CONTENTS
AWARNING MANUAL............................................................................... A-1
A.1MECHANICAL HAZARDS................................................................................................................................ A-2
A.1.1MECHANICAL RESISTANCE...................................................................................................................................................A-2
A.1.2CRUSHING HAZARD................................................................................................................................................................A-5
A.1.3CUTTING HAZARD...................................................................................................................................................................A-7
A.1.4DRAGGING OR ENTRAPMENT HAZARD ...............................................................................................................................A-8
A.1.5IMPACT HAZARD .....................................................................................................................................................................A-8
A.1.6OIL LEAK HAZARD.................................................................................................................................................................A-10
A.1.7LOSS OF STABILITY ..............................................................................................................................................................A-11
A.1.8SLIPPING, TRIPPING AND FALLS ........................................................................................................................................A-13
A.2ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD......................................................................................................................... A-14
A.2.1CONTACT WITH LIVE COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................A-14
A.2.2STATIC ELECTRICITY ...........................................................................................................................................................A-16
A.3HEAT HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................................ A-17
A.3.1BURNS ....................................................................................................................................................................................A-17
A.3.2ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE .....................................................................................................................................A-17
A.4NOISE HAZARDS........................................................................................................................................... A-18
A.5VIBRATION HAZARDS .................................................................................................................................. A-18
A.6HAZARDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCES USED BY THE MACHINE ......................................................... A-19
A.6.1TOXIC SUBSTANCE HAZARD (INHALATION OR CONTACT).............................................................................................A-19
A.7ERGONOMIC HAZARDS ............................................................................................................................... A-23
A.7.1OPERATING POSITIONS.......................................................................................................................................................A-23
A.7.2VISIBILITY...............................................................................................................................................................................A-24
A.7.3HUMAN ERROR .....................................................................................................................................................................A-25
A.8UNEXPECTED START-UP AND SWITCH-OFF OF THE CRANE................................................................. A-26
A.9SAFETY DEVICE FAULTS............................................................................................................................. A-27
A.10COUPLING FAULTS ...................................................................................................................................... A-29
A.11HAZARDS DUE TO INCORRECT LOAD MOVEMENTS ............................................................................... A-31
A.12SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS FOR WINCH USE...................................................................................... A-34
A.13WARNINGS FOR USE OF RADIO REMOTE CONTROL .............................................................................. A-37
BOPERATING MANUAL........................................................................... B-1
B.1PREMISE .......................................................................................................................................................... B-2
B.2IDENTIFICATION.............................................................................................................................................. B-3
B.3CRANE DESCRIPTION AND DOCUMENTATION........................................................................................... B-4
B.3.1ENCLOSED DOCUMENTATION ..............................................................................................................................................B-4
B.3.2MARK ........................................................................................................................................................................................B-5
B.3.3SERVICE CONDITIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................B-6
B.3.4MAIN COMPONENTS............................................................................................................................................................... B-7
B.3.5SAFETY DEVICES, LIMIT SWITCHES AND INDICATORS.....................................................................................................B-8
B.3.6SAFETY SEALS........................................................................................................................................................................B-9
B.4DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS............................................................................................................. B-10
B.4.1MANUAL CONTROLS.............................................................................................................................................................B-10
B.4.2CONTROLS OF RDC CRANE ................................................................................................................................................B-11
B.5DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY DEVICES .................................................................................................. B-12
B.5.1MAX WORKING PRESSURE VALVE.....................................................................................................................................B-12
B.5.2OVERPRESSURE VALVES....................................................................................................................................................B-13
B.5.3LOAD LIMITING DEVICE, NOT RDC .....................................................................................................................................B-14
B.5.4LOAD LIMITING DEVICE, RDC ..............................................................................................................................................B-15
B.5.5EXCLUSION OF NO CE LOAD LIMITING DEVICE OF EC CRANE...................................................................................... B-16
B.5.6BLOCK VALVES ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS....................................................................................................................B-18
B.5.7EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON (EC CRANE).........................................................................................................................B-19
B.5.8MANUAL EXTENSIONS LOCK DEVICES..............................................................................................................................B-20
B.5.9SLEWING LIMITING DEVICES (OPTIONAL).........................................................................................................................B-21
B.6GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS................................................................................................................ B-22
B.6.1LOAD INDICATORS EC NOT RDC CRAN .............................................................................................................................B-22
B.6.2LOAD INDICATOR ..................................................................................................................................................................B-22
B.7PICTOGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................ B-23
B.8PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS.................................................................. B-24
B.8.1CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS .....................................................................................................................B-24
B.8.2DISTANCE FROM POWER LINES.........................................................................................................................................B-24
B.8.3GROUND SLOPE....................................................................................................................................................................B-24
B.8.4VISIBILITY...............................................................................................................................................................................B-25
B.8.5GENERAL PRELIMINARY CRANE CHECKS BEFORE OPERATION ..................................................................................B-26
B.9OPERATING WITH THE CRANE ................................................................................................................... B-27
B.9.1START UP OPERATION.........................................................................................................................................................B-27
B.9.2START UP FOR RDC CRANE................................................................................................................................................B-27
B.9.3PROCEDURE FOR OPENING THE CRANE..........................................................................................................................B-28
B.9.4LIFTING OPERATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................................B-29
B.9.5PROCEDURE FOR CLOSING THE CRANE..........................................................................................................................B-31
B.9.6COMPULSORY SAFETY CHECKS BEFORE LEAVING THE WORK PLACE ...................................................................... B-33
B.10LIFTING ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................................................... B-34
