IMER INTERNATIONAL TERRA 450 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 16

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- INTRODUCTION
Kind Customer,
We congratulate you for your purchase: the IMER JOINT CUTTER, the result
of years of experience, is a highly reliable machine that is sturdy and light in
one. Painstaking care has been given to correct ergonomics to facilitate the use
of it by the operator.
e machine can cut asphalt or concrete surfaces using diamond blades.
For safety purposes it is essential that you carefully read through the following
instructions.
is manual must always accompany the machine, be kept by the person in
charge of work (e.g. SITE MANAGER) and always be available for consultation.
e manual is an integral part of the machine and must be kept until the machi-
ne itself is destroyed. In the event of damage or loss, you should ask the manu-
facturer for another copy.
e manual contains important information about preparation of the working
area, use, maintenance procedures and requests for spare parts. In any case ade-
quate experience and knowledge of the machine by the user and maintenance
operators is essential. e employer is obliged by law to check that such opera-
tors are quali ed.
In order to make it possible to warrant operator safety, operating safety and long
machine life, the instructions given in this manual must be complied with as
well as safety and accident prevention regulations according to the laws in force.
Particular attention must be paid to the warnings marked with this symbol:
1- GENERAL WARNINGS
1.1 - Read and understand the instructions before using the machine. Correct
use of this machine involves accurate knowledge of these instructions for use
and of the risks associated with incorrect use; the machine must, therefore, only
be used by expert and authorised personnel.
1.2 - Machine safety in use is guaranteed only for the functions and materials
listed in these instructions for use.
IMER INTERNATIONAL undertakes no liability if the machine is used for
other purposes than those mentioned and without following the instructions
for use.
1.3 - IMER INTERNATIONAL disclaims liability with regard to the safety, relia-
bility and performance of the machinery if the warnings and suggestions given
herein fail to be adhered to with particular reference to activities involving: as-
sembly, use, routine and extraordinary maintenance, repairs.
1.4 - Only genuine spare parts must be used for extraordinary maintenance and
repair operations.
1.5 - In any case, for repair operations you are advised to always contact the
IMER INTERNATIONAL Service Department.
Responsibility for perfect machine operating conditions concerns the user only,
if it has not been repaired or serviced correctly by unskilled or unauthorised
personnel.
1.6 - e machine operator must receive training on its correct use, the respec-
tive protective devices and accessory tools.
1.7 - During use wear suitable clothing, safety shoes, ear protection, protective
gloves (changing oil and lling engine reservoir) and helmets (hoisting opera-
tions). Do not use the machine in less than perfect physical conditions.
1.8 - e protective devices included in the machine are already tted and faste-
ned correctly on the machine itself.
Subject these protective devices and the whole machine to the routine and ex-
traordinary maintenance procedures at the required intervals.
1.9 - Before activating any operation with the machine, make sure that around
the working area there are no persons, animals or other obstacles that could be
a source of danger during work and during lling and maintenance operations.
1.10 - Make sure that the engine is o if you need to go away from the machine.
1.11 - Do not use the machine in environments where there is the danger of
explosions or re, or in closed places without ventilation or in underground
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works or digs.
1.14 - ENDOTHERMIC ENGINE: for all lling, oil change, maintenance and
cleaning operations, refer to the attached handbook.
2- NOISE AND VIBRATION EMISSION LEVEL
2.1- NOISE EMISSION
e sound pressure level measured at the operator's ear is
HONDA GX390
2.2- VIBRATIONS
Vibrations transmitted to the hand/arm system
HONDA GX390
e measurements have been carried out with the engine at top speed and the
disk not engaged.
3- RESIDUAL RISKS AND INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES
ough the machine has been built in compliance with current safety regu-
lations, residual risks that cannot be eliminated exist that are connected with
actual machine operation.
- Risks due to OVERHEAD LOADS:
this risk occurs during hoisting operations (see "TRANSPORTABILITY"
paragraph); this operation must be carried out by expert personnel equip-
ped with appropriate IPDs: helmet and shoes with reinforcement.
- Risks due to MOVING BODIES:
despite the low transfer speed of the machine, which is run by hand, the
presence of a cutting disk involves a risk. Speci cations include IPDs (sa-
fety shoes), clearing and forbidding access to the cutting area; and it is
expressly forbidden to move the machine with the disk up and with the
engine running (this is shown by a special pictogram on thecutting disk
guard).
- CHEMICAL RISKS due to the presence of MINERAL OILS and FUELS:
see the corresponding speci cations contained in the endothermic engine
handbook (attached).
- MECHANICAL RISKS due to the presence of MOVING PARTS:
the drive components and cutting disk are protected by metal guards;
special pictograms highlight the presence of risk and prohibit working
without the guards.
- Risks due to NOISE:
without prejudice to speci cations concerning noise in the workplace,
the noise produced by the machine requires the following measures of
protection: use of ear protection (ear plugs). A pictogram shows this re-
quirement.
- Risks due to VIBRATIONS:
the acceleration rate transmitted to the operator's hand/arm is stated so
that the employer can adopt the suitable preven-tive measures.
- Risks due to LACK OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING:
the warning signs considered necessary have been provided.
is supplied to those who need to assemble, adjust, use and repair the ma-
chine, underscoring the need to consult it before every operation. Unau-
thorised persons are expressly forbidden to use the machine.
- Meaning of warnings
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- L = 91 dB(A)
PA
- a = 6.7 m/s2
eq
- Do not remove protections.
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