Lukas LSI Series Cutter - Manual (Page 7)

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5.2.1 Do not go near leaks!
- High pressure oil easily punctures skin causing
serious injury, gangrene or death!
- If injured, seek emergency medical help!
Immediate surgery is required to remove oil!
- Do not use fi nger or skin to check for leaks!
- Lower load or relieve hydraulic pressure before
loosening fi nttings!
5.3 Storage of hoses
- Hoses are subject to a natural aging even if they are stored correctly. Therefore,
their storage and service time is limited.
When storing the hoses please observe the following:
- Store them cool, dry and dustless (eventually wrapped with plastics sheeting);
prevent direct solar radiation and UV rays; shield heat sources which are near the
hoses.
- Do not use any ozone producing lamps (e.g. fl uorescent light sources, mercury-
vapor lamp) or electrical devices next to the hoses.
- Hoses have to be stored freely of tension and in a horizontal position. If they are
stored in rings the smallest bending radius determined by the manufacturer must
not fall below.
5.4 Marking of hoses
- The hose is marked with the manufacturer‘s name and quarter/year of production.
- The max. allowable pressure and month/year of production is indicated on the
hose
end fi tting.
5.5 Inspection and replacement intervals of hoses
- After each operation the hoses have to be checked for external damages,
cracks,
kinks and bubbles!
- The operator has to replace the hoses in appropriate period of times, even if there
are no visible security defects on the hoses.
- The hoses have to be replaced 10 years as from date of manufacture at the
latest (see marking on the hose)!
Hoses are subject to a natural aging even if they are stored correctly. Therefore,
their storage and service time is limited.
- Hoses have to be checked by a skilled person before the fi rst putting into
operation of the technical device and afterwards at least once a year for their
safe working condition.
A skilled person is somebody having suffi cient knowledge concerning hydraulic hoses
due to his special training and knowledge. He/she must be acquainted with the local
safety working conditions, accident prevention regulations, technical regulations and
approved standards (e.g. DIN-Standards), so that he/she is capable to estimate the