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SECTION 1
SAFETY
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Transportation Safety
• NEVER allow any person or animal to stand
underneath the equipment while lifting.
• Some walk-behind trowels can be lifted or moved by two people utilizing lifting tubes or other
special attachments. Generally, however, they must be lifted using lifting bales and cranes,
hoists, or forklifts.
• NEVER transport trowel with float pans attached unless safety catches are used and are
specifically cleared for such transport by the manufacturer.
• NEVER hoist the trowel more than three feet off the ground with float pans attached.
• Before lifting, make sure that the lifting bales are not damaged.
• Always make sure crane or lifting device has been properly secured to the lifting bales of the
equipment.
• ALWAYS shutdown engine before transporting.
• NEVER lift the equipment while the engine is running.
• Tighten fuel tank cap securely to prevent fuel from spilling.
• Use adequate lifting cable (wire or rope) of sufficient strength.
• DO NOT lift machine to unnecessary heights.
• ALWAYS tie down equipment during transport by securing the equipment with rope.
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