The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Zoeller Lifting Systems
Type
Machinery - Rear Mounted Bin Lifting Devices
Brand
Zoeller / Zoeller Kirchhoff Gruppe
Models
Including, but not limited to, 2405 (Rotary 3), 2418 (Rotary) and 2301 (Delta)
Variants
Examples incorporating a "working area protection device" consisting of two circular ultrasonic sensors underneath each lifting chair only.
Manufacturing dates
2017 to present
Country of origin
Germany
Product description
Rear mounted refuse container lifting devices. Supplied incorporated with various compaction bodies of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).
Hazard
When in automatic mode, if a person enters the area under the lifting chair during the upward part of the lifting cycle they could, in specific circumstances, remain undetected by the working area protection device.
This is due to a blind zone extending 500mm from the face of the two circular ultrasonic sensors underneath the lifting chair.
A person within this blind zone when the downward movement starts may not be detected, resulting in them being struck or crushed by the descending machinery and / or load.
Users are reminded that the equipment must be operated in accordance with the operating instructions, user manuals and training provided, and that entry into the working area should be avoided while the machine is in automatic mode.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
Corrective action
Warning customers of the risks.
- The UK supplier, Faun Zoeller (UK) Limited, is issuing a technical bulletin to all known customers supplied with affected machines manufactured within the last eight years.
- Updated user guidance and safety information will be provided to reinforce safe operating practices and awareness of the working area risks during the lifting cycle.
We recommend owners of RCV's incorporating lifting systems with this type of working area protection contact their supplier for further information if they have not already been contacted.