jcb 540-170, Service Manual

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Section 2-1 - Care and Safety
Safety Notices
Safety Check List
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WARNING
Electrical Power Cables
You could be electrocuted or badly burned if you get
the machine or its attachments too close to electrical
power cables.
You are strongly advised to make sure that the safety
arrangements on site comply with the local laws and
regulations concerning work near electric power lines.
Before you start using the machine, check with your
electricity supplier if there are any buried power
cables on the site.
There is a minimum clearance required for working
beneath overhead power cables. You must obtain
details from your local electricity supplier.
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CAUTION
If you have an attachment which is not covered in the
Operator Manual do not install it, use it or remove it
until you have obtained, read and understood the
pertinent information. Install attachments only on the
machines for which they were designed.
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WARNING
Use only the JCB approved attachments that are
specified for your machine. Operating with non-
specified attachments can overload the machine,
causing possible damage and machine instability
which could result in injury to yourself or others.
The use of non-approved attachments could invalidate
your warranty.
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WARNING
Controls
You or others can be killed or seriously injured if you
operate the control levers from outside the machine.
Operate the control levers only when you are correctly
seated.
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WARNING
Fires
If your machine is equipped with a fire extinguisher,
make sure it is checked regularly. Keep it in the correct
machine location until you need to use it.
Do not use water to put out a machine fire, you could
spread an oil fire or get a shock from an electrical fire.
Use carbon dioxide, dry chemical or foam
extinguishers. Contact your nearest fire department
as quickly as possible. Firefighters should use self-
contained breathing apparatus.
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WARNING
Should the machine start to roll over, you can be
crushed if you try to leave the cab. If the machine
starts to roll over, do not try and jump from the cab.
Stay in the cab, with your seat belt fastened.
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CAUTION
Fork Spacing
Loads can fall off incorrectly spaced forks. Always
space the forks correctly for the load. Make sure the
forks are completely under the load before lifting.
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CAUTION
One-Fork Lifting
A load lifted on one fork can slip off. Never lift a load
with one fork.
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CAUTION
Unloading
Never unload the forks by stopping the machine
suddenly. Follow the procedures in the Operator
Manual for unloading.
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CAUTION
Uneven Ground
Loads stacked on uneven ground can topple. Never
stack loads on uneven ground.
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