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3.2.SAFETY MEASURES
Main warnings on use of the machine
−Any repair or maintenance work on the machine must be done with the machine switched off and disconnected from all
supplies.
−Maintenance, repair and use of the machine must be entrusted to personnel trained for these jobs.
−The user must not, on his own initiative, carry out any operation or action on the machine that is not contemplated in this
manual.
−Use of the machine without the safety systems is absolutely forbidden.
−Do not modify the machine or its parts for any reason at all.
−Ask the manufacturer directly for any modifications to the machine.
In order to reach the above conditions it is necessary that:
−This Manual be available near the machine;
−Only adequately trained persons, with knowledge of the working process in which the equipment is used, be assigned to the
machine
Precautions that can reduce residual hazards
Residual hazards (which cannot be removed using technical solutions) have been identified using conventional symbols. These
symbols are present both on the machine and in the Instruction Manual.
As it is impossible for the Manufacturer to prevent all improper and incorrect use of the machine, any damage to persons and property
due to failure to observe instructions or to incapacity or lack of knowledge on the part of the operators, is to be considered as a
residual hazard, therefore the equipment must be used only by qualified operators.
Risks deriving from incorrect use
The instructions in this Manual, if followed and respected scrupulously by the operators, allow correct use of the machine and
optimisation of its functions.
Any operation differing from those described, carried out on the personal initiative of the operator, must be considered INCORRECT
USE.
Incorrect use of the machine as also the failure to respect accident prevention and safety standards, can determine dangerous
conditions for persons and compromise the integrity of the machine itself.
The extent of the risks deriving from incorrect use is to be considered a consequence of the type of incorrect use and is difficult to
estimate a priori.
Precautions that can prevent human error
To prevent error it is recommended to follow some suggestions, that can be considered forms of prevention meant to limit possible
human error deriving from lack of knowledge of the most suitable procedures for the above mentioned operations:
−Supply of correct information to operators as to safety problems;
−Manipulation of the machine under safe conditions, whether packaged or unpackaged, avoiding collisions and exposure to
corrosive substances;
−Correct use of the machine as to the work to be done;
−Detailed knowledge of the machine operation and of its limits;
−Correct use of the machine under safe conditions.
Forbidden uses
−Use of the machine for functions differing from those for which it was designed and built is absolutely forbidden;
−Use of the machine by personnel whose knowledge, competence and responsibility are not consistent with the required operator
qualification is forbidden;
−Entrusting machine control or maintenance to operators or maintenance personnel with insufficient specific training, even if
provided with adequate general knowledge, competence and responsibility, is absolutely forbidden;
−Replacing worn, damaged or broken parts with spare parts other than the original ones is forbidden;
−Operating the machine with incomplete documentation is forbidden;
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Use of the equipment before completion with a command and control system and components that make it useable under safe
conditions and until the complete assembly has not been declared conforming to the norms of Directive 98/37/CE.
