McHale
W2020
Round Bale Wrapper
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3.9 General safety warnings
It is important to be aware of the potential hazards associated with the operation of farm
machinery. Numerous research studies have shown that the majority of machinery-
related accidents occur as the result of human negligence, including taking shortcuts
to save time, lack of or improper maintenance, ignoring warnings, failing to read the
operator's manual, lack of or improper instruction and failure to follow safety rules.
Read and understand this operator manual before using the machine. If any of the
instructions appear unclear do not hesitate to contact your
McHale
dealer.
Only competent persons who have read and fully understood this manual are qualified
to operate this machine.
(See ‘Trained operator criteria’)
. The owner of this machine is
obliged, by law, to ensure that every operator understands all of the functions, controls,
working processes and safety warnings, before operating the machine.
Safety devices
All safety devices such as guards, protection parts and safety controls must
be in place and in fully functioning condition. It is forbidden to operate this
machine with defective or incomplete safety devices.
Danger Zone
The ‘Danger Zone’ is the area all around the rotating dispensers (approx. 3 m
radius from the rotating centre axis) & (a minimum of 6 m) at the back of the
machine to allow for safe bale discharge.
NOTE: ‘Danger Zone’ can vary in size
The operator must be aware of the ‘Danger Zone’ which can vary in size,
depending on operating conditions, i.e. hilly terrain.