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Document ID (ISN)19624
CIS number 72-182
ISSN - Serial title Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Title Advice on excavator testing
Original title Hinweise für die Prüfung von Baggern [in German]
Bibliographic information July 1972, Vol.84, No.7, p.323-328. Illus.
Abstract Excavators should be regularly examined by qualified persons. Advice is given on the systematisation and simplification of these safety tests and the article covers the scope of the testing and individual points such as chassis, tracks or tyres, driver's seat, cab-access steps, jib, exhaust, hydraulic lines, lighting, pressure vessels, safety devices and wire ropes. An inspection check list is reproduced.
Descriptors (primary) excavators; inspection; power shovels
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; lighting; pressure vessels; tyre mounting and inflation; check lists; wire ropes; chains; safety checks; drivers seats
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Labour inspection