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HKS 230 | Version 3.06
Safety
Tips and recommendations
Observe the safety information in these operating in-
structions to minimise the risk of personal injury as well
as material damage and prevent hazardous situations.
2.2 Operator responsibility
The operator is the person who operates the machine
himself for commercial or economic purposes or who
makes it available to a third party for use or application
and who bears the legal product responsibility for the
protection of the user, the personnel or third parties dur-
ing operation.
Obligations of the operator:
If the machine is used for commercial purposes, opera-
tors are subject to the legal stipulations in terms of occu-
pational safety. For this reason, the safety instructions in
these operating instructions as well as the safety, acci-
dent prevention and environmental protection regula-
tions valid at the installation location must be complied
with. In this process, the following shall apply in particu-
lar:
- Operators shall obtain information about valid oc-
cupational safety regulations and determine addi-
tional hazards as part of a risk assessment which
result from the specific operating conditions at the
machine's installation location. Said risk assess-
ment shall be reflected in operating instructions for
machine operation.
- During the entire machine operating time operators
must check whether the operating instructions they
created meet current standards and adapt the op-
erating instructions where necessary.
- Operators shall clearly manage and specify the re-
sponsibilities for installation, operation, trouble-
shooting, maintenance and cleaning.
- Operators must make sure that all persons han-
dling the machine have read and understood these
operating instructions. Operators must also regu-
larly train staff and notify of the hazards.
- Operators shall provide staff with the required pro-
tective equipment and wearing the required protec-
tive equipment shall be mandatory.
Operators shall also be responsible for maintaining the
machine in a technically perfect condition. For this rea-
son, the following shall apply:
- Operators shall make sure that the maintenance in-
tervals described in these operating instructions
are complied with.
- Operators shall regularly check that the safety
equipment is fully functional and complete.
2.3 Operating staff qualification
The different tasks described in these operating instruc-
tions require different levels of skills in terms of the quali-
fications of operating staff working with the machine.
Exclusively persons of whom it can be expected that
they reliably complete assigned tasks shall be author-
ised to carry out any tasks. Persons whose reactions
have been impaired shall not be authorized, e.g. drug us-
ers, users under the influence of alcohol or medication.
These operating instructions specify the following per-
sonal qualifications for the different tasks:
DANGER !
This combination of symbol and signal word indicates
an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoi-
ded, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING!
This combination of symbol and signal word indicates
a potentially dangerous situation that will result in
death or serious injury if not avoided.
CAUTION!
This combination of symbol and signal word indicates
a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoi-
ded, may result in minor or slight injury.
ATTENTION!
This combination of symbol and signal word indicates
a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoi-
ded, may result in damage to property and the env-
ironment.
Tips and recommendations
This symbol highlights useful tips and recommenda-
tions as well as information for efficient and reliable
operation.
WARNING!
Risk from inadequately qualified persons!
Inadequately qualified persons are unable to assess
the risks when handling the machine, thus putting
themselves and others at risk of severe injuries.
- All work must be carried out by qualified persons
only.
- Keep inadequately qualified persons and children
away from the work area.
