General Safety Precautions; Warnings And Cautions - Warn Industries M15-S Guide D'installation Et Operateur

Warnings and Cautions

As you read these instructions, you will see WARNINGS,
CAUTIONS, NOTICES and NOTES. Each message has a speci c
purpose. WARNINGS are safety messages that indicate
a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided
could result in serious injury or death. CAUTIONS are safety
messages that indicate a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury. A CAUTION may also be used to alert against unsafe
practice. CAUTIONS and WARNINGS identify the hazard,
indicate how to avoid the hazard, and advise of the probable
consequence of not avoiding the hazard. NOTICES are
messages to avoid property damage. NOTES are additional
information to help you complete a procedure. PLEASE
WORK SAFELY!
WARNING
MOVING PARTS ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to
serious injury or death.
• Always know the Working Load Limit (WLL) of your
winch rope.
• Never Exceed the WLL or shock load of winch rope.
• Always determine the suitability of a winch rope for a
speci c application.
• Never use a winch rope if rope or heat sleeve is
worn, damaged, abused, overloaded or improperly
maintained.
• Never use winch rope over a rough surface without
abrasion protection.
• Never bend winch rope around unprotected, sharp
corners.
• Always use WARN hawse fairlead.
• Always replace the WARN hawse fairlead if damaged or
abused.
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING
MOVING PARTS ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to
serious injury or death.
General Safety:
• Always Know Your Winch. Take time to fully read the
Instructions and/or Operations Guide, and/or Basic Guide
to Winching Techniques, in order to understand your
winch and its operations, found online at http://www.
warn.com/corporate/literaturerequest.shtml.
• Never exceed winch or winch rope rated capacity.
Double line using a snatch block to reduce winch load.
• Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling
winch rope.
• Never use winch or winch rope for towing. Shock
loads can damage, overload and break winch rope.
Installation Safety:
• Always keep hands clear of winch rope, hook loop,
hook and fairlead opening during installation,
operation, and when spooling in or out.
• Always position fairlead with warning readily visible
on top.
• Always prestretch winch rope and respool under load
before use. Tightly wound rope reduces chances of
"binding", which can damage the rope.
Winching Safety:
• Always inspect winch rope,heat sleeve, abrasion
sleeve, hook and slings before operating winch.
Frayed, kinked or damaged winch rope must be
replaced immediately. Damaged components must be
replaced before operation. Protect parts from damage.
• Always use supplied hook strap whenever spooling
winch rope in or out, during installation and during
operation.
• Never touch winch rope or hook while under tension
or under load.
• Always stand clear of winch rope and load and keep
others away while winching.
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING
FALLING OR CRUSHING HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to
serious injury or death.
• Never operate winch with less than 10 wraps of
synthetic winch rope around the drum. Rope could
come loose from the drum, as the rope attachment to
the drum is not designed to hold a load.
• Always be certain anchor will withstand load, use
appropriate rigging and take time to rig correctly.
• Always wind the winch rope on bottom (mount side)
of drum.
• Never wind winch rope over top of drum.
• Always spool the winch rope onto the drum in the
direction speci ed by the drum rotation labels on the
winch and/or in the documentation. This is required
for the automatic brake (if so equipped) to function
properly.
WARNING
MOVING PARTS ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to
serious injury or death.
• Always ensure hook latch is closed and not
supporting load.
• Never apply load to hook tip or latch. Apply load only
to the center of hook.
• Never use a hook whose throat opening has
increased, or whose tip is bent or twisted.
• Always use a hook with a latch.
WARNING
MOVING PARTS ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to
serious injury or death.
• Never hook back on rope.
• Never winch with less than 10 wraps of synthetic
winch rope around the drum, the rope could come
loose from the drum.
CAUTION
CUT AND BURN HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to
minor or moderate injury.
• Never let winch rope slip through your hands.
• Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling
winch rope.
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Avoid Winch And Equipment Damage
• Always avoid continuous "Power Out". Heat build up
from continuous power out may damage the winch
rope.
• Never expose the winch rope to harsh detergents,
fuels, oils, or Anti-freeze.
• Always use an abrasion sleeve on all sharp edges to
protect winch rope.
• Never allow the winch rope to contact sharp objects.
Severe damage may result.
• Always respool winch rope in even wraps following
any angled winching activities.
• Always avoid continuous side pulls which can pile up
winch rope at one end of the drum. This can damage
your rope or winch.
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