Safety Instructions; Lifting - Terrier TVK Gebrauchsanleitung

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Safety first! Guarantee your personal safety by carefully reading the following safety in-
structions first.
Ensure your own safety and continue to benefit from our product safety by having the
clamp inspected, tested and, if necessary, overhauled at least once a year by Terrier Lifting
Clamps B.V. or a recognized mechanical repair and service centre. See also Chapter 8 - Over-
hauling. Contact Terrier Lifting Clamps B.V. for further information.
AVOID SITUATIONS INVOLVING RISK OF LIFE
Avoid situations involving risk of life by observing the following directives:
- Never work with an untested clamp.
- Keep your distance when lifting and never stand under the load.
- Do not use the clamp if (it has been) damaged; have the clamp repaired by Terrier Lifting
Clamps BV or another recognized mechanical repair and service centre. If in doubt, con-
sult with your supplier.
- Never lift loads heavier than the working load limit (WLL), as indicated on the clamp and
in the certificate.
- Never lift loads for which the clamps have not been designed.
- When using more than one TVK lifting clamp at the same time, opposite each other,
provide lifting slings or chains of a sufficient length to ensure that the angle between
the slings or chains does not exceed 60 degrees.
- When simultaneously operating a number of lifting clamps time side by side, please use
a lifting beam (equalizer) and lifting slings or chains of a sufficient length to ensure that
the lifting shackles on the clamps are never subjected to lateral load.
- Remove all grease, oil, dirt, corrosion and mill scale from the barrel/drum at the point
where the clamp is to be attached.
- Ensure that the damp(s) is (are) positioned so as to balance the load when it is being
lifted.
- The clamp is only suitable for use in normal atmospheric conditions.
WARNING
- Do not subject the lifting shackle of the lifting clamp to a lateral load for more than ten
degrees.
- A free-fall or uncontrolled swinging movement at the crane hook resulting in objects
being struck may cause damage to the clamp. If this occurs, check whether the clamp is
in good working order before using it again.
- Lifting clamps are not suitable for creating permanent joints.
- Maintenance to the clamp should be carried out on a regular monthly basis. See Chapter
6 - maintenance.
- Do not modify the clamp (by welding, grinding, etc.), as this can adversely affect its op-
eration and safety, thereby nullifying any forms of guarantee and product liability.
- For the very same reason, use only original Terrier components.
- Any improper use of the clamp and/or failure to observe all directions and warnings in
this user manual concerning the use of this product may endanger the health of the user
and/or bystanders.
- The operating temperature of both lifting clamps ranges from 100°C (212°F) to minus
40°C (-40°F). Please consult with your dealer if other application temperatures are applied.
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