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Operating Manual Crawler Excavator TC37
Safety and Accident Prevention
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2.7
Danger zone
– Nobody must be allowed to remain in the danger
zone of an earth-moving machine.
– The danger zone encompasses the area around
the earth-moving machine in which persons may
be injured by movements of the earth-moving
machine during operation, its work implements
and attachments, or by swinging out or falling
loads.
– The machine operator is only to work the earth-
moving machine if nobody is in the danger zone.
– The machine operator must give a warning signal
to persons who may be in danger.
– The machine operator must stop work with the
earth-moving machine if someone remains in the
danger zone despite the warning.
– To ensure no danger of crushing, a sufficient
safety distance (min. 0.5 m) must be kept from
solid objects, e.g. buildings, excavation slopes,
scaffolding, other machines, etc.
– If the above safety distance cannot be maintained,
the area between solid objects and the working
zone of the earth-moving machine must be
blocked off.
– If conditions are such that the machine operator’s
view of the driving and working zone is restricted,
he must be guided or the driving and working zone
must be marked by a solid barricade.
2.8
Transport of persons
The transport of persons on the machine is forbidden.
2.9
Stability
– The earth-moving machine must be used, driven
and operated in such a manner that its stability
against overturning is ensured at all times.
– The machine operator must drive at speeds which
are suitable for local conditions.
– The permitted payload of the earth-moving
machine must not be exceeded.
– The earth-moving machine must remain at a
sufficient distance from the edges of quarries, pits,
mounds and slopes to ensure there is no risk of
falling. If this is not possible, it must be secured to
prevent rolling or slipping.
