Operation and Installation Manual
1
General
Copyright
The copyright of this instruction manual remains with TRACTEL
Greifzug GmbH.
This instruction manual is intended only for the operators of the
systems described here and their staff. This instruction manual
must be available to the operating personnel at all times. Addi-
tional copies can be obtained on request.
No part of this instruction manual may be reproduced, distributed
or otherwise communicated without the permission of TRACTEL
Greifzug GmbH.
Legal proceedings may be implemented in the case of any in-
fringements.
Manufacturer's address
Sales and service office:
TRACTEL Greifzug GmbH
Scheidtbachstraße 19-21
51469 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Postfach 20 04 40
51434 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Tel:
+49 (0) 22 02 / 10 04-0
Fax:
+49 (0) 22 02 / 10 04-50 + 70
TRACTEL Greifzug GmbH reserves the right to make changes to
the product described in this instruction manual as part of their
ongoing product improvement programme.
Customers can obtain documentation about other TRACTEL
products by requesting the documentation from companies within
the TRACTEL Group or service organizations appointed by the
TRACTEL Group. Please visit our TRACTEL website at:
www.tractel.com for further details regarding the hoisting gear
and related accessories; stationary or mobile working platforms
for moving around on the inside and outside of buildings; rigging;
block stops for heavy loads; personal safety harnesses to pre-
vent falls; traction and rope tension measuring equipment, etc.
The TRACTEL Group and its dealer network also provide addi-
tional customer and repair services upon request.
1.1
Terms and abbreviations used in
this manual
The terms used in this instruction manual have the following
meanings:
System / Machine
Pursuant to the Machine Directive 2006/42/EC lifting equipment,
hoisting gear, safety equipment and rigging for lifting are regard-
ed as machines. The term "system" or "machine" also describes
the device in which the unit described here will be fitted.
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System manufacturer
The system manufacturer (system planner, system manufacturer,
installer) is the company marketing the system and all of the
required components. The system manufacturer is responsible
for the design, manufacturing, assembly and marketing.
Rigging
Rigging consists of equipment which does not belong to the
hoisting gear and which creates a connection between the carry-
ing means and the load or the carrying means and the load lifting
equipment (e.g. rope loops, round slings, shackles, swivel hooks,
eye hooks, deflection rollers).
Anchoring point
Part of the on-site suspended construction to which the suspen-
sion rope, the safety rope, deflection rollers and the hoisting gear
are anchored separately.
Operating personnel
Personnel who have been trained by the operator to operate the
product and are authorized to operate it.
Operating personnel (man riding equipment)
An appointed person who has undergone the appropriate ad-
vanced training for working at heights and who, due to his
knowledge and practical experience, is in the position to perform
the required operating tasks when provided with the necessary
instructions.
Operator
The operator is responsible for the correct operation of the sys-
tem / equipment and also for adhering to the maintenance inter-
vals and the undertaking of the service work.
Electrician
An electrician is someone who possesses sufficient knowledge
or has obtained the required qualification through training in
order to recognize the risks and avoid the dangers that can occur
when working with electricity.
Fall arrest device
A device for stopping the load lifting equipment in the event of
the suspension rope snapping or a malfunction, e.g. drive mal-
function.
Overall suspended load
The overall suspended load is the actual suspended static load,
which is made up of the payload, the load lifting equipment's own
weight, the additional fittings, the wire ropes and the control and
connection cables.
Hoisting gear / machine for lifting loads
Device or equipment consisting of a device with load carrying
means for lifting or transporting loads (e.g. wire rope hoist or wire
rope hoist with rope and swivel hook).
Customer / end customer
The customer or end customer is the system manufacturer's
customer and can also be the operator.
Load lifting equipment
A component or piece of equipment which does not belong to the
hoisting gear, which enables the load to be grasped and which is
attached between the machine and the load or to the load itself,
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