Ransomes MP655, Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual/Parts List

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3 SAFETY
WARNING
California proposition 65
engine exhaust, some of its constituents, and some vehicle components contain or release chemicals known to
the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
WARNING
To prevent injury from the hot oil at high pressure, do not use your hands to check for oil leaks. make sure that
you use paper or cardboard.
Release of hydraulic fluid at high pressure has enough force to enter through the skin. if the fluid enters through
the skin, the fluid must be surgically removed within hours by a specialist doctor or gangrene may result.
WARNING
When the machine is driven off-road, a seat belt must be worn only when a rops frame is in position.
This warning is because a seat belt must be worn with a rops to follow the machinery directive,
2006/42/EC sections 3.2.2, seating & 3.4.3, rollover. (ANSI b71.4-2012 section 20.7)
Ransomes Jacobsen limited recommends that the owner/user of the machine completes a local risk assessment
of the machine to find any conditions that do not follow this rule. e.g. when you drive the machine next to water or
on the highway.
WARNING
Explosive gases are released by batteries. the battery contains corrosive acid and supply an electrical current
that is high enough to cause burn injuries to the body.
WARNING
You must not use this machine to tow other vehicles.
WARNING
Ear protection must be worn when you operate machines with
an operator ear noise level of more than 85 db(a) leq.