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Safety
Tips and recommendations
It is necessary to observe the safety notes written in these operating instructi
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ons in order to reduce the risk of personal injuries and damages to property.
2.2 Responsibility of the operator
Operator
The operator is the person who operates the machine for commercial or eco
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nomic purposes himself or leaves it to a third party for use or application and
bears legal product responsibility during the operation for the protection of the
user, the personnel or third parties.
Operator obligations
If the machine is used in the commercial sector, the operator of the machine is
subject to the legal obligations for occupational safety. For this reason, the
safety instructions in this operating manual as well as the safety, accident pre
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vention and environmental protection regulations applicable to the area of ap
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plication of the machine must be observed. The following applies in particular:
- The operator must obtain information about the applicable occupational
safety regulations and, in a risk assessment, must also determine addi
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tional hazards resulting from the special working conditions at the place
of use of the machine. He must implement these in the form of operating
instructions for the operation of the machine.
- The operator must check during the entire period of use of the machine
whether the operating instructions he has prepared comply with the cur
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rent state of the regulations and adjust them if necessary.
- The operator must clearly regulate and determine the responsibilities for
installation, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and cleaning.
- The operator must ensure that all persons handling the machine have
read and understood this manual. In addition, he must train the staff at
regular intervals and inform them about the dangers.
- The operator must provide the personnel with the necessary protective
equipment and bind the wearing of the required protective equipment.
Furthermore, the operator is responsible for ensuring that the machine is al
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ways in perfect technical condition. Therefore, the following applies:
- The operator must ensure that the maintenance intervals described in
this manual are observed.
- The operator must have all safety equipment regularly checked for func
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tionality and completeness.
NOTE!
This combination of symbol and signal words indicates a po
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tentially dangerous situation which may lead to material or
environmental damage if not avoided.
Tips and recommendations
This symbol highlights useful tips and recommenda-tions as
well as information for an efficient and trou-ble-free opera
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tion.
