Fort F 400, Use And Maintenance Instructions

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2.1.1 WORDS USED
Words of people and of specific situations that may
involve directly the machine an/or the persons in con-
tact with the machine itself are here below listed.
• USER: The user is the person, the body or the com-
pany who has purchased or rented the machine
and who intends to use it for the designed pur-
poses. He shall be responsible for the machine and
for the training of all those working with it.
• DANGEROUS AREA: Any area within and/or near
the machine where the presence of an exposed per-
son implies a hazard for the safety and the health
of the same.
• EXPOSED PERSON: Any person who is completely
or in part near a dangerous area.
• OPERATOR: A person who is able to operate, to
carry out the maintenance, to clean and to trans-
port the machine.
• AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER: The authorized
service center is the structure legally authorized
by the Manufacturer that has skilled personnel able
to perform all the service, maintenance and repair
operations, also the most difficult ones, which are
necessary for perfectly maintaining the machine
2.1.2 GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS
WARNING
The non-compliance with what is written in “Sec-
tion 2 – Safety and accident prevention” and the
tampering of the safety devices, if any, relieve the
Manufacturer from any responsibility in case of ac-
cidents or malfunctions of the machine.
GENERAL WARNING:
- The user commits himself to leave the machine only
with personnel that have been trained and quali-
fied to this purpose
- The user shall take all the precautionary measures so
that unauthorized personnel do not use the machine.
- The user commits himself to properly instruct his
own personnel on the application and the compli-
ance with the safety requirements
- The user shall inform the Manufacturer in case he
finds defects or malfunctions of the accident pre-
vention systems, as well as of any situation of al-
leged hazard.
- The operator shall always use the personal protec-
tion devices provided for by the laws and he shall
perform what is mentioned in this manual.
- The operator shall comply with the instructions as
regards danger and warning pointed out on the ma-
chine
- The operator shall not perform on his own initia-
tive operations or interventions that are not up to
him.
- The machine has been tested only with the sup-
plied accessories. The assembly of equipment of
other brands or any repair may alter the specifica-
tions of the machine and therefore compromises
the operative safety
- The machine shall not be operated with the guards
that are disassembled or partly damaged.
2.2 SAFETY SIGNALS
The machine was designed by adopting all possible
solutions for the safeguard and safety of the operator.
Notwithstanding this, the machine may show some
residual hazards; that is those hazards that were not
possible to eliminate completely under certain condi-
tions of use.
These potential hazards are indicated on the machined
with adhesives (pictograms) that briefly point out the
several unsafe and dangerous situations.
WARNING
Keep the adhesive signs clean and replace them
immediately when they are detached or damaged.
By referring to fig. 3, carefully read what is here be-
low described and memorize their meaning
1) Before starting to operate the machine carefully
read the instructions for use.
2) Noise hazard: while working, we suggest to use
sound proofing devices for the machine with fuel
engine; for the machines with a diesel engine,
the sound proofing devices are compulsory.
3) Before performing any maintenance operation,
stop the machine and read the instructions
manual.
4) Limbs squashing hazard. In case of maintenance,
remove the guard (8 Fig. 1) only after shutting
the engine off in order to avoid squashing your
hands.
5) Burns hazard. Do not touch and get near the en-
gine hot parts.
6) Overturning hazard. Pay the utmost attention
when working on steep slopes
7) Plate showing the guaranteed sound power
emitted by the machine