Case 1121F - Safety Rules

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules[60621461]
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Itistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoreadandun-
derstandtheOperator’sManualandotherinformation
provided,andusethecorrectoperatingprocedure.Ma-
chinesshouldbeoperatedonlybyqualiedoperators.
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Donotoperatethismachineorperformmaintenance
workifyouhavenothadappropriatetraining.Read
andfullyunderstandallmaintenanceinstructionsbe-
forestartinganymaintenanceprocedure.
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Bepreparedforemergencies.Alwayshavearstaid
kitandaworkingreextinguisherwithyouandknow
howtouseeach.
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Avoidloosettingclothing,looseoruncoveredlong
hair,jewelryandloosepersonalarticles.
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Knowandusetheprotectiveequipmentthatistobe
wornwhenoperatingthismachine.Hardhats,pro-
tectiveglasses,protectiveshoes,gloves,reectortype
vests,respiratorsandearprotectionareexamplesof
equipmentthatmayberequired.
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Certainprotectiveequipmentshouldbereplacedand
reneweduponageandwear.Oldhardhatsmaynotaf-
fordtheoriginalintendedprotection.Fadedandsoiled
vestsarenolongerashighlyvisibleastheoriginalin-
tent.Seethemanufacturer’srecommendation.
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Knowandusethehandsignalsrequiredforparticular
jobsandknowwhohastheresponsibilityforsignaling.
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Weartheseatbelttomaximizetheprotectioncapability
ofaRollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)whenthe
machineissoequipped.
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InspecttheROPSandseatbeltmountingboltsona
dailybasistoinsuretheirintegrity.
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Donotpermitridersonthemachineifthereisnoman-
ufacturer’sdesignatedplaceforarider.
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Makesurethatallprotectiveguards,canopies,doors,
etc.areinplaceandsecure.
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Removealllooseobjectsstoredinthemachine.Re-
moveallobjectswhichdonotbelonginoronthema-
chineanditsequipment.
Couplersafetyinformation
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Alwaysinspectthecouplerlockingpinextensionbe-
foreoperatingthemachine.Positionthelockingpinsin
youreldofvisionandmakecertaintheyareengaged
properly.
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Improperlylockedattachmentscouldreleaseand
causeseriousinjury.
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Donotattempttoengageattachmentwithlockingpins
extended.
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Makecertainthatlockingpinsandconnectionsarefree
ofdirtorcakedonmudbeforeattemptingtoengage
anddisengagetheattachment.
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Donotextendorretractcouplerlockingpinswithat-
tachmentonthegroundorinthedumpposition.
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Ifanydamageisvisibleonthecouplerorattachment
points,donotoperateorattachbucket.
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Ifanydamageisvisibleonthecouplerorattachment
points,donotoperateorattachbucket.
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Neverstandunderanattachmentorallowotherstodo
so.Donotallowanyoneunderelevatedloads.
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Donotliftloadsorpushmaterialswiththecouplerwith-
outanattachment.thiscancausedamagetothecou-
plercomponents.
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Checkcoupleroperationperiodicallyforanyunusual
movementand/ornoise.
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Inspecthydraulichosesforanyleaksordamage.
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Visuallyinspectweldsandmakeanyrepairsasneces-
sary.
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Inspecthydraulichosesforanyleaksordamage.
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Checkforanyloosebolts.T orqueasrequired.
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Donotmodifythemachineorattachments.Suchmod-
icationscandamageand/oreffecttheintegrityofthe
attachmentandcaneffectsafetyandfunctionoftheat-
tachmentand/ormachine.
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Checkallcontrolsinaclearareaandmakecertainthe
machineisoperatingcorrectly.
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