Inspection Before Initial Operation; Inspections Before Starting Work - Columbus McKinnon TIGRIP THM 120 Instrucciones De Servicio

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According to national and international accident prevention and safety regulations load lifting
attachmentt must be inspected:
• in accordance with the risk assessment of the operating company,
• prior to initial operation,
• before the unit is put into service again following a shut down
• after substantial changes,
• however, at least once per year, by a competent person.
Attention: Actual operating conditions (e.g. operation in galvanizing facilities) can
dictate shorter inspection intervals.
Repair work may only be carried out by specialist workshops that use original TIGRIP spare
parts. The inspection (mainly consisting of a visual inspection and a function check) must
determine that all safety devices are complete and fully operational and cover the condition of
the unit, suspension, equipment and supporting structure with regard to damage, wear,
corrosion or any other alterations.
Initial operation and recurring inspections must be documented (e.g. in the CMCO works
certificate of compliance).
If required, the results of inspections and appropriate repairs must be verified.
Paint damage should be touched up in order to avoid corrosion. All joints and sliding surfaces
should be slightly lubricated. In the case of heavy contamination, the unit must be cleaned.
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NSPECTIONS
Ensure that the surface of the load, in the location where the magnet is set down, is free from
grease, paint, contamination, scale and ice and is not coated, so that the pole shoes can make
good contact with the surface of the load.
Attention: Any distance or any obstacle between the load and the pole shoes of the
magnet results in a reduction of the load capacity.
Check the pole shoes for flatness and parallelism. Any gap between load lifting attachment
and load hinders penetration of the magnetic field into the load and thus considerably reduces
the lifting performance of the unit.
It must be possible to move the hand lever easily and freely over the entire slewing range.
Take into account any reduction in load capacity owing to the load material (Tab. 3).
The contact surface of the load lifting attachment must have full contact with the load. The
contact surface should not have any bores or chips. If this is not the case, the full lifting force
is not reached.
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