Case CX490D - Page 29

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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Whenalightingfromorgettingintotheoperator'scom-
partment,alwaysfacethemachineandusethesteps
andaccesshandles.
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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.Plantheworksitesothatthegroundisat,
hardandlevel.
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Beforemovingthemachinetoworkinanewarea,walk
aroundtodetermineallpossiblecausesofaccidents
there.Holes,obstacles,debrisandotherdangerrisks
intheworkingareacancauseseriousinjury.
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Bereadytomeetemergencies.Alwayscarryarstaid
kitandifpossible,reextinguisher(notsupplied)within
easyreachonboard.Makesurethereextinguisher
isregularlyservicedinconformancewiththemanufac-
turer'sinstructions.
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Checkthefasteningofthemaincomponents:counter-
weight,turntablebearingandoperator'scompartment.
Intheeventofproblems,consultyourCASECON-
STRUCTIONDealer.
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Makesureyouunderstandthesymbolsusedonthe
machinesafetydecals.Keepthedecalscleansothat
theyareperfectlylegibleatalltimes.
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Workoutameansofconvenientescapefromthema-
chine(emergencyexitviathewindshieldortherear
windowglass)intheeventofthemachineturningover
ortippingoverorthecabdoorbeingjammed.
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Makesureyouareperfectlyfamiliarwithtrafcregu-
lationsandspecialsafetyequipmentrequirementsbe-
foretransportingthismachineonapublichighway.
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Whenloadingtrucks,neverswingtheloadoverthe
truckcab.
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Beforeundertakinganytravelonthejobsite,makesure
theitinerarytobefollowediscompletelysafe.Ifbridges
aretobecrossed,makesuretheyareperfectlycapable
ofsupportingtheweightofthemachine.
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Alwayssteerroundlargeobstaclessuchasboulders,
bigtrees,etc.
Quickcoupler(optional)
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Everyday,checkthatthelockingbarfunctionscorrectly
andthatitisnotfouledbyforeignmatter.Cleanthe
lockingsystemifnecessary.
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Ifyouareobligedtousethequickcouplerwithbuckets
notmanufacturedbyCASECONSTRUCTION,make
surethediameterofthepinsandthewidthbetween
thebucketlugsmeetthedimensionsneededtotthe
quickcoupler(pins,washers,bushings,etc.).Consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
Operatingthemachine
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Whenworkingonapublichighway,usestandardtraf-
csignsandtakeintoconsiderationtheworkingrange
oftheupperstructureanditsattachments.Localorna-
tionalregulationsstipulatethenumber,typeandloca-
tionofreectorstrips.
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Avoidrunningtheengineinaconnedspace.Ifthere
isnoalternative,properventilationmustbeprovidedat
alltimes.
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Donotallowanyoneelseonthemachine.Thepassen-
gercouldfallorcauseanaccident.
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Neveroperatetheworkingortravelcontrolsunlessyou
areproperlyseatedintheoperator’sseatwiththeseat
beltcorrectlyfastened.
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Beforestartingtheengine,checkthedirectionoftravel
(inforwarddrive,thereductiongearsshouldbetothe
rearofthemachine).
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Donotworknearoverheadhigh-voltageelectriclines
withoutcheckingbeforehandthatallnecessarymea-
sureshavebeentakentorespecttheminimumdis-
tances:
Lessthan57000volts:3m(9.8ft).
Morethan57000volts:5m(16.4ft).
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Studythepositionofanyexistingpipelinesorconduits
beforestartingwork.Electricalcables,gasandwater
pipesandotherundergroundinstallationscancause
seriousinjury.
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Alwaysmakeallowanceforworkingconditions(sloping
orroughground),thesiteandweatherconditionswhen
drivingthemachine.
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Donotallowanyonetostandinthemachineworking
area.Accidentaloperationoftheupperstructureswing
controlorofanattachmentcontrolcouldcauseanac-
cident.Stopalloperationsuntileveryonehasmoved
away.
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Beforeoperatingthedozerblade(ifequipped)make
surethatthereisnooneintheworkingareaofthelatter.
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Operateallcontrolsgraduallytoensuresmoothma-
chineoperation.
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Wheneverloadhandlingoperationsaretobecarried
out,itisimperativetoadherestrictlytotheinstructions
giveninthismanualandlocallegislation.
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Itisforbiddentousethemachinetocarryouttasks
otherthanthoseforwhichitisintended.Neverusethe
equipmentforsweepingthegroundtoleveloutrubble
orpushobjects(transversalstressontheattachment).
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Stoptheengineandremovetheignitionkeywhenthe
machineisnotinuse,evenforshortperiodsoftime.
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