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Safety Guidelines
Safety of the operator and bystanders is one of the chief concerns in developing and designing equipment. However,
every year many accidents occur which could have been avoided by a few seconds of thought and a more cautious
approach to handling equipment.
You, the operator, can avoid many accidents by observing the following precautions in this section. To avoid personal
injury or death, study the following precautions and insist those working with you, or for you to follow them.
In addition to the design and configuration of this implement, including safety labels and safety devices, hazard control
and accident prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, and proper training of personnel involved in the
operation, transport, maintenance, and storage of the implement. Refer also to safety messages and operation instruction
in each of the appropriate sections of the tractor and implement manuals. Pay close attention to the safety labeling affixed
to the implement.
1. In order to provide a better view, certain illustrations
in this manual may show an assembly with a safety
device removed. However, equipment should never be
used in this condition. Keep all safety devices in place,
if removal becomes necessary for repairs, replace the
device prior to use.
2. Replace any safety label or instruction sign that is
unreadable or is missing. Location of safety signs is
indicated in this manual.
3. Never use alcoholic beverages or drugs which can
hinder alertness or coordination while using this
implement. Consult your doctor about using this
implement while taking prescription medications.
4. Under no circumstances should young children be
allowed to work with this implement.
5. This implement is dangerous to persons unfamiliar
with its operation. Do not allow persons to use or
assemble this unit until they have read this manual
and have developed a thorough understanding of the
safety precautions and of how it works. Review the
safety instructions with all users annually.
6. If the elderly are assisting with work, their physical
limitations need to be recognized and accommodated.
Assistants should be a responsible, properly trained
and physically able person familiar with machinery
and trained in this implement’s operations.
7. Never exceed the limits of the implement. If its ability
to do a job, or to do so safely, is in question - DON’T
TRY IT.
8. Do not modify the implement in any way. Unauthorized
modification may result in serious injury or death and
may impair the function and life of the implement.
• Train all new personnel with the instructions
alongside the implement. Be certain only a properly
trained and physically able person will use the
machinery.
• Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to
careless injuries. If this implement is used by any
person other than yourself, or is loaned or rented, it is
the implement owner’s responsibility to make certain
that the operator, prior to using:
• Reads and understands the operator’s manuals.
• Is instructed in safe and proper use of the implement
• If the elderly are assisting with the work, their
physical limitations need to be recognized and
accommodated.
Safety Training
A person who has not been trained or has not read and understood all use and safety instructions is not qualified to use
the implement. An untrained operator exposes himself and bystanders to possible serious injury or death.
• Operators or maintenance personnel who are not
fully able to read and understand this manual should
not operate or work on the implement:
• Make certain that all operators and maintenance
personnel have complete understanding of the full
and exact contents of this manual and safety labeling.
• ALL information contained in this manual and labeling
on the implement must be conveyed CLEARLY and
FULLY, in order to be able to operate safely and
knowledgeably.
• Review the implement and instructions regularly with
existing workers.
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