CONTENTS
A
WARNING MANUAL ...................................................................................... A-1
A.1
MECHANICAL HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................................ A-2
A.1.1
MECHANICAL RESISTENCE................................................................................................................................................................A-2
A.1.2
CRUSHING HAZARD ............................................................................................................................................................................A-5
A.1.3
CUTTING HAZARD ...............................................................................................................................................................................A-8
A.1.4
DRAGGING OR ENTRAPMENT HAZARD............................................................................................................................................ A-9
A.1.5
IMPACT HAZARD..................................................................................................................................................................................A-9
A.1.6
OIL LEAK HAZARD .............................................................................................................................................................................A-12
A.1.7
LOSS OF STABILITY...........................................................................................................................................................................A-13
A.1.8
SLIPPING, TRIPPING AND FALLS .....................................................................................................................................................A-16
A.2
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD..................................................................................................................................... A-17
A.2.1
CONTACT WITH LIVE COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................. A-17
A.2.2
STATIC ELECTRICITY ........................................................................................................................................................................A-19
A.3
HEAT HAZARDS ........................................................................................................................................................ A-20
A.3.1
BURNS.................................................................................................................................................................................................A-20
A.3.2
ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE ..................................................................................................................................................A-20
A.4
NOISE HAZARDS ....................................................................................................................................................... A-21
A.5
VIBRATION HAZARDS .............................................................................................................................................. A-21
A.6
HAZARDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCES USED BY THE MACHINE...................................................................... A-22
A.6.1
TOXIC SUBSTANCE HAZARD (INHALATION OR CONTACT) ......................................................................................................... A-22
A.7
ERGONOMIC HAZARDS............................................................................................................................................ A-26
A.7.1
OPERATING POSITIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................A-26
A.7.2
VISIBILITY ...........................................................................................................................................................................................A-27
A.7.3
HUMAN ERROR ..................................................................................................................................................................................A-28
A.8
UNEXPECTED START-UP AND SWITCH-OFF OF THE CRANE ............................................................................. A-29
A.9
SAFETY DEVICE FAULTS ......................................................................................................................................... A-30
A.10
COUPLING FAULTS................................................................................................................................................... A-32
A.11
HAZARDS DUE TO INCORRECT LOAD MOVEMENTS ........................................................................................... A-34
A.12
WARNINGS TO LIFT AND TRASPORT THE CRANE ............................................................................................... A-37
A.13
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR REMOTE CONTROL USE ............................................................................ A-38
A.14
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR USE WITH JIB .............................................................................................. A-43
A.15
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR WINCH USE.................................................................................................. A-44
A.16
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR BUCKET-GRAB USE ................................................................................... A-47
A.17
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR DRILL USE ................................................................................................... A-50
A.18
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR USE OF THE EMERGENCY CONTROLS.................................................... A-51
B
OPERATING MANUAL .................................................................................. B-1
B.1
PREMISE ...................................................................................................................................................................... B-2
B.2
IDENTIFICATION.......................................................................................................................................................... B-3
B.3
CRANE DESCRIPTION AND DOCUMENTATION....................................................................................................... B-4
B.3.1
ENCLOSED DOCUMENTATION...........................................................................................................................................................B-4
B.3.2
MARK.....................................................................................................................................................................................................B-5
B.3.3
SERVICE CONDITIONS........................................................................................................................................................................B-6
B.3.4
MAIN COMPONENTS ...........................................................................................................................................................................B-7
B.3.5
SAFETY DEVICES, LIMIT SWITCHES AND INDICATORS .................................................................................................................B-8
B.3.6
SAFETY SEALS.....................................................................................................................................................................................B-9
B.3.7
CONTROLS .........................................................................................................................................................................................B-10
B.4
DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS ......................................................................................................................... B-11
B.4.1
TCU CONTROL PANELS ....................................................................................................................................................................B-11
B.4.2
MAIN DEVIATION VALVE ...................................................................................................................................................................B-13
B.4.3
STABILIZERS CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................................................B-14
B.4.4
WORK OPERATION CONTROLS....................................................................................................................................................... B-15
B.5
DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY DEVICES .............................................................................................................. B-19
B.5.1
MAX WORKING PRESSURE VALVE .................................................................................................................................................B-19
B.5.2
OVERPRESSURE VALVES ................................................................................................................................................................B-20
B.5.3
BLOCK VALVES ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS ................................................................................................................................B-21
B.5.4
LOAD LIMITING DEVICE ....................................................................................................................................................................B-22
B.5.5
EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS .........................................................................................................................................................B-24
B.5.6
LOCKING OF THE STABILIZER RODS AND OF THE STABILIZER LEGS....................................................................................... B-25
B.5.7
MANUAL EXTENSIONS LOCK DEVICES ..........................................................................................................................................B-27
B.5.8
SLEWING AND LIFTING CAPACITY LIMITING DEVICE ................................................................................................................... B-28
B.6
GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS............................................................................................................................ B-29
B.6.1
OIL LEVEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES ON THE OIL TANK ...................................................................................................... B-29
B.6.2
OIL LEVEL INDICATOR ON THE GEAR MOTORS............................................................................................................................B-30
B.6.3
FILTER CLOGGING INDICATORS ..................................................................................................................................................... B-31
B.6.4
SIGNAL LIGHT TOWER ......................................................................................................................................................................B-31
B.6.5
DEVICE SIGNALLING THE CLOSING OF THE STABILIZER BEAMS (EC) ...................................................................................... B-32