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142664 - 5900 Series (24-November-2020)
Safety
Why is SAFETY
important to YOU?
3
BIG
Reasons:
• Accidents Can Disable and Kill
• Accidents Are Costly
• Accidents Can Be Avoided
. . . for your own safety and that of others!
- If you are not familiar with basic agriculture &
industrial safety, you must get training.
- Owners of equipment must give operating
instructions to other operators such as family
members or a hired hand.
- Making any design changes to equipment could
cause a hazard, damage your machine & void
your warranty.
YOU are responsible for the SAFE operation and
maintenance of your Degelman implement. YOU
must ensure that you and anyone else who is going
to operate, maintain, or work around the machine
be familiar with the operating and maintenance
procedures, and related SAFETY information
contained in this manual. This manual will take you
step-by-step through your working day and will
alert you to good safety practices that should be
adhered to while operat ing this equipment.
Remember, YOU are the key to safety. Good
safety practices not only protect you, but also
the people around you. Make these practices a
working part of your safety program. Be certain
that EVERYONE operating this equipment is familiar
with the recommended operating and maintenance
procedures and follows all the safety precautions.
Most accidents can be prevented. Do not risk injury
or death by ignoring good safety practices.
• Owners must give operating instructions to
operators or employees before allowing them to
operate the unit, and at least annually thereafter
per OSHA regulation 1928.57.
• The most important safety device on this
equipment is a SAFE operator. It is the operator’s
responsibility to read and understand ALL Safety
and Operating instructions in the manual and to
follow these. All accidents can be avoided!
• A person who has not read and understood ALL
operating and safety instructions is not qualified
to operate the machine. An untrained operator
exposes himself and bystanders to possible
serious injury or death.
• Do not modify the equipment in any way.
Unauthorized modifica tion may impair the
function and/or safety and could affect the life of
the equipment.
DANGER:
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
that, if not avoided,
WILL
result in death or serious injury
if proper precautions are not taken.
WARNING:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
that, if not avoided,
COULD
result in death or serious
injury if proper precautions are not taken.
CAUTION:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
that, if not avoided,
MAY
result in minor or moderate
injury if proper practices are not taken, or, serves as a
reminder to follow appropriate safety practices.
Note the use of the Signal Words:
DANGER
,
WARNING
,
and
CAUTION
with the safety messages. The appropriate
Signal Word has been selected using the following
guidelines:
SIGNAL WORDS
T
he
Safety Alert Symbol
identifies important safety
messages applied to the dozer blade and in this
manual. When you see this symbol, be alert to the
possibility of
injury or death
. Follow the
instructions provided on the safety messages.
The
Safety Alert Symbol
means:
ATTENTION!
BECOME ALERT!
YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL
YOU are RESPONSIBLE
