INSTALLATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE
GBA-GBP-CBE-MBE SERIES
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3 SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION
The manually/electric rotated jib cranes, series GBA-CBE pillar-mounted, wall-mounted series GBP-MBE
and relative accessories were designed and built based on the most modern technical knowledge and can
be used safely.
The hazards for assigned personnel can be completely eliminated and/or significantly reduced only if the
crane is used in accordance with the instructions contained in this documentation by authorised and
specifically instructed personnel, in possession of sufficient preparation
PERSONNEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS:
Any installation and completion of the jib crane parts which may be missing (e.g. hoist, electric controls,
anchoring accessories, etc.);
Commissioning of the crane and management of its operation.
Inspections and tests of the crane and its components, before start-up, during operation and even after it
stops.
Maintenance of the crane and repair and/or replacement of its components.
The personnel must be absolutely informed on potential hazards they may encounter in performing their
jobs, both in terms of operation and the correct use of safety devices available on the machine.
These personnel must also carefully comply with the safety rules contained in this chapter in order to
prevent the occurrence of hazardous situations.
3.1 Authorised operator qualifications
To better define the field of operation and the consequent undertaking of responsibility by each
OPERATOR, given the specific training and achieved qualification, the following table has been prepared
of the professional profiles with relative pictogram, necessary for all types of operation.
PICTOGRAM
OPERATOR PROFILE
ASSIGNED TO USE
Operators assigned to use of the jib crane:
Personnel assigned to perform only simple jobs, i.e. drive the crane
through the use of controls and the loading and unloading
operations of materials to handle.
MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL
Mechanical maintenance personnel:
Qualified personnel able to intervene on the crane in normal
conditions, make normal adjustments of the mechanisms, perform
routine maintenance and mechanical repairs
ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL
Electrical maintenance personnel:
Qualified personnel able to intervene on the crane in normal
conditions and assigned to normal interventions of an electrical
nature, adjustments, maintenance and repair.
Able to work in the presence of voltage inside the panels.
MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN
Mechanical technician:
Qualified and authorised technician for performing complex and
extraordinary operations of a mechanical nature
ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN
Electrical technician:
Qualified and authorised technician for performing complex and
extraordinary operations of an electrical nature
