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2.4 Safety Rules
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Provide operating instructions to operators or employees
before allowing them to operate the machine, and REVIEW
annually thereafter.
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Read and understand ALL Safety and
Operating instructions in the manual and
follow them. The most important safety
device on this equipment is a SAFE
operator.
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Review safety related items annually with all personnel who
are operating the machine or performing maintenance.
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Wear appropriate Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE).
The suggested equipment
includes but is not limited to
the following:
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Hearing Protection
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Protective glasses, goggles
or face shield
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Heavy work gloves
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Have a first-aid kit available for use
should the need arise and know how to
use it.
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Read and understand all safety signs located on the
machine before operating, servicing, adjusting, or cleaning.
Replace any safety sign that is damaged or missing.
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Inspect and secure all guards before starting.
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Check input and discharge chutes, engine intake and
exhaust. Make sure they are clear of debris prior to starting
the machine.
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Inspect and secure all guards before starting.
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Have a fire extinguisher available for use should
the need arise. Know how to use it.
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Do not touch hot engine parts, muffler cover, hydraulic
hoses, engine body, engine oil, and so on during operation
or if the engine was recently shut off. Contact may cause
burns.
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Never expect a person who has not read and understood
all operation and safety instructions to use the machine.
An untrained operator is not qualified and is exposed
to possible serious injury or death. It is the owner's
responsibility to make sure to the operator has familiarity
and understanding of the machine.
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Do not modify, disable, or change the roller feed safety /
control bar in any way.
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Do not allow riders during transport.
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Do not risk injury or death by ignoring good safety
practices.
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Think SAFETY! Work SAFELY!
2.4.1 Safe Condition
Throughout this manual, we talk about a '
Safe Condition
'. What
this means is setting the machine in a state that makes it safe to
service or repair.
Place the machine in a Safe Condition before performing
any service, maintenance work or storage preparation by
performing the following:
SAFE CONDITION
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Shut off engine. Remove ignition key.
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Make sure all moving parts have stopped.
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Disconnect battery ground (-) cable.
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Block or chock wheels.
2.4.2 Safety Training
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The best safety feature is an
informed, careful operator—we ask
you to be that kind of operator. It is
the operator's responsibility to read,
understand and follow ALL safety
and operation instructions in the
manual.
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Train all new personnel and review instruc tions frequently
with existing workers. Only properly trained and physically
able operators should use this equipment.
A person who
has not read and understood all operation and safety
instructions is not qualified to use the machine.
Untrained
operators expose themselves and bystanders to possible
serious injury or death. If elderly people are assisting with
the work, their physical limitations need to be recognized
and accommodated.
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Learn the controls and how to stop the machine quickly in
an emergency.
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If this machine is loaned or rented, it is the machine
owner's responsibility to make certain that every operator:
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reads and understands the owner's manual
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is instructed in safe and proper use of the equipment
