General Safety Instructions For all ESM Products
ESM # 902.9000 EN
The following instructions are for your safety. Comply with all of the instructions given herein
and ensure that this document is at all times immediately accessible for all users!
Should you not understand any of the information given in this safety data sheet or the
product-specific assembly and operating manuals, please contact your dealer or the machine
manufacturer directly!
Warning and Information Pictographs on the Implement!
The warning and information pictographs on the
implement give important instructions for safe
operation. Observing them ensures your safety!
Before taking the implement into operation, ensure
that you have read and understood both our safety
and operation instructions as well as those of the
carrier machine.
Warning - sharp cutter knives! Eliminate
malfunctions and carry out work related to
maintenance, cleaning, installation or repair, only
when the carrier machine is switched off, has come
to a complete stop and has been properly secured
(refer to operator s manual of the carrier machine!)
Intended Use!
This equipment may only be used for standard agricultural, forestry and municipal mowing, as
well as for extensive landscape cutting operations. In special cases (refer to the specific
operating instructions) operation of the equipment is also allowed when it is in a vertical
position. Any use other than the intended is not permitted and the manufacturer accepts no
liability for any damages which may thereby be incurred.
The Intended use also includes the adherence to all safety, assembly, disassembly,
commissioning, operation and servicing specifications of the manufacturer and the
distributors.
General Safety and Accident Prevention Regulations!
Basic Rules:
All applicable accident prevention regulations as well as all other generally accepted safety,
occupational health and road traffic regulations must be observed and followed at all times!
Every person occupied with the operation, assembly, disassembly, commissioning, servicing
and repair of the implement is required to have read and understood the complete user's
manual and the safety instructions. Operating personnel must be regularly trained and
informed about the safe interaction with the implement!
The operator is obliged to regularly check the implement and to operate it only when it is in a
completely faultless condition. Should safety equipment become worn or lost, they are to be
replaced immediately!
The implement may not be operated by persons under the age of 18 years!
Suitable and close fitted work and protective clothing is to be worn when operating the
implement, eliminating malfunctions and carrying out maintenance, cleaning, installation,
repair and transportation work. Included are: safety shoes (with non-slip soles), safety
glasses, gloves, ear protectors and long trousers!
When operating the implement near power lines, make sure to keep the following voltage
depending safety distances from the line. Under no circumstances may the following safety
distances be shortened: up to 1KV - 1m, over 1 and up to 110 kV - 2 m, between 110 to 220 kV -
3 m, from 220 to 380 kV - 4 m!
In the case of hydraulic drives, it is to be ensured that a pressure-limiting device is fitted to the
hydraulic system and that all hydraulic lines are dimensioned according to their expected
loading!
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES may people or heavy objects be carried or transported on the
implement!
Unauthorised alternations and/or modifications to the implement nullify all liability by the
manufacturer for any subsequent damage that may result!
Work- and Hazard Area:
It is strictly prohibited to be within the hazard area (D) when the implement (E) is in operation!
The hazard area (D) is dimensioned, dependent on implement type, as follows:
Cutterbars (a =1 m/b =3 m/c=3 m)
Rotary cutting units (a=1 m/b=10 m/c=10 m)
Cutter drives (a=1 m/b=1 m/c=1 m)
A safety distance of 2 m is to be maintained above and below the implement at all times!
Operation of the implement (E) is to be carried out exclusively by a mentally and physically fit
individual from the designated operator s position. The operator carries full responsibility
towards third parties, in the area to be worked by him (Work Area)!
Never operate the implement if children or pets are within the work area!
Before starting work:
Before starting and operation of the implement, check the work area. Pay attention especially
to children and pets!
Before starting work, become familiar with the equipment and its relevant control elements, as
well as their functions. Above all, learn how to quickly and safely switch off the carrier
machine in the event of an emergency.
Confirm that all fitted safety devices are sure to function and in protection mode.
Before starting work, clear all foreign objects from the work area. During operation, keep an
eye out for foreign objects at all times and remove them on time!
Operation:
During work never leave the designated operator s position and keep the work and hazard
area in constant observation!
Work only in good light and visibility conditions.
In the event of damage, immediately switch off the carrier machine and arrange for the
implement to be repaired!
In the event of blockages/dead locks, switch off and secure the carrier machine as described
by the manufacturer. Because of possible sudden and unexpected movement, remove the
cause only with a suitable tool!
Exercise extreme care with moving respectively still moving components. Wait until they have
reached a complete standstill before working on them.
After the first operating hours check all screws and nuts and retighten them if necessary.
When working in close proximity to fixed objects such as trees and boundary stones etc.,
maintain a safe distance to avoid damage to the implement.
Maintenance and Repair Work:
Maintenance and cleaning work is NOT to be carried out on a running and unsecured carrier
machine!
Eliminate malfunctions and carry out work related to maintenance, cleaning, installation or
repair, only when the carrier machine is switched off, has come to a complete stop and has
been properly secured (refer to operator s manual of the carrier machine!)
We would like to bring to your attention that only ESM original spare parts and accessories
should be used, as only these have been tested and approved by us. The fitting and/or use of
other products may possibly compromise the safety of the machine. We accept no warranty
and liability for damages resulting from the use of other than original spare parts and
accessories.
If the implement is being used for cutting eatables, all lubricated parts coming in contact with
the material to be cut, must be lubricated with food grade lubricants only!
When the maintenance and cleaning work is complete, reattach all safety devices without fail
and bring them into protection mode.
Regularly check fastening elements such as screws and nuts etc. for possible loosening and, if
necessary, tighten or replace them.
Sharpen the knives only when wearing safety glasses and protective gloves.
Cutting elements from rotating cutting implements may NEVER be straightened or ground. If
damaged, they must be exchanged immediately.
Exercise caution when draining hot oil, there is a risk of being burned. Use only the specified
quality of the oil. Store oils only in approved containers!
Dispose of oils, fuels, greases and filters separately and only as per statutory requirements.
Transport/Storage:
When there is no mowing activity, the supplied knife protection strip must always be fitted and
the implement must be stored securely at a suitable location.
Transportation of the implement or its parts is only allowed when using suitable means of
transport and fastening equipment.
Fasteners used to lift the implement must be sufficiently dimensioned and not be damaged in
any way!
Attention!
Due to its functional design, all potential risks cannot be eliminated. The attached document
"General Safety Instructions" makes reference to these residual risks, for the avoidance of
which the operator bears the full responsibility!
