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Safe Operating Guidelines
Avoid the following:
NEVER:
• Never place any part of your body or clothing
near rotating or moving parts. Rotating drum
with rope under tension can create a pinch
point.
• Never handle ropes or operate hoist without
wearing eye protection and heavy gloves.
• Never stand close to hoist when operating. If
rope breaks it can fly back with tremendous
force.
• Never lift, pull, or otherwise transport people
with hoist.
• Never lift, pull, support or otherwise transport
loads over people.
• Never attempt to lift loads greater than rated
capacity of the hoist.
• Never raise a load until it jams and causes the
drum and motor to stall.
• Never allow a crane to "two block."
NOTE: The three conditions above produce
excess loading on the hoist which may cause
hoist, rope or structural failure resulting in
a dropped load. Excess loads can create
undetectable damage, which may cause the
hoist to fail even when lifting loads within its
rated capacity.
• Never allow hydraulic system, electric motor or
mechanical brake to overheat.
• Never touch rope or rigging while lifting a load,
while anyone is at controls, or while operating
hoist.
• Never put rope around an object and hook it
back on itself. This will damage the rope.
• Never use hoist with less than five (5) wraps
of rope around hoist drum. The cable anchor is
not designed to hold the rated load. The rope
may pull free and drop the load with fewer than
WARN Industrial Hoists
WARNING
Failure to observe these instructions could
lead to property damage, severe injury or
death.
Always watch for hazards from the cable,
drum pinch points, falling loads, and rope or
rigging under tension.
five wraps of rope on the hoist drum.
• Never let the rope slip through your hands.
• Never attempt to lift an off-center load of
any kind. This can cause the load to swing
dangerously. Make sure the load is directly
under the hoist.
• Never allow the load to swing or twist while
suspended.
• Never allow the load to bear against the
hook latch.
• Never leave a suspended load unattended.
• Never lift using the point of the hook. Make
sure the load is bearing on the saddle of the
hook.
• Never operate the hoist when flammable
materials or vapors are present. Electrical
devices produce arcs that can cause a fire or
explosion.
• Never operate the hoist when you are tired,
distracted, in a hurry, or under the influence
of drugs, alcohol, or medication that affects
alertness or judgement.
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