Safety Instructions - Terrier TBLC Mode D'emploi

with chain can be moved freely. Now close the safety lever. The clamp can now be used
again immediately or stored in the open position.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Remember: safety first! Especially where your personal safety and that of the immediate
onlookers is concerned. Carefully read the following safety instructions before using your
new TBLC safety lifting clamp.
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 BV or another recognised mechanical repair and service centre. See also Section 8 –
Overhaul. It is not permitted to make any constructive modifications to the clamps, for
example by means of welding or grinding.
Please contact Terrier Lifting Clamps BV for further information.
TEMPERATURE
The operating temperature of the Terrier TBLC lifting clamps lies between –10°C (14 °F) and
+30°C (86 °F) . Please consult with your dealer if other ambient temperatures are applied.
LOADS
Due to their wide gripping range our clamps are suitable for lifting and transporting a
variety of different objects. The clamp blocks are not suitable for placing on inclined or con-
ical shaped surfaces. If the crane hook has no safety device and/or is too big and too heavy,
use a length of chain with D-closure of approximately 75 cm (30 inch) length with a strength
that corresponds to the WLL of the clamp in order to ensure that when the load hook is
rested down the crane operator does not allow the hook to drop too far so that it falls out
of the lifting eye. When hanging directly on the crane hook with safety device ensure that
the crane hook can move freely in the lifting eye.
AVOID SITUATIONS INVOLVING RISK OF LIFE
Avoid situations involving risk of life by observing the following directives:
- Never operate an untested lifting clamp.
- Always keep a distance during the hoisting operation and never stand underneath the
load.
- Do not use the clamp if it is damaged. Have the clamp repaired by Terrier Lifting Clamps BV
or another recognized mechanical repair and service center. When in doubt: contact
your supplier.
- Never hoist more than one plate at a time.
- Never hoist loads heavier than the safe work load (WLL), as is clearly indicated on the
clamp and the certificate.
- Never hoist loads that are thicker or thinner than the clamp opening, as indicated on the
clamp and the certificate.
- When using more than one lifting clamp at the same time, opposite each other, provide
lifting slings or chains of a sufficient length to ensure that the angle between the slings
or chains does not exceed 60 degrees.
- When using more than one lifting clamp at the same time, next to each other, use a
trussed hoisting girder (equalizing traverse girder) and sufficiently long lifting slings or
chains, so that the lifting shackle of the lifting clamp is never subjected to a lateral load.
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