Instruction Manual
UBG
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Round bale grapple
–
1 hydralic cylinder
UBG2C
- Round bale grapple
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2 hydralic cylinder
UBGS
- Round bale grapple SMART
USBG
–
Square bale grapple
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2.3. Risks occurring during grapple operation
No.
Risk
Source of risk (cause)
Possible causes of
the risk
Precautions
1
Excessive strain
of the motor
system (physical
strain)
Work in standing, forced
bent over position,
walking, sliding
Motor system diseases,
backbone injuries,
strained tendons
Familiarizing with Instruction Manual,
training at the work station with a
consideration of lifting standards during
manual transport works, proper weight
lifting techniques, using other person's
help, devices which make moving easier
e.g. hoist, hoisting winch
2
Falling down on
the same level
(stumbling,
slipping etc.)
Uneven ground, mess
–
lying and standing
objects, communication
roads obstructed,
slippery surfaces of the
silos
Bruising, dislocations,
joint sprains, bone
fractures, injures
Suitable protective shoes, even ground,
focused attention, keeping order,
familiarizing with the Instruction Manual
3
Hitting on fixed,
protruding and
sharp machine
parts
The machine and its
environment
Body injures, bruising,
bumps, bruises, cuts
Proper placing of the machine, safe space
to move around, proper organization of
work, focused attention, use personal
protective equipment
–
protective helmet,
gloves, familiarizing with the Instruction
Manual
4
Hitting by moving
objects
Loose materials, fodders,
accidental turf parts,
silage falling down from
the machine during
transportation.
Bruising, cuts
Focused attention, marking of dangerous
zone, ban on moving nearby working
machine, ban on staying under suspended
weight - raised machine, wearing personal
protective equipment
–
protective helmet,
glasses, familiarizing with the Instruction
Manual
5
Sharp, dangerous
edges
Protruding machine
construction parts, use of
manual tools
Finger and hand
injuries, scratches,
catching loose clothes
on protruding parts
Personal protective equipment
–
protective gloves, working uniform
buttoned up, focused attention
6
Movable machine
parts
Movable machine
elements, sliding piston
rods of hydraulic
cylinders, lack of movable
parts shielding
Dragging in, limb
injures, crushing of
fingers and palms
Ban on moving nearby working machine,
focused attention, use of movable parts
shields, familiarizing with the Instruction
Manual and use it.
7
Suspended and
standing machine
weight, loaded
machine weight,
load weight
Improper assembly,
aggregation, bad
positioning of the
machine, improper
organization and
operation, leaving the
suspended machine on
tractor, improper loading
of transported fodder,
the machine overloading
Bruising, feet and
palms crushing,
fractures
Focused attention, ban on staying under
suspended weight - raised machine, using
personal protective equipment - safety
boots, safety gloves, helmet, safe placing
of the machine, using other person's help,
using jacks, cranes, familiarizing with the
Instruction Manual. Proper, safe
organization of work.
8
Micro-climate
–
changeable
atmospheric
conditions
Work done in differential
weather conditions
Overheating (thermal
shock), sun burnings
Suitable protective clothing, drinks, creams
with filters, taking breaks, familiarizing
with the Instruction Manual, vehicle cabin
ventilation
9
Noise
Too high revolutions of
the vehicle engine,
damaged, loose vibrating
parts of the machine
Irritation, lack of
concentration, neurosis
Work with the vehicle and the machine in
good working order, routine maintenance,
proper vehicle engine revolutions,
familiarizing with the Instruction Manual
