Safety Information

Prior to installing and commissioning this unit, carefully read through the safety instructions and warnings, and pay particular attention to every warning label attached to the unit. Also, make sure that the warning labels are visible at all times and replace missing or damaged labels.

Qualified personnel

Qualified personnel in the sense of the documentation or of the warnings on the appliances themselves are persons, who are familiar with the erection, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the appliances, and have attained qualifications that are appropriate with the work, for example:

• apprenticeship and skill with authorisation to switch, earth and label power circuits and appliances, in accordance with the standards and security techniques.
• apprenticeship and skill in the maintenance and operation of the appropriate safety devices according to the standards.
• first-aid training.

Security Instructions Concerning Control Units

Caution!
Excerpt from the »Merkblatt über Sicherheitsmaßnahmen bei der Montage und Instandsetzung von Aufzugsanlagen« (ZH 1/312; Ausgabe: 10/1983) (memorandum on safety measures to be taken while erecting and maintaining elevators) issued by "Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften" (association of industrial trade cooperatives):

• Notification
  If a field engineer has to work alone on an elevator plant, he has to notify the elevator attendant or any other person in the building (e.g. maintenance engineer, tenant) of his presence.
• The Elevator Plant
  Prior to starting work on the elevator plant, isolating it from normal operation. At every landing door apply a label stating that elevator is out of normal operation. Open shaft areas should be prevented from  unauthorised persons gaining access to them.
• Landing controls
  Prior to starting work switch the landing controls off.
• Assistant workers
  If the field engineer has to execute work that requires the presence of a second person, this can be an engineers mate, the elevator attendant or any other instructed person.
• Short-circuiting of control lines and switches
  It is forbidden to bridge control circuits and switches during the course of maintenance and inspection work. If repair work cannot be done without the bridging of control circuits and switches, the bridge has to be made with the utmost care. Immediately after having completed the repair work, the bridge must be removed.
• Switch declaration
  Temporary switch declarations or switch declarations given verbally without confirmation are forbidden. Working with live electric components, if necessary at all, is to be executed by using isolated tools only, and in conjunction with up-to-date and checked Personal Protective Equipment. The pertinent instructions of the safety regulations DIN EN 50110 part 1 and part 2 / DIN VDE 0105 part 100 »Betrieb von elektrischen Anlagen« (how to operate electric appliances) are to be adhered to.
• Elevator Operation
  Upon completion of the installation work, the field engineer must not operate the elevator unless it is necessary.
• Standing on top of the car
  When travelling on the car roof switch the inspection switch on, if available. It is only after this operation that the landing door may be closed. If there is no inspection switch, an instructed assistant worker has to be used to move the car.
  Persons on the car roof are allowed to enter a direction command making the car travel, only if all persons present have moved away from the lift car area and other areas of danger. It is forbidden to continue working during travelling.
  There must be more persons on the car roof than those required for executing the work being carried out.

Demands On Erector And User Of The Elevator Plant

Attention!

• The bp308 control system has been manufactured according to  state-of-the-art design and is safe to operate. Risks will be provoked only, if unauthorised persons use the equipment inappropriately and unduly.
• Perfect and safe operation of the devices is subject to appropriate transport, storage, erection and installation as well as to careful operation and maintenance.
• Refrain from any action that might infringe the safe functioning of the equipment.
• Arbitrary reconstruction and changes might infringe the safe functioning of the equipment and are forbidden.
• During operation the lift components can be live with high voltages, and may move or rotate. It may therefore occur that these parts cause severe injuries or damage to persons or materials in cases of unauthorised removal of necessary covers or insufficient maintenance.
• Only qualified personnel may be expected to work on the equipment. The personnel must have the complete documentation (operating manual and all other documents and documentations) at their disposal all the time they work on the equipment and must consistently adhere to it.
• It is forbidden for unskilled personnel to work on the equipment or near by it.
• The owner is liable if the lift drive equipment is not installed in a safe and secure condition, as  persons can be injured or material damaged in the case of failure.

Caution!
Prior to every action on the equipment switch it off the mains supply.