CONTENTS
A
WARNING MANUAL ...................................................................................... A-1
A.1
MECHANICAL HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................................ A-2
A.1.1
MECHANICAL RESISTANCE................................................................................................................................................................ 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 WINCH USE.................................................................................................. A-39
A.14
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR BUCKET-GRAB USE ................................................................................... A-42
A.15
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR DRILL USE ................................................................................................... A-45
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
CONTROL PANELS ............................................................................................................................................................................ B-11
B.4.2
STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE SIDE ................................................................................................................... B-12
B.4.3
STABILIZERS CONTROLS AT CONTROL VALVE OPPOSITE SIDE ............................................................................................... B-13
B.4.4
WORK OPERATION CONTROLS....................................................................................................................................................... B-14
B.5
DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY DEVICES .............................................................................................................. B-15
B.5.1
MAX WORKING PRESSURE VALVE ................................................................................................................................................. B-15
B.5.2
OVERPRESSURE VALVES ................................................................................................................................................................ B-16
B.5.3
BLOCK VALVES ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS ................................................................................................................................ B-16
B.5.4
LOAD LIMITING DEVICE .................................................................................................................................................................... B-17
B.5.5
EMERGENCY STOP BUTTONS ......................................................................................................................................................... B-19
B.5.6
AUTOMATIC ESCAPEMENT FOR STABILIZER EXTENSIONS........................................................................................................ B-20
B.5.7
MANUAL EXTENSIONS LOCK DEVICES .......................................................................................................................................... B-21
B.5.8
SLEWING LIMITING DEVICES (OPTIONAL) ..................................................................................................................................... B-22
B.6
GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS............................................................................................................................ B-23
B.6.1
OIL TANK GAUGES ................................................................................................................................................... B-23
B.6.2
LOAD INDICATORS PRESSURE GAUGES ....................................................................................................................................... B-24
B.6.3
SIGNAL LIGHT TOWER ...................................................................................................................................................................... B-24
B.7
PICTOGRAMS ............................................................................................................................................................ B-25
B.8
PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS .............................................................................. B-26
B.8.1
CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................................. B-26
B.8.2
DISTANCE FROM POWER LINES ..................................................................................................................................................... B-27
B.8.3
GROUND SLOPE ................................................................................................................................................................................ B-27