Safety Instructions; Lifting; Maintenance - Terrier FSV Mode D'emploi

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Safety First! Guarantee your personal safety by carefully reading the following safety in-
structions first.
Ensure your own safety and continue to benefit from our product safety by having the
clamp inspected, tested and, if necessary, overhauled at least once a year by Terrier Lifting
Clamps B.V. or a recognised mechanical repair and service centre. See also Chapter 8 - Over-
hauling. Contact Terrier Lifting Clamps B.V. for further information.
Avoid situations danger to life
Prevent dangerous situations by seriously taking care of the following precautions:
- Never work with an untested clamp.
- Keep at a distance when lifting and never stand under the load.
- Do not use the clamp if damaged; have the clamp repaired by Terrier Lifting Clamps B.V.
firstly, or by a recognised mechanical repair centre. If in doubt, please consult your dealer.
- Never lift more than one beam or load at a time.
- Never lift beams that are heavier than the working load limit (W.W.L.), as indicated on
the clamp and the test certificate.
- Do not attach the TBS clamps to any other parts but bulb profiles (HP profiles EN 10-204)
- Do not lift beams or strips smaller or bigger than the jaw opening, as indicated on the
clamp and the test certificate.
- When simultaneously operating a number of lifting clamps facing each other, use lifting
slings or chains which are of sufficient length to ensure that the permittable lifting
angles are respected.
- When simultaneously operating a number of lifting clamps side by side, use a lifting
beam (equalizer) and lifting slings or chains of sufficient length to ensure that the lifting
shackles on the clamps are never subjected to a lateral load of more than 15°.
- Do not place the clamp on tapered or conical sections of the beam to be lifted.
- Make sure that the clamp(s) is/are positioned so as to balance the load when it is being
lifted.
- The clamp is only suitable for use in normal atmospheric conditions.
Safety precautions
- Ensure that the lifting shackle can never be subjected to 15° lateral load.
- A free fall or uncontrolled swaying at the crane hook resulting in objects being struck
may cause damage to the clamp. If this occurs, check whether the clamp is in good work-
ing order before using it.
- Lifting clamps are not suitable to be used as permanent joints.
- The clamp should be subjected to preventive maintenance on a monthly basis in accord-
ance to the guidelines as described in Chapter 6 - Maintenance.
- Do not modify the clamp (by welding, grinding, etc.), as this can adversely affect its op-
eration and safety, thereby nullifying any forms of guarantee and product liability.
- For the very same reason, use only original Terrier components.
- If you are using a TBS bulb screw clamp, please observe the following additional inspec-
tion duties: Make sure that the size of the bulb profile matches the range of the bulb
screw clamp.
- Any improper use of the clamp and/or failure to observe any directions and warnings in
these operating instructions concerning the use of this product may endanger the health
of the user and/or bystanders
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LIFTING

- Verify whether the working load limit (w.l.l.) of the clamp is sufficient for the load creat-
ed in the lifting situation.
- Attach the lifting clamp to the hoisting mechanism:
- directly to a crane hook by means of a safety shackle,
- by means of a coupling link or D-type shackle,
- by means of a sling or chain, if necessary, in conjunction with a coupling link or D-type shackle.
- Ensure that all attachments have been tested and are of the correct tonnage. Make sure that
coupling links and shackles are large enough to allow the clamp to move freely in the hook.
- Check whether the clamp has any visible damage.
- Operate the spindle to check whether the clamp opens and closes smoothly.
FSV/FSV(S)(U)
- Check that the threaded spindle is free of dirt and if necessary clean it with a wire brush.
- Remove excess dirt from the beam or strip where the lifting clamp is to be applied.
- Open the clamp by using the threaded spindle.
- Position the jaw as far as they will go over the beam or strip, ensuring that the clamp is
positioned so as to balance the load when it is being lifted.
- Close the clamp by reversing the threaded spindle as far as it will go (finger tight).
- Start the lifting and check whether the clamp is shifting.
- If the clamp continues to shift read through Chapter 6 - Maintenance.
- Make sure that the load is in a stable position, before taking the clamp off the plate.
TBS
- Open the clamp by means of the thread spindle.
- Position the clamp completely onto the bulb profile, in such a way that the bulb falls into
the recess of the clamp and the flat side of the bulb profile faces the spindle side.
- Close the clamp by fully (i.e. finger tight) closing the thread spindle.
- Mount the hoisting element onto the lifting shackle and start lifting gently.
- Make sure the clamp does not shift. If the clamp shifts or if the load becomes unbalanced,
repeat the above.
- When the load has reached its destination, lower the crane hook until the clamp is fully
unloaded. This can be verified by the slackness of the hoisting chain and a free move-
ment of the lifting shackle of the clamp.
- Take the hoisting element from the lifting shackle while holding on to the frame.
- The bulb screw clamp is removed from the construction by loosening the thread spindle.
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MAINTENANCE

From a safety point of view, please check the general condition of the clamp at least once
a month, see Chapter 7 - Disassembling/Assembling.
Stop using the clamp if:
- the clamping parts are split or deformed, in particular the jaws;
- the lifting shackle is visibly deformed;
- the shackle pins are visibly deformed;
- the retaining pins are missing;
- the threaded spindle is visibly deformed;
- the threaded spindle is dirty or damaged;
- there is too much room in the spindle nuts;
- the marking on the clamp is no longer legible.
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