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SAFETY
BH400/BH500 Series 10/19 Safety Section 1-6
© 2019 Alamo Group Inc.
SAFETY
THROWN OBJECTS HAZARDS
ROTARY MOWERS CAN THROW OBJECTS 300 FEET OR MORE UNDER ADVERSE
CONDITIONS.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OPERATOR OR BYSTANDERS FROM THROWN OBJECTS:
•
KEEP bystanders 300 feet away
STOP MOWING IF PASSERSBY ARE WITHIN 300 FEET UNLESS:
•
All THROWN OBJECT SHIELDING
including, Front and Rear Deflectors, Chains Guards, Steel Guards, Bands,
Side Skirts and Skid Shoes in place and in good condition when mowing.
•
Mower sections or wing are adjusted to be close and parallel to ground without exposing blades.
•
MOWING AREA
has been inspected and foreign materials and debris have been removed.
•
PASSERSBY
are inside enclosed vehicle.
INSPECT AREA FOR POTENTIAL THROWN OBJECTS BEFORE MOWING:
•
REMOVE
debris, rocks, wire, cable, metal objects and other foreign material from area.
Wire, cable, rope, chains and metal objects can be thrown or swing outside deck with great velocity
:
1.
MARK
objects that cannot be removed.
2.
AVOID
these objects when mowing.
HIGH GRASS
and
WEED AREA INSPECTION
:
•
INSPECT
for and
REMOVE
any hidden large debris.
•
MOW
at Intermediate height
•
INSPECT
and remove remaining debris
•
MOW
at final height.
MOWER THROWN OBJECT SHIELDING:
•
KEEP
all thrown object shielding including, Front and Rear Deflectors, Chains Guards, Steel Guards, Bands, Side
Skirts and Skid Shoes in place and in good condition when mowing.
•
DO NOT OPERATE
with any thrown object shielding missing, damaged or removed.
RIGHT OF WAY (Highway) MOWING
•
USE DOUBLE CHAIN GUARDS
for highway, right-of-way, parks or greenbelt mowing or all other mowing where
human dwellings, vehicles, or livestock could be within 300 feet of the mower.
•
No shielding is 100% effective in preventing thrown objects. To Reduce Possibility of Injury:
1.
MAINTAIN MOWER SHIELDING
, side skirts, skid shoes, and blades in good operational condition,
2.
RAISE CUTTING HEIGHT
to
6 INCHES
minimum,
3.
INSPECT AREA
thoroughly before mowing to
REMOVE
potential
THROWN OBJECT HAZARDS
,
4.
NEVER ALLOW BLADES to CONTACT SOLID OBJECTS
like wire, rocks, post, curbs, guardrails, or ground
while mowing.
PN TO02
DANGER
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