SECTION 00 -- GENERAL INFORMATION
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS SYMBOL
This warning symbol points out important messages involving your personal safety.
Carefully read all the suggested safety precautions to avoid potential hazards and
safeguard your health and personal safety.
In this manual you will find this symbol together with the following key words:
WARNING
-- In case of warning aimed at preventing unsuitable repair works, involving
potential hazards to the operator’s safety.
DANGER
-- In case of warning aimed at preventing potential hazards to the safety of the
operator or other people directly or directly involved.
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Most accidents and injuries taking place in workshops
are caused by the lacked compliance with some
simple and essential caution and safety precautions.
For this reason, IN MOST CASES THEY CAN BE
AVOIDED: just foresee possible causes and act
consequently, with the required caution and care.
The possibility that an accident might occur on any
type of machine, no matter how well it was designed
and built, should not be disregarded.
A wise and careful service technician is the best war-
ranty against accidents.
The strict compliance with a single and basic safety
precaution would be enough to prevent severe acci-
dents.
DANGER.
Never carry out any cleaning, lubrication or
maintenance operation when the engine is running.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION
◊
Strictly comply with the specified maintenance and
repair procedures.
◊
Never wear rings, watches, jewels, loose or unbut-
toned clothing such as ties, torn clothes, scarves,
open jackets or shirts with open zips which could
get trapped in moving parts. Wear approved safety
clothing, such as for example anti--slip footwear,
gloves, goggles, helmets, etc...
◊
Never carry out any repair intervention on the ma-
chine if someone is sitting on the driver’s seat, ex-
cept for authorized operators assisting in the oper-
ation to be carried out.
◊
Never operate the machine or use attachments
from a place other than sitting in the operator’s
seat.
◊
Never carry out any intervention on the machine
when the engine is running, except when specifi-
cally indicated.
◊
Stop the engine and make sure all pressure is re-
lieved from hydraulic circuits before removing
caps, covers, valves, etc...
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All service interventions must be carried out with
the utmost care and attention.
◊
Service stairs and ladders used in the workshop on
in the field should be built in compliance with the
safety rules in force.
◊
Disconnect the batteries and label all controls to
warn that the machine is being serviced. Lock the
machine and any equipment which should be
lifted.
◊
Never check or fill fuel tanks, accumulator bat-
teries, nor use starting fluid while smoking or next
to open flames, as the concerned fluids are flam-
mable.
◊
Brakes are ineffective when manually released for
service interventions: in such cases, make sure
you can keep the machine under continuous con-
trol through suitable locks or other.
◊
The fuel supply gun must always touch the filler
neck. Keep it there until fuel supply stops, to pre-
vent sparks due to static electricity build--up.
