Ransomes Highway3, Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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SAFETY, OPERATORS & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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7 OPERATION
WARNING
When The Machine Is Being Used, Whether
Cutting Grass Or Not, On Slopes, The Rops
Frame Should Be Deployed And The Seat Belt
Used.this Rationale Is Based On The Fact
That A Seat Belt Must Be Worn With A Rops
To Comply With The Machiney Directive
2006/42/EC Sections 3.2.2, Seating & 3.4.3,
Rollover Ransomes Jacobsen Limited
Recommends That A Local Risk Assessment
Is Completed By The Owner/User Of The
Machine To Determine The Risks Associated
With Working On Slopes
.
How to calculate a slope
Tools:
Spirt level 1 metre long.
Tape measure.
With the spirt level (A) positioned horizontally measure the distance (C) with tape measure (B) Use the chart to
calculate either the slope angle or the% grade D of the slope.
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15° Maximum
A = Maximum Allowable Slope