
CONTENTS
AWARNING MANUAL............................................................................... A-1
A.1MECHANICAL HAZARDS................................................................................................................................ A-2
A.1.1MECHANICAL RESISTANCE...................................................................................................................................................A-2
A.1.2CRUSHING HAZARD................................................................................................................................................................A-6
A.1.3CUTTING HAZARD...................................................................................................................................................................A-9
A.1.4DRAGGING OR ENTRAPMENT HAZARD .............................................................................................................................A-10
A.1.5IMPACT HAZARD ...................................................................................................................................................................A-10
A.1.6OIL LEAK HAZARD.................................................................................................................................................................A-13
A.1.7LOSS OF STABILITY ..............................................................................................................................................................A-14
A.1.8SLIPPING, TRIPPING AND FALLS ........................................................................................................................................ A-17
A.2ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD......................................................................................................................... A-18
A.2.1CONTACT WITH LIVE COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................A-18
A.2.2STATIC ELECTRICITY ...........................................................................................................................................................A-20
A.3HEAT HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................................ A-21
A.3.1BURNS ....................................................................................................................................................................................A-21
A.3.2ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE .....................................................................................................................................A-21
A.4NOISE HAZARDS........................................................................................................................................... A-22
A.5VIBRATION HAZARDS .................................................................................................................................. A-22
A.6HAZARDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCES USED BY THE MACHINE ......................................................... A-23
A.6.1TOXIC SUBSTANCE HAZARD (INHALATION OR CONTACT).............................................................................................A-23
A.7ERGONOMIC HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................... A-27
A.7.1OPERATING POSITIONS.......................................................................................................................................................A-27
A.7.2VISIBILITY...............................................................................................................................................................................A-28
A.7.3HUMAN ERROR .....................................................................................................................................................................A-29
A.8UNEXPECTED START-UP AND SWITCH-OFF OF THE CRANE ................................................................. A-30
A.9SAFETY DEVICE FAULTS............................................................................................................................. A-31
A.10COUPLING FAULTS ...................................................................................................................................... A-33
A.11HAZARDS DUE TO INCORRECT LOAD MOVEMENTS ............................................................................... A-35
A.12WARNINGS TO LIFT AND TRANSPORT THE CRANE ................................................................................ A-38
A.13SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR RADIO REMOTE CONTROL............................................................ A-39
A.14SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR JIB .................................................................................................... A-44
A.15SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR WINCH.............................................................................................. A-45
A.16SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR BUCKET-GRAB ............................................................................... A-48
A.17SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR DRILL................................................................................................A-51
BOPERATING MANUAL........................................................................... B-1
B.1PREMISE .......................................................................................................................................................... B-2
B.2IDENTIFICATION.............................................................................................................................................. B-3
B.3CRANE DESCRIPTION AND DOCUMENTATION........................................................................................... B-4
B.3.1ENCLOSED DOCUMENTATION ..............................................................................................................................................B-4
B.3.2MARK ........................................................................................................................................................................................B-5
B.3.3SERVICE CONDITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................B-6
B.3.4MAIN COMPONENTS............................................................................................................................................................... B-7
B.3.5SAFETY DEVICES, LIMIT SWITCHES AND INDICATORS.....................................................................................................B-8
B.3.6SAFETY SEALS........................................................................................................................................................................B-9
B.3.7CONTROLS OF NOT RDC CRANE........................................................................................................................................B-10
B.3.8RDC CONTROLS....................................................................................................................................................................B-11
B.4DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS............................................................................................................. B-12
B.4.1EBB CONTROL PANELS (RDC CRANE)...............................................................................................................................B-12
B.4.2MAIN DEVIATION VALVE.......................................................................................................................................................B-15
B.4.3STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE SIDE ......................................................................................................B-16
B.4.4STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE OPPOSITE SIDE ...................................................................................B-17
B.4.5WORK OPERATION CONTROLS ..........................................................................................................................................B-18
B.5DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY DEVICES .................................................................................................. B-20
B.5.1LOAD LIMITING DEVICE (RDC CRANES)............................................................................................................................. B-20
B.5.2LOAD LIMITING DEVICE (NOT-RDC CRANE) ......................................................................................................................B-22
B.5.3EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS (CE/AS CRANE)................................................................................................................. B-23
B.5.4BLOCK VALVES ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS.................................................................................................................... B-24
B.5.5AUTOMATIC ESCAPEMENT FOR STABILIZER EXTENSIONS ...........................................................................................B-25
B.5.6MANUAL EXTENSIONS LOCK DEVICES..............................................................................................................................B-26
B.5.7SLEWING LIMITING DEVICES (OPTIONAL) .........................................................................................................................B-27
B.6GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS................................................................................................................ B-29
B.6.1DEVICE SIGNALLING THE CLOSING OF THE STABILIZER BEAMS (CE) .........................................................................B-31
B.7PICTOGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................ B-32
B.8PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS.................................................................. B-33
B.8.1CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS .....................................................................................................................B-33
B.8.2DISTANCE FROM POWER LINES.........................................................................................................................................B-34
B.8.3GROUND SLOPE.................................................................................................................................................................... B-34
B.8.4GROUND RESISTANCE......................................................................................................................................................... B-35
B.8.5VISIBILITY...............................................................................................................................................................................B-36
B.8.6GENERAL PRELIMINARY CRANE CHECKS BEFORE OPERATION ..................................................................................B-37
B.9OPERATING WITH THE CRANE ................................................................................................................... B-38