
CONTENTS
AWARNING MANUAL .................................................................................... A-1
A.1MECHANICAL HAZARDS.........................................................................................................................................A-2
A.1.1MECHANICAL RESISTENCE............................................................................................................................................................ A-2
A.1.2CRUSHING HAZARD ........................................................................................................................................................................ A-5
A.1.3CUTTING HAZARD ........................................................................................................................................................................... A-8
A.1.4DRAGGING OR ENTRAPMENT HAZARD........................................................................................................................................ A-9
A.1.5IMPACT HAZARD.............................................................................................................................................................................. A-9
A.1.6OIL LEAK HAZARD ......................................................................................................................................................................... A-12
A.1.7LOSS OF STABILITY....................................................................................................................................................................... A-13
A.1.8SLIPPING, TRIPPING AND FALLS ................................................................................................................................................. A-16
A.2ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD..................................................................................................................................A-17
A.2.1CONTACT WITH LIVE COMPONENTS.......................................................................................................................................... A-17
A.2.2STATIC ELECTRICITY .................................................................................................................................................................... A-19
A.3HEAT HAZARDS .....................................................................................................................................................A-20
A.3.1BURNS............................................................................................................................................................................................. A-20
A.3.2ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE.............................................................................................................................................. A-20
A.4NOISE HAZARDS....................................................................................................................................................A-21
A.5VIBRATION HAZARDS ...........................................................................................................................................A-21
A.6HAZARDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCES USED BY THE MACHINE...................................................................A-22
A.6.1TOXIC SUBSTANCE HAZARD (INHALATION OR CONTACT) ..................................................................................................... A-22
A.7ERGONOMIC HAZARDS.........................................................................................................................................A-26
A.7.1OPERATING POSITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... A-26
A.7.2VISIBILITY ....................................................................................................................................................................................... A-27
A.7.3HUMAN ERROR .............................................................................................................................................................................. A-28
A.8UNEXPECTED START-UP AND SWITCH-OFF OF THE CRANE ..........................................................................A-29
A.9SAFETY DEVICE FAULTS......................................................................................................................................A-30
A.10COUPLING FAULTS................................................................................................................................................A-32
A.11HAZARDS DUE TO INCORRECT LOAD MOVEMENTS ........................................................................................A-34
A.12WARNINGS TO LIFT AND TRASPORT THE CRANE............................................................................................A-37
A.13SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR REMOTE CONTROL USE.........................................................................A-38
A.14SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR USE WITH JIB ...........................................................................................A-43
A.15SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR WINCH USE...............................................................................................A-44
A.16SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR BUCKET-GRAB USE ................................................................................A-47
A.17SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR DRILL USE ................................................................................................A-50
A.18SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR USE OF THE EMERGENCY CONTROLS.................................................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 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... B-10
B.4DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS......................................................................................................................B-11
B.4.1EBB CONTROL PANELS ................................................................................................................................................................ B-11
B.4.2MAIN DEVIATION VALVE ............................................................................................................................................................... B-14
B.4.3STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE SIDE............................................................................................................... B-15
B.4.4STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE OPPOSITE SIDE ........................................................................................... B-16
B.4.5WORK OPERATION CONTROLS................................................................................................................................................... B-17
B.5DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY DEVICES ...........................................................................................................B-20
B.5.1LOAD LIMITING DEVICE ................................................................................................................................................................ B-20
B.5.2EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS ..................................................................................................................................................... B-22
B.5.3BLOCK VALVES ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS ............................................................................................................................ B-23
B.5.4AUTOMATIC ESCAPEMENT FOR STABILIZER EXTENSIONS.................................................................................................... B-24
B.5.5MANUAL EXTENSIONS LOCK DEVICES ...................................................................................................................................... B-25
B.5.6SLEWING LIMITING DEVICES (OPTIONAL) ................................................................................................................................. B-26
B.6GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS.........................................................................................................................B-27
B.6.1DEVICE SIGNALLING THE CLOSING OF THE STABILIZER BEAMS (EC).................................................................................. B-29
B.7PICTOGRAMS .........................................................................................................................................................B-30
B.8PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS ...........................................................................B-31
B.8.1CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS.............................................................................................................................. B-31
B.8.2DISTANCE FROM POWER LINES ................................................................................................................................................. B-32
B.8.3GROUND SLOPE ............................................................................................................................................................................ B-32
B.8.4GROUND RESISTANCE ................................................................................................................................................................. B-33
B.8.5VISIBILITY ....................................................................................................................................................................................... B-34
B.8.6GENERAL PRELIMINARY CRANE CHECKS BEFORE OPERATION........................................................................................... B-35