Bloom Manufacturing LS12H Series - Manual (Page 3)

• Bloom winches are not to be used to lift, hoist, or move people. If your task involves lifting or moving people, you
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must use the proper equipment, not this winch.
• Cable anchors on Bloom winches are not designed to hold the rated load of the winch. You must keep at least five (5)
wraps of cable on the drum to ensure that the cable doesn’t come loose. We suggest that the last 5 wraps of cable be
painted bright red to serve as a visual warning.
• Stay clear of suspended loads and of cable under tension. A broken cable or dropped load can cause serious injury or
death.
• No equipment should be installed, operated, or maintained by any person who has not carefully read all contents of this
manual. Serious physical injury or property damage can result from failure to read and apply the instructions contained
therein. Therefore, we urge you to read all operating instructions and warnings carefully. If any instruction or warning is
not clear, or if you feel you need additional information, please contact Bloom Mfg Inc. This manual should not be
understood to prepare you for every possible situation. It is the owner’s and user’s responsibility to determine the
suitability of a product for a particular use. Applicable industry, trade association, federal, state, and local regulations
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should be reviewed.
• Make sure that all equipment, including the winch and cable, is maintained properly. Pay especially close attention to the
clutch, making sure that it fully engages when shifted.
Winches equipped with free spooling dog clutch should never be used in a lifting application.
• Avoid shock loads. This type of load imposes a strain on the winch many times the actual weight of the load and can
cause failure of the cable or of the winch
cause failure of the cable or of the winch.
• Bloom products are sold on the strict understanding that all products selection is the full responsibility of the purchaser.
• Bloom accepts no liability for the use, misuse or incorrect application of its products.
• Leather gloves should be used when handling winch cable.
• Ensure the correct equipment is obtained and installed for the application.
• Ratings shown in Bloom literature are applicable only to new products.
• Working load limits shown are the maximum load the product is authorized to support under normal environmental
conditions. Shock loading and abnormal conditions must be taken into account when selecting products.
• In general, products displayed in Bloom literature are used as parts of a system. As a result, we can only recommend
within the working load limits, or other stated limitations, the use of products for this purpose.
• Working load limits or safety factors for each Bloom product may be affected by wear, misuse or environmental
conditions. Regular inspection must be conducted to ensure the equipment continues to meet the published standards.
If you have questions not answered in this manual or require additional copies or the manual is damaged, please contact
Bloom Mfg., Inc., 1443 220th Street, Independence, Iowa 50644.
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specific exposures or needs. This sample manual may not be adopted by a product manufacturer as its manual, but may
be used by the manufacturer in the process of developing its own manual, based upon its specific products and operations,
after consulting with its advisor.