify or remove any of the Pedestal safety systems.
All pneumac components have been designed for high working precision and and will last as long as
the Pedestal itself. The pneumac assembly is located in the internal part of the column and therefore
protected from intenonal and accidental damages.
! It is absolutely forbidden to modify all the pressure valves in any way whatsoever. In-
correct pressure valve sengs could cause malfuncons or breakdowns in the pedestal
components and could also seriously endanger its operators.
The column is ed with a maximum pressure valve, which prevents air pressure rising above maximum
level in order to protect the machine from malfuncons or breakdowns.
The maximum pressure valve is set at 9,0 bar and all column component dimensions have been selected
to tolerate an operang pressure up to that level.
In order to prevent the column to rebound when the column lock is improperly released, the column
itself is equipped with a system which releases air in a controlled, gradual way to avoid sudden rising.
! The Pedestal must be used according to the instrucons indicated in this manual.
The operators must take care to avoid creang potenal dangerous situaons for both the operator and
others.
Anyone who operates the Pedestal must be thoroughly trained in the correct methods of use and its
safety features.
Furthermore they must be informed of the present documentaon relevant to their work.
During any maintenance to the Pedestal, we recommend to follow the indicaons in the current secon.
!All maintenance on the Pedestal must be carried out by competent and instructed
personnel on the operave and safety meth-ods of the Pedestal.
! Do not carry out any maintenance when the Pedestal is moving, and always check that
the pressure valve gauge indicates minimum pressure inside the column (consider the
minimum value is about 2 bars).
! Items whose center of gravity (CG) is too close to the rim of the castered base (Jib
arms) could cause the Pedestal to p over eventually while moving the pedestal.
Below are possible residual risks:
! There is a potenal risk of trapping your hands between the moving secon of the
column and the column itself.
! There is a potenal risk of trapping your ngers between the internal transmissions of
the gears under the steering wheel. When the movement is directly carried out by the
operator.

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5 dIsassemblIng and storage
! Before disassembling ensure that the load has been re-moved and that the trim weights
have been placed stored in their dedi-cated spaces (14)
The Pedestal can be disassembled for transport and storage. Proceed as follows:
• Lock the three wheels with the wheel locks (9).
• Remove the whole load and place the trim weights (13) in their dedicated spaces (14).
• Depressurize the Pedestal ll to 1.5/2.0 Bar (total bleeding is not compulsory).
• Open the safety latch (26) and push down the column to engage the safety latch (26) to the
safety hooking bar (25).
Remove the steering wheel (2) from the steering wheel support (29).
Rotate the steering wheel lock lever (31) towards le to the unlock posion (green point on the steering
wheel).
Rotate the steering wheel (2) ll the green mark couples the red mark on the steering wheel support
(29).
Li the steering wheel (2) and pull it out from the steering wheel support (29).
Disassemble the foot ring (16) by unscrewing the three knobs underneath the skid (central part).
Push the levers (32) to release the skid arms and rotate the two arms ll to the lev-ers (32) click, locking
the arms in completely closed posion.
Loosen the column from the skid unlocking the skid clamp (6).
Vercally li the column and extract it from the skid.
Internally close the three support struts (21) along the column.

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6 servICe
The Pedestal has been designed and built in a way to reduce as much as possible any maintenance, and
to ensure problem-free eciency over me.
Aer any maintenance operaon, the Pedestal must be tested to ensure that it is working properly.
! Before starng any maintenance operaon the Pedestal must be detached from any
air supply line and the column completely depressurized as indicated in secon 5.
6.1 routIne maIntenenCe
The pneumac system does not require parcular maintenance.
It is advisable to check the condions of the inang connecon and of the in/out valve (Fig. 3).
Use a damp cloth and no harsh cleaning product to remove dust, grease or other sub-stances. It is par-
cularly important to keep the wheels clean so that they can rotate freely.
Pedestal components should be carefully periodically inspected and any damaged part immediately re-
placed to prevent failures that might compromise the safety of the pedestal.
6.2 extra maIntenanCe and sPare Parts
Whatever extra maintenance requires to be carried out by CARTONI’s own technical ser-vicing sta or
an authorized service staon appointed by CARTONI S.p.A.
Informaon on authorized service staon sta can be obtained by contacng CARTONI S.p.A or
www.cartoni.com.
For fast, eecve problem solving CARTONI S.p.A. should be informed of the Pedestal model, the serial
number and the nature of the defect or its visible symptoms when the problem arises.
! All warranty condions are invalidated should any repair operaon be aempted by
anyone not authorized by CARTONI S.p.A.
All spare parts should be ordered from CARTONI S.p.A. which will either supply them di-rectly or indi-
cate where they may be obtained.
Remember that repairs should only be carried out by persons employed or authorized by CARTONI
S.p.A. All warranty condions are invalidated should any parts be dierent from those originally mount-
ed on the Pedestal.
6.3 Wheel exhange reCommendatIon
A 160 mm wheel set is available to convert the Pedestal from Studio to OB ver-sion. Replace the wheels
as follows:
• Remove the column from the skid and turn it upside down
• Unscrew and remove the grub screws (A), by loosening the wheel group (B) from the sha (C)
• Remove the three wheel groups (B) including the cable guards
• Assemble the new wheel groups inserng the shas (C) and ghtening the grub screws (A)

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6.4 deCommIsIonIng
In case the Pedestal becomes beyond repair it should be placed of service or at least clearly labeled as
“out of order”.
Since the Pedestal is largely made of steel and aluminum, most of its material can
be re-cycled.
Once a Pedestal is decommissioned, it is advisable to separate its various materials for dierenated
ulizaon or disposal.
Since none of the materials used on the Pedestal are toxic or may cause a risk to the health of its oper-
ators, they can be handled without the need for any special precauons.
!The dismantling of the Pedestal at the end of its life must be carried out by competent
and trained personnel.
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