CASE CONSTRUCTION CX17C - Pre-Operation Checks and Site Awareness

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Liftingandoverheadloads
Neveruseloaderbuckets,forks,etc.orotherlifting,han-
dling,ordiggingequipmenttoliftpersons.
Donotuseraisedequipmentasaworkplatform.
Knowthefullareaofmovementofthemachineandequip-
mentanddonotenterorpermitanyonetoenterthearea
ofmovementwhilethemachineisinoperation.
Neverenterorpermitanyonetoentertheareaunder-
neathraisedequipment.Equipmentand/orloadscanfall
unexpectedlyandcrushpersonsunderneathit.
Donotleaveequipmentinraisedpositionwhileparked
orduringservice,unlesssecurelysupported.Hydraulic
cylindersmustbemechanicallylockedorsupportedif
theyareleftinaraisedpositionforserviceoraccess.
Loaderbuckets,forks,etc.orotherlifting,handling,or
diggingequipmentanditsloadwillchangethecenterof
gravityofthemachine.Thiscancausethemachinetotip
onslopesorunevenground.
Loaditemscanfallofftheloaderbucketorliftingequip-
mentandcrushtheoperator.Caremustbetakenwhen
liftingaload.Useproperliftingequipment.
Donotliftloadhigherthannecessary.Lowerloadsto
transport.Remembertoleaveappropriateclearanceto
thegroundandotherobstacles.
Equipmentandassociatedloadscanblockvisibilityand
causeanaccident.Donotoperatewithinsufcientvisi-
bility.
Beforeusingthemachine
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Avoidloosettingclothing,looseoruncoveredlong
hair,jewelryoranyotheritemswhichcouldgetcaught
upinmachinery.
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Differenttypesofjobwillrequiredifferenttypesofpro-
tectiveequipment.Itemssuchashardhats,safety
shoes,heavygloves,reectortypejackets,respirators,
earprotectionandeyeprotectionmayberequired.Be-
forestartingajob,determinewhatprotectiveequip-
mentwillbenecessary.Usethisequipmentatalltimes.
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Donotattempttooperatethismachineunlessyouhave
rstreadandperfectlyunderstoodthesafetymessages
andinstructionsappearinginthismanual.
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Operatingthemachinerequiresfullattentionandcare
onthepartoftheoperator.Gettoknowthemachine's
possibilitiesandlimitationsandtheworkingspacere-
quired.Thereareareasofpoorvisibilityintheworking
rangeofthemachine.Havesomeoneguideyouforall
areaswherevisibilityisnotadequate.
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Grease,oil,mudor(inwinter)iceonthestepsand
accesshandlescancauseaccidents.Makesurethey
arekeptcleanatalltimes.
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Everyday,inspectthemachinetodetectanysignsof
hydraulicuidleakage.Tightentheconnectionsorre-
placeanydefectivecomponentsasnecessary.
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Removeanyobstructionswhichhindervisibility.Keep
thewindshield,rearviewmirrorandwindowscleanat
alltimes.
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Makesurethewindshieldwiperworkscorrectly.
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Makesureyouarefamiliarwithhandsignalsindaily
useonthework-sitesoastobeabletoobtainhelp
withtightmaneuversorwhencarryingoutoperations
wherevisibilityispoor.
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Beforeundertakinganytravelorworkingoperations
duringhoursofdarkness,makesurethelightingand
signalingequipmentisfullyoperative.
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Beforeanytraveloperation,makesurethatthedoors
andhoodsareproperlylatched.
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Checkthatnotoolsorotheritemshavebeenlefton
themachine(beitontheundercarriageortheupper-
structure)orintheoperator'scompartment.
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Theoperatormustbealoneonthemachineatalltimes.
Donotallowanyonetostandonoraroundthemachine.
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Togetinoroutofthecab,itisimperativethattheupper-
structureframeisinlinewiththeundercarriage.
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Whenexitingorgettingintotheoperator'scompart-
ment,alwaysfacethemachineandusethestepsand
accesshandles.
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Besureyouknowthepositionandfunctionofeach
control.Incorrectoperationofthecontrolscancause
seriousinjuries.
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Checkallcontrolsandsafetydevicesinasafe,open
areabeforestartingwork.
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Keepawayfromdangerousareassuchasditches,
overhangs,rockyareas,etc.Makeasurveyofthe
work-siteanddeterminethepossibledangersbefore
usingthemachine.
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Beforeparkingthemachine,makesurethattheground
isstable.Planthework-sitesothatthegroundisat,
hardandlevel.
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Beforemovingthemachinetoworkinanewarea,walk
aroundtodetermineallpossiblecausesofaccidents
there.Holes,obstacles,debris,andotherdangerrisks
intheworkingareacancauseseriousinjury.
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Bereadytomeetemergencies.Alwayscarryarstaid
kitandifpossible,reextinguisher(notsupplied)within
easyreachonboard.Makesurethereextinguisher
isregularlyservicedinconformancewiththemanufac-
turer'sinstructions.
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Checkthefasteningofthemaincomponents:coun-
terweight,swingbearing,andoperator'scompartment.
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