Technical data

7.3
WARNING AND
INSTRUCTIONS
GRU FASSI
(!) ATTENTION (!)
Respect the safety distances from electric lines; the minimum distance is,
according to CEN norms, five (5) meters, except for otherwise prescribed
by national norms.
(!) ATTENTION (!)
Failure to respect the minimum safe distances may result in electrical hazards for the
operator and his assistants.
ELECTRICUTION:
General safety precautions for the operator and potential co-workers. If the crane hits an
overhead power line, do not touch the crane, the truck or the load.
Carefully evaluate the danger before moving. If you are closer than 10 meters from the
crane, the truck, the load or the electric line, move at least 10 meters away, by shuffling
away with small steps, in order to minimize the chance of getting a too high voltage diffe-
rence between the feet.
Warn others to stay away; call for help and contact the power company to de-energize the
line: do not attempt to assist someone in direct or indirect contact with the power line before
the power has been disabled: you run the risk of being electricuted yourself.
If you are in the truck cabin, stay inside without touching the vehicle body because it's
extremely hazardous to go out before the line is de-energised.
Help the electricuted person if you know the first-aid procedures, otherwise wait for the
paramedics to arrive.
(!) ATTENTION (!)
Do not utilize the crane during thunderstorms and with wind speed excee-
ding 13,8 m\s (50 km/h), maximum value of the Beaufort scale degree 6.
Indications about wind speed
Force of the wind Wind speed Classification Characteristics
Beaufort scale m/s
0 0,0 - 0,2 Calm Calm wind, smoke goes up quite
vertically
1 0,3 - 1,5 Light breeze Smoke reveals the direction of the
2 1,6 - 3,3 wind, one can feel the wind blowing,
leaves start fluttering.
3 3,4 - 5,4 Moderate breeze Leaves and branches are in constant
4 5,5 - 7,9 motion, small branches start fluttering.
Dust and papers dance on the ground.
5 8,0 - 10,7 Fresh breeze Small green branches bend, the surface
of waterways and lakes are wavy.
6 10,8 - 13,8 Near gale Big branches bend, wind whistles
through high-tension cables, it's
difficult to walk keeping the
umbrella open.
7 13,9 - 17,1 Moderate gale Trees sway, it's hard to walk
8 17,2 - 20,7 Storm wind Branches get broken, it's hard to walk.
9 20,8 - 24,4 Storm It damages houses (antennas and roof
tiles fall down)
(!) ATTENTION (!)
Carefully inspect the load rigging.
Hook up the load, checking that it does not exceed the capacity indicated on the lifting
diagram specific to each load configuration.
Make sure that the lifted load is balanced.
Avoid swinging the load above the control station; in cases where the load is too close,
the crane must be operated from the opposite side or with the radio-remote control.
When operating through a winch, lift the load vertically using the cable and not the
booms in order to avoid swinging the load.