Sterling 882.00722.00 Manual Do Utilizador

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Chapter 1: Safety 
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Maintenance Responsibility 
Proper maintenance is essential to safety. If you are a maintenance worker, you must make 
safety a priority to effectively repair and maintain equipment. 
Before removing, adjusting, or replacing parts on a machine, remember to turn off all electric 
supplies and all accessory equipment at the machine, and disconnect and lockout electrical 
power. Attach warning tags to the disconnect switch. 
When you need to perform maintenance or repair work on a rate monitor above floor level, 
use a solid platform or a hydraulic elevator.  If there is a permanently installed catwalk 
around your rate monitor, use it.  The work platform should have secure footing and a place 
for tools and parts.  DO NOT climb on unit, machines, or work from ladders. 
If you need to repair a large component, use appropriate handling equipment.  Before you use 
handling equipment (portable “A” frames, electric boom trucks, fork trucks, overhead cranes) 
be sure the load does not exceed the capacity of the handling equipment or cause it to become 
unstable. 
Carefully test the condition of lifting cables, chains, ropes, slings, and hooks before using 
them to lift a load. 
Be sure that all non-current carrying parts are correctly connected to earth ground with an 
electrical conductor that complies with current codes. Install in accordance with national and 
local codes. 
When you have completed the repair or maintenance procedure, check your work and remove 
your tools, rigging, and handling equipment. 
Do not restore power to the rate monitor until all persons are clear of the area.  DO NOT start 
and run the unit until you are sure all parts are functioning correctly. 
BEFORE you turn the rate monitor over to the operator for production, verify all enclosure 
panels, guards and safety devices are in place and functioning properly. 
Reporting a Safety Defect 
If you believe that your equipment has a defect that could cause injury, you should 
immediately discontinue its use and inform the manufacturer. 
The principle factors that can result in injury are failure to follow proper operating procedures 
(i.e. lockout/tagout), or failure to maintain a clean and safe working environment.