
CONTENTS
AWARNING MANUAL............................................................................... A-1
A.1 MECHANICAL HAZARDS ................................................................................................................................A-2
A.1.1 MECHANICAL RESISTENCE...................................................................................................................................................A-2
A.1.2 CRUSHING HAZARD................................................................................................................................................................A-5
A.1.3 CUTTING HAZARD...................................................................................................................................................................A-8
A.1.4 DRAGGING OR ENTRAPMENT HAZARD...............................................................................................................................A-9
A.1.5 IMPACT HAZARD .....................................................................................................................................................................A-9
A.1.6 OIL LEAK HAZARD.................................................................................................................................................................A-11
A.1.7 LOSS OF STABILITY..............................................................................................................................................................A-12
A.1.8 SLIPPING, TRIPPING AND FALLS ........................................................................................................................................A-15
A.2 ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD......................................................................................................................... A-16
A.2.1 CONTACT WITH LIVE COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................A-16
A.2.2 STATIC ELECTRICITY ...........................................................................................................................................................A-18
A.3 HEAT HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................................ A-19
A.3.1 BURNS....................................................................................................................................................................................A-19
A.3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE .....................................................................................................................................A-19
A.4 NOISE HAZARDS........................................................................................................................................... A-20
A.5 VIBRATION HAZARDS .................................................................................................................................. A-20
A.6 HAZARDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCES USED BY THE MACHINE ......................................................... A-21
A.6.1 TOXIC SUBSTANCE HAZARD (INHALATION OR CONTACT).............................................................................................A-21
A.7 ERGONOMIC HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................... A-25
A.7.1 OPERATING POSITIONS.......................................................................................................................................................A-25
A.7.2 VISIBILITY...............................................................................................................................................................................A-26
A.7.3 HUMAN ERROR .....................................................................................................................................................................A-27
A.8 UNEXPECTED START-UP AND SWITCH-OFF OF THE CRANE................................................................. A-28
A.9 SAFETY DEVICE FAULTS............................................................................................................................. A-29
A.10 COUPLING FAULTS ...................................................................................................................................... A-31
A.11 HAZARDS DUE TO INCORRECT LOAD MOVEMENTS ............................................................................... A-33
A.12 WARNINGS TO LIFT AND TRASPORT THE CRANE................................................................................... A-36
A.13 SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR WINCH.............................................................................................. A-37
A.14 SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR BUCKET-GRAB ............................................................................... A-40
BOPERATING MANUAL........................................................................... B-1
B.1 PREMISE .......................................................................................................................................................... B-2
B.2 IDENTIFICATION.............................................................................................................................................. B-3
B.3 CRANE DESCRIPTION AND DOCUMENTATION........................................................................................... B-4
B.3.1 ENCLOSED DOCUMENTATION..............................................................................................................................................B-4
B.3.2 MARK ........................................................................................................................................................................................B-5
B.3.3 SERVICE CONDITIONS...........................................................................................................................................................B-6
B.3.4 MAIN COMPONENTS...............................................................................................................................................................B-7
B.3.5 SAFETY DEVICES, LIMIT SWITCHES AND INDICATORS.....................................................................................................B-8
B.3.6 SAFETY SEALS........................................................................................................................................................................B-9
B.3.7 CONTROLS.............................................................................................................................................................................B-10
B.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS............................................................................................................. B-11
B.4.1 STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE SIDE ......................................................................................................B-11
B.4.2 STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE OPPOSITE SIDE...................................................................................B-12
B.4.3 WORK OPERATION CONTROLS..........................................................................................................................................B-13
B.5 DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY DEVICES .................................................................................................. B-14
B.5.1 MAX WORKING PRESSURE VALVE.....................................................................................................................................B-14
B.5.2 OVERPRESSURE VALVES....................................................................................................................................................B-15
B.5.3 BLOCK VALVES ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS....................................................................................................................B-16
B.5.4 EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS (EC CRANE) ......................................................................................................................B-17
B.5.5 LOCKS FOR STABILIZER RODS...........................................................................................................................................B-18
B.5.6 MANUAL EXTENSIONS LOCK DEVICES..............................................................................................................................B-19
B.5.7 SLEWING LIMITING DEVICES (OPTIONAL).........................................................................................................................B-20
B.6 GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS................................................................................................................ B-21
B.6.1 DEVICE SIGNALLING THE CLOSING OF THE STABILIZER BEAMS (EC) .........................................................................B-22
B.7 PICTOGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................ B-23
B.8 PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS.................................................................. B-24
B.8.1 CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS .....................................................................................................................B-24
B.8.2 DISTANCE FROM POWER LINES.........................................................................................................................................B-24
B.8.3 GROUND SLOPE....................................................................................................................................................................B-24
B.8.4 GROUND RESISTANCE.........................................................................................................................................................B-25
B.8.5 VISIBILITY...............................................................................................................................................................................B-26
B.8.6 GENERAL PRELIMINARY CRANE CHECKS BEFORE OPERATION ..................................................................................B-27