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User and maintenance manual
Personal protective equipment for operator's personnel
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Description
Safety goggles
Eye protection against propelled vehicle parts and other objects.
Hearing protection
To protect the hearing against excessive noise.
Protective gloves
To protect the hands against grazing, abrasion, punctures, cuts, etc. and against
burns from hot surfaces.
Safety footwear
Safety footwear protects the feet against dropping vehicle parts and tools, and point-
ed objects on the ground.
Tab. 22:
Personal protective equipment Operator's personnel
3.7
Residual risks
The following residual risks cannot be eliminated by design measures:
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Risk of feet being lifted from the pedals while driving and coming into contact with the front wheels.
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Risk of person unfit to control the kart driving the vehicle.
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Risk of unauthorised or unqualified person carrying out maintenance or repair work on the kart.
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Risk of vehicle rolling over.
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Risk of collision with other karts or track barriers.
The kart operator must ensure that only authorised and qualified personnel have access to the kart and its con-
trol elements.
