2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Generalbatterysafety
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenyouworkwithbatteries.
Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearabattery.
Ventilatetheareawhenyouchargeabatteryoruseabatteryinanenclosedarea.
Disconnectthenegative(-)terminalrstandreconnectthenegative(-)terminallast.
Whenyouweldonthemachine,disconnectbothterminalsofthebattery.
Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Whenyouuseauxiliarybatteriesorconnectjumpercablestostarttheengine,usetheprocedureshownintheoper-
ator’smanual.Donotshortacrossterminals.
Followthemanufacturer’sinstructionswhenyoustoreandhandlebatteries.
Batterypost,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontainsulfuricacid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing.Antidote(exter-
nal):Flushwithwater.Antidote(eyes):ushwithwaterfor15minandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.Antidote
(internal):Drinklargequantitiesofwaterormilk.Donotinducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Keepoutofreachofchildrenandotherunauthorizedpersons.
Reectorsandwarninglights
Youmustusehazardlightswhenyouoperateequipmentonpublicroads.
Seatbelts
Seatbeltsmustbewornatalltimes.
Seatbeltinspectionandmaintenance:
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Keepseatbeltsingoodcondition.
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Keepsharpedgesanditemsthancancausedamageawayfromthebelts.
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Periodicallycheckbelts,buckles,retractors,tethers,slacktake-upsystem,andmountingboltsfordamageand
wear.
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Replaceallpartsthathavedamageorwear.
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Replacebeltsthathavecutsthatcanmakethebeltweak.
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Checkthatboltsaretightontheseatbracketormounting.
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Ifthebeltisattachedtotheseat,makesurethattheseatorseatbracketsaremountedsecurely.
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Keepseatbeltscleananddry.
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Cleanbeltsonlywithsoapsolutionandwarmwater.
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Donotusebleachordyeonthebeltsbecausethiscanmakethebeltsweak.
Backupalarmsystem
Thebackupalarmsystemstartsbuzzingwhenthemachinemovesinreversedirectiontoalertbystanders.
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)
WearPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)suchashardhat,eyeprotection,heavygloves,hearingprotection,pro-
tectiveclothing,etc.
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