National PANTHER 5110, Instruction Manual

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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF A DEFENSIVE OPERATOR
• Education
• Alert
• Skills
• Judgment
• Common Sense
• Recognizes the Hazards
• Understands the Defense
• Acts Correctly
A GOOD OPERATOR IS A “DEFENSIVE” OPERATOR
QUALITIES
Education: Learns about the machine and the environment.
Alert: Stays alert at all times…never lets guard down.
Skills: Only performs duties he/she are qualified to do. Always tries to improve.
Judgment: Plays it safe. Doesn’t take chances.
Common Sense: Does the right thing without having to be told. Applies knowledge.
Recognizes the Hazards: Maintains alertness. Anticipates danger.
Understands the Defense: Knows that safety isn’t an accident…it’s a thinking person’s choice.
Acts Correctly: Does not cave in to pure pressure. Performs correctly when supervised or not.