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25 . Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
Each person must wear appropriate personal protective
equipment whenever operating the chipper or working
in the vicinity. This equipment is designed to prevent
injury to any personnel in the area. This list includes but
is not limited to:
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Safety shoes with slip resistant soles.
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Safety goggles or face shield.
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Hearing protection.
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Heavy or leather gloves.
26. Operating Hints:
a. Keep the working area clean and free of debris to
prevent slipping or trip- ping. Operate only on level
ground.
b. Do not place hands or any body parts into the feed
hopper during operation. Use a stick or branch to push
material into the rotor when it goes past the curtain in
the feed hopper.
c. Do not point discharge at people, animals or
buildings. Rotor can expel wood chips fast enough to
cause injury.
d. Use care when feeding
material into the chipper. Do not send metal, bottles,
cans, rocks, glass or other foreign material into the
wood chipper. If foreign material enters chipper, stop
ma- chine, turn engine off and place ignition key in your
pocket and wait for all moving parts to stop before re-
moving material and/or unplugging. Inspect machine for
damaged or loose parts before resuming work.
FIG. 34 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
FIG. 35 WORKING