21491244.p65/20120481.3 Inappropriate use Certain work and practices are prohibited when using rail-guided handling equip-ment as they may involve danger to life and limb and result in lasting damage torail-guided handling equipment, e.g.:• Unsafe load handling (e.g. swinging the load)• Handling suspended loads above persons• Pulling or dragging suspended loads at an angle• Pulling free fixed or obstructed loads• Exceeding the maximum permitted load and permitted load dimensions• Leaving suspended loads unsupervised• Running load-supporting means (chains and ropes) over edges.• Using load-supporting means (chains and ropes) as a load bearing sling.• Subjecting the control pendant to inappropriate mechanical loads• Allowing loads to drop when the load-supporting means are in a slack condition• Failing to pick up loads from a solid base, but, for example, from a load handlingattachment• Transporting persons, unless lifting devices are specifically approved for trans-porting persons• Manipulating electrical equipmentPersons under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medicines which affect reactionsmust not install, operate, put into service, maintain, repair or disassemble rail-guid-ed handling equipment.Any conversions and modifications to the installation must comply with the technicalsafety requirements. Work on electrical equipment of rail-guided handling equip-ment may only be carried out by qualified electricians in accordance with electricalregulations. In the event of malfunctions, rail-guided handling equipment must bestopped, switched off and the relevant main switches locked immediately. Defectsmust be rectified immediately.National accident prevention regulations and codes of practice and general safetyregulations must be observed when operating our products. Important informationand instructions are marked by corresponding symbols. Follow these operating andsafety instructions to avoid personal injury and damage to machinery.The operating instructions must be kept available at the place where rail-guidedhandling equipment is in use at all times.They include significant aspects and appropriate excerpts from the relevant guide-lines, standards and regulations.The owner must instruct his personnel appropriately.If the safety instructions given in these operating instructions are not observed inany way, personal injury or even death can result.Observe general statutory and other obligatory regulations relating to accident pre-vention and environmental protection and basic health and safety requirements inaddition to those included in these operating instructions.Such requirements may relate, for example, to the handling of hazardous materialsor the provision/wearing of personal protection equipment.Comply with these regulations and general accident prevention regulations relevantfor the place at which rail-guided handling equipment is used and follow the instruc-tions therein when working with the equipment.Rail-guided handling equipment may still constitute a danger to life and limb if it isnot installed, operated, maintained or used appropriately by personnel which havenot been trained or specially instructed.The operating instructions must, if required, be supplemented by the owner withinstructions and information (e.g. factory regulations) relating to organization ofwork, working procedures, operating personnel, etc. Supervising and reportingobligations as well as special operating conditions must also be taken intoconsideration.1.4 General safetyinformation