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Maintenance and adjustment at the planter when the tractor engine is working and the
machine is not protected against falling down.
When describing residual risk, the planter is treated as a machine, which since the
moment of starting the production, has been designed and manufactured according to the
present technique condition.
3.4. Estimation of residual risk
During operation of the planter, threat and residual risk can be limited to the minimum when
such recommendations are abided by:
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Careful reading the manual,
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prohibition of people staying on the planter during operation and transport,
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prohibition of people staying between the tractor and the planter when the tractor
engine is working,
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all adjustment, maintenance and lubrication of the planter shall be performed only at
the tractor engine stopped,
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repairs of the planter performed only by people trained in this field,
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operation of the machine by people who have qualifications to drive agricultural
tractors and are familiar with the manual of the machine,
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protection of the planter against children access.
Although
BOMET
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company takes responsibility for pattern-designing and construction
in order to eliminate danger, certain risk elements during automatic planter operation are
unavoidable.
1) Danger of being caught or hurt
by the frame edges or sharp edges of the furrow
openers, ridgers or lugs of road wheels of the planter during aggregation or changing
transportation-operation position and inversely.
2) Danger of wound or abrasion
by sharp working elements of the machine during
performing maintenance or adjustment resulting from improper position of the operator during
these activities.
3) Danger of being squeezed
by movable elements of the chain conveyor or chain
drive as a result of improper position of the operator during performing maintenance and
adjustment.
4) Danger of turning over the machine
during storage or transportation. When stored
to keep stability, the planter should be set on the flat ground on the road wheels and the
ridger ploughshares. The planter shall be aggregated only with recommended tractor
classes.
3.5. Regulations for occupational health and safety
CAUTION
In order to avoid threats, before starting operation of the planter,
please read the present manual and follow these rules concerning
threats and safety measures:
General regulations
Apart from this manual, one shall also follow traffic regulations and occupational safety
and health regulations.
