Safety Information; Safety Summary - Ingersoll Rand ZA Serie Información De Seguridad Sobre El Producto

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This manual provides important information for all personnel
involved with the safe installation, operation and proper
maintenance of this product. Even if you feel you are familiar
with this or similar equipment, you should read this manual
before operating the balancer.
Danger, Warning, Caution and Notice
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Throughout this manual there are steps and procedures which, if
not followed, may result in an injury. The following signal words
are used to identify the level of potential hazard.
Indicates an imminently hazardous
DANGER situation which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous
WARNING situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, may result
CAUTION
in minor or moderate injury or property
damage.
Indicates information or a company
policy that relates directly or indirectly to
NOTICE
the safety of personnel or protection of
property.

Safety Summary

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WARNING
• Do not use this balancer or attached equipment for lifting,
supporting, or transporting people or lifting or
supporting loads over people.
• The supporting structures and load-attaching devices
used in conjunction with these balancers must provide a
safety factor of at least three times the rated capacity of
the balancer. This is the customer's responsibility. If in
doubt, consult a registered structural engineer.
NOTICE
• Lifting equipment is subject to different regulations in
each country. These regulations may not be specified in
this manual.
The National Safety Council, Accident Prevention Manual for
Industrial Operations, Eighth Edition and other recognized safety
sources make a common point: Employees who work near
suspended loads or assist in hooking on or arranging a load
should be instructed to keep out from under the load. From a
safety standpoint, one factor is paramount: conduct all lifting
operations in such a manner that if there were an equipment
failure, no personnel would be injured. This means keep out from
under a raised load and keep out of the line of force of any load.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 generally places
the burden of compliance with the owner/employer, not the
The following warnings and operating instructions have been
adapted in part from American National (Safety) Standards and
are intended to avoid unsafe operating practices which might
lead to injury or property damage.
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SAFETY INFORMATION

manufacturer. Many OSHA requirements are not concerned or
connected with the manufactured product but are, rather,
associated with the final installation. It is the owner's and user's
responsibility to determine the suitability of a product for any
particular use. It is recommended that all applicable industry,
trade association, federal, state, and local regulations be checked.
Read all operating instructions and warnings before operation.
Rigging: It is the responsibility of the operator to exercise caution,
use common sense and be familiar with proper rigging techniques.
Refer to ASME B30.9 for rigging information, American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Ave, New York, NY 10016.
This manual has been produced by Ingersoll Rand to provide
dealers, mechanics, operators and company personnel with the
information required to install, operate, maintain and repair the
products described herein. It is extremely important that
mechanics and operators be familiar with the servicing
procedures of these products, or like or similar products, and are
physically capable of conducting the procedures. These
personnel shall have a general working knowledge that includes:
1. Proper and safe use and application of mechanics common
hands tools as well as special Ingersoll Rand or
recommended tools.
2. Safety procedures, precautions and work habits established
by accepted industry standards.
Ingersoll Rand cannot know of, or provide all the procedures by
which product operations or repairs may be conducted and the
hazards and/or results of each method. If operation or
maintenance procedures not specifically recommended by the
manufacturer are conducted, it must be ensured that product
safety is not endangered by the actions taken. If unsure of an
operation or maintenance procedure or step, personnel should
place the product in a safe condition and contact supervisors
and/or the factory for technical assistance.
• Balancers with capacities of 150 lbs or (68 kg) greater are
equipped with the Z-Brake, a centrifugal brake that is
designed to stop the uncontrolled upward travel of the
wire rope in the event of a sudden release or loss of load,
and limit the excessive upward acceleration of the empty
hook for the safety of the operators. The brake must not
be used as a travel limiting stop or up stop. Failure to
follow these instructions will result in damage to the brake
and the balancer. Continuous use of the Z-Brake will cause
internal damage to the balancer and could result in
damaging the balancer beyond repair.
Correct installation and operation of the balancer depends on
you reading all instructions before starting work on the balancer.
• Clean, dry air must be used at all times when operating
balancers.
SAFE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Ingersoll Rand recognizes that most companies who are using
these balancers have a safety program in force at their facility. In
the event that some conflict exists between a rule set forth in
this publication and a similar rule already set by an individual
company, the more stringent of the two should take precedence.
WARNING
CAUTION
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