Round Baler ACTION 120
USE AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL - 10 -
2
SAFETY AND PREVENTION
2.1 SAFETY
The user is responsible for making sure the
personnel is instructed on the hazards rising from
accidents, and on the devices fitted for the
operator’s safety and the general safety
requirements prescribed by the directives and
legislation of the country where the machine is
used. The safety of the operator is one of the
primary concerns of a manufacturer. In designing
and producing a new machine, the manufacturer
tries to foresee all the possible hazards and, of
course, adopt appropriate safety measures.
Nevertheless, the level of accidents caused by
careless or inexpert use of various machines is
still
high.
Distraction,
thoughtlessness
and
overconfidence often lead to accidents, as can
fatigue and drowsiness. Consequently, this
manual, and the safety rules in particular, must be
read very carefully.
DANGER
The Manufacturer declines all responsibility
for the non-observance of the safety rules and
requirements prescribed by the legislation of
the country where the machine is used, and of
the instructions herein.
2.1.1 Terminology used
Here below you’ll find the definitions of the figures
and specific situations that might directly involve
the machine and/or persons in direct contact with
the machine.
USER:
The user is the person, or
corporation or company, that has purchased
or hired the machine and that intends to use
it for the purposes for which it was designed.
The user is responsible for the machine and
for training personnel working on and around
the machine.
HAZARD ZONE:
Any area inside and/or
near the machine in which the health and
safety of any exposed person is at risk.
EXPOSED PERSON:
Any person to be
found in a hazard zone, whether fully or
partially.
OPERATOR:
Description of the people, in a
general sense, in charge of installing,
operating, adjusting, performing routine
maintenance, cleaning, performing minor
repairs and transporting a machine.
SKILLED PERSONNEL:
The term is used to
describe people specially trained and qualified to
perform any maintenance or repair needing for
specific knowledge of the machine, its operation,
the safety devices, the operating procedures,
and who are aware of the hazards rising from
the use of the machine and, consequently, are
able to avoid them.
AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTRE:
The
Authorized Service Centre is the structure
legally authorized by the Manufacturer
employing skilled personnel qualified to
perform all servicing, maintenance and repair
work, including complex operations, to keep
the machine working efficiently.
2.1.2
General safety rules
WARNING
Failure to comply with the rules described in
Section 2
– Safety and accident prevention –
and any tampering with the safety devices,
shall relieve the Manufacturer from any
responsability in the event of accidents,
damage of malfunctioning of the machine.
General Warnings:
The user undertakes to give the round baler to
skilled and trained personnel only.
The user is obliged to take all necessary
measures to deny to unauthorized personnel
the access to the machine.
The
personnel
must comply
with the
instructions herein without exception, and
observe the general safety requirements
prescribed by the legislation of the country
where the machine is used.
The user undertakes to suitably instruct
his/her personnel on the application and
observance of the safety rules. To this
purpose, the user undertakes to ensure that
anybody operating the machine is aware of
the operating instructions and safety rules in
force.
The personnel must use personal safety
equipment, as prescribed by local legislation,
at all times, as well as follow the relevant
instructions herein.
The personnel must observe all the hazard
and caution signs applied on the machine.
The authorized personnel must not perform
any operations or work that do not fall within
its specific sphere of competence.
The personnel is obliged to report any
problem or hazardous situation that might
occur to the person concerned.
Personnel in training must always be
supervised by expert personnel.
