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Responsibilities 1 General Information
4 User Manual RKP-II (CA53461-001; Version 2, January 2010) © 2010 Moog GmbH
1.4 Responsibilities
Responsibility of the 
manufacturer and that of 
the operator of the 
machinery
The manufacturer and the operator of the machinery are both responsible to 
see that the planning and execution of the work performed with and to the 
radial piston pump as well as all interactions with the radial piston pump are 
carried out in accordance with the instructions given in this User Manual and in 
the relevant supplemental documentation for each respective application.
The manufacturer and the operator of the machinery are responsible in detail 
for the following:
• Staff selection and training
Ö Chap. "2.2.2 Selecting and Qualifying Staff", Page 8
• Intended use
Ö Chap. "2.1 Intended Use", Page 7
• Safe operation
Ö Chap. "2.2.1 Safe Operation", Page 8
• Taking required work safety measures for the respective application and 
monitoring
Ö Chap. "2.2.4 Work Safety", Page 9
• Observing the relevant manufacturer's safety standards and those of the 
operator of the machinery for each respective application
• Observing the relevant regulations applicable nationally and 
internationally, as well as applicable standards and directives (such 
as, e. g., EU Machine Directive and the regulations by the Employer's 
Liability Association, TÜV or VDE) as amended in their current version 
when designing, assembling and operating the machinery with all of the 
installed components.
• Installing a suitable safety system for limiting the pressure in the hydraulic 
connections
Ö Chap. "2.3.2.1 Safety Devices for Limiting Pressure", Page 10
• Using only radial piston pumps in technically flawless condition and safe 
for operation
• Preventing unauthorized structural modifications, repairs and 
maintenance work to be carried out or such that are unprofessionally 
performed.
Ö Chap. "2.2.3 Structural Modifications", Page 9
Ö Chap. "10 Spare Parts, Accessories, Repairs", Page 57
• Defining and adhering to application specific inspection and servicing 
instructions
• Adhering to all technical data during storage, transport, assembly, 
disassembly, connecting, start-up, configuring, operating, cleaning, 
repairing or performing any troubleshooting, especially the ambient 
conditions as well as to the data of the hydraulic fluid in use.
• Proper storage, transport, assembly, disassembly, connection, start-up, 
configuration, operation, cleaning, repairing, performing any 
troubleshooting or disposal
• Easily accessible and available safe keeping of the 
• Manual as well as the relevant supplemental documentation for each 
respective application.
Ö Chap. "1.1.4 Safe Keeping", Page 1
• This User Manual and the relevant supplemental documentation for each 
respective application are to be added to the User Manual of the 
machinery.










