This operation manual covers the following Elephant
Lifting Products Trolleys:
Manual trolleys
Geared trolleys
THIS MANUAL MUST BE READ CAREFULLY
BEFORE OPERATING OR REPAIRING THESE
PRODUCTS.
This manual contains important safety, operation,
installation, inspection, maintenance and repair
information of Elephant Lifting Products trolleys for
proper and efficient operation. Make this manual
available to all persons responsible for the
operation, installation, inspection, maintenance and
repair of these products. Even if you feel you are
familiar with this or similar equipment, you should
read this manual before operating the product.
•Do not use these trolleys for lifting, supporting, or
transporting people and lifting or supporting loads
over people.
Always operate, install, inspect, maintain, repair and use
these trolleys in accordance with South African Bureau of
Standards Specification number SANS1824:2003 for a
geared or manually driven trolley.
Testing of trolleys must only be carried out by the
competent personnel contemplated in SANS1824:2003
and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
standard B30.17-2015.
For Trolleys used outside of South Africa:
It is the responsibility of the owner/user to construct,
operate, install, inspect, test, maintain, repair and use the
trolleys in accordance with ASME B30.17-2015, “Safety
Standard for Cranes and Monorails (with Underhung
Trolleys)” and as well as with Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations.
If the trolley is installed as part of a total lifting system,
such as an overhead crane or monorail, it is also the
responsibility of the owner/user to comply with the
applicable ASME B30 Volume that addresses that type of
equipment.
It is the responsibility of the owner/user to have all
personnel that will construct, operate, install, inspect, test,
maintain, repair and use the trolleys to read the contents
of this manual and applicable portions of ASME B30.17-
2015, “Safety Standard for Cranes and Monorails (with
underhung Trolleys)” and as well as being familiar with
OSHA Regulations.
If the trolley owner/user requires additional information,
or if any information in this manual is not clear, contact
Elephant Lifting Products or the distributor of the
trolley(s). Do not construct, operate, install, inspect, test,
maintain and repair these trolleys unless this information
A regular schedule of inspection of the trolley(s) in
accordance with the requirements of ASME B30.17-2015,
should be established and records maintained.
The ASME B30 Standard is intended to:
(a) Prevent or minimize injury to workers and
protects property by prescribing safety
requirements.
(b) Guide governments and other regulatory bodies
in the development, promulgation and
enforcement of appropriate safety directives.
1 Personnel Competence
According to ASME B30 Standard, persons performing
construction, operation, installation, inspection, testing,
maintenance, repairing and using Elephant Lifting Products
trolleys shall through education, training, experience,
skills and physical fitness, as necessary, be capable of
performing the functions as determined by the
employer or employer’s representative.
2 Preface
Elephant Lifting Products warrants to the user its trolleys,
and other products to be free from defects in material
and workmanship for a period of one year from the date
of purchase.
Elephant Lifting Products will at its discretion repair
without cost (including parts and labour charges) to the
user for any product found to be defective. Elephant Lifting
Products will replace such product(s) and refund the
purchase price less a reasonable allowance for
handling in exchange for the defective product(s). All
repaired and replaced product(s) are warranted for the
remainder of the original warranty period.
If any product proves defective within its original one year
warranty period, it must be returned to Elephant Lifting
Products with proof of purchase and the original
test certificate. This warranty does not apply to products
which Elephant Lifting Products has determined to have
been misused, abused and improperly maintained by the
user or where the malfunction or defect was attributed
by the use of non-genuine Elephant Lifting Products parts.
Elephant Lifting Products makes no other warranty and
its maximum liability is limited to the purchase price of the
product and in no event, will Elephant Lifting Products be
liable for any consequential, indirect, incidental or special
damages of any nature arising from the use of the product
whether based on contract or otherwise.
It is Elephant Lifting Products policy to promote safety of
all persons and equipment in the workplace. All equipment
manufactured is thoroughly checked, packed and
inspected before dispatch. Any loss or damage which
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