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Prepare for Safe Operation
Know the Work Area
Before you operate the compact tool carrier, learn as
much as possible about the work area. Walk around
the worksite and inspect the surfaces you will travel on
when using the compact tool carrier.
Locate and avoid:
— Holes
— Drop-offs
— Obstacles
— Excavations
— Standing water
— Deep mud
— Wet spots
— Soft soil
— Rough spots
Correct unsafe conditions. Avoid operating in problem
areas that cannot be corrected.
Check for weak spots when operating on docks, ramps
or oors. Clear away trash and debris. Pick up anything
that could puncture a tire.
WARNING! Avoid possible injury. The weight of your
machine may cause the ground, dock, ramp or oor
to give way causing loss of control, fall or tipover.
Know weight limits and stay clear of the edges of
excavations or drop-offs. Failure to know and observe
weight limits and use caution could result in death or
serious injury.
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lbs/kg
Know
Weight Limits
Walk
Around the
Worksite
— Slippery surfaces
— Oil spills
— Power lines and apparatus
— Gas lines or apparatus
— Other utilities
— Any conditions which could
cause collision, loss of
control or tipover
— Steep slopes
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Prepare for Safe Operation
Know the Work Area (continued)
Plan travel routes for inside work in order to see and
protect bystanders.
Plan your work. Make sure you know where you will
make your pickups, lifts and turns. Before you raise a
loaded bucket, know where you will dump it and always
carry the load low.
Check for overhead obstructions. Check the clearances
of doorways, canopies and overheads. Know exactly
how much clearance you have under power and
telephone cables.
Maintain minimum safe distance from power lines.
If possible, have power to lines disconnected. If this is
not possible, request a signal person to guide you while
you work around power lines.
When working near power lines, always assume
conductors are energized.
DANGER! Avoid electrocution or serious injury. Do not
allow load or any part of machine to approach or
contact energized power lines or apparatus. Death
or serious injury will result from contact or inadequate
clearance to energized power lines or apparatus.
WARNING! Avoid possible injury from contact with
buried utilities. Always contact your local One-Call
center and any utility companies that do not
subscribe to One-Call before digging. Failure to
locate existing utilities could result in death or serious
injury. (See page 7, One-Call First.)
When excavating near underground services, expose
the service by hand-digging or by using soft excavation,
such as vacuum excavation when permitted by local
utilities.
Do Not
Approach
Energized
Power Lines
One-Call
First
811 or
1-888-258-0808
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