Case SR160 - Personal Safety Precautions

INTRODUCTION
Safetyrules-Personalsafety
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Carefullystudytheseprecautions,andthoseincludedintheexternalattachmentoperators
manual,andinsistthattheybefollowedbythoseworkingwithandforyou.
1.ThoroughlyreadandunderstandthismanualandtheattachmentOperator’sManualbeforeoperatingthisorany
otherequipment.
2.Besureallpeopleandpetsareclearofthemachinebeforestarting.Soundthehorn,ifequipped,threetimes
beforestartingengine.
3.Onlytheoperatorshouldbeonthemachinewheninoperation.Neverallowanyonetoclimbontothemachine
whileitisinmotion.IfthemachineisequippedwithanInstructorsSeat,thismustonlybeusedfortraining
purposes.PassengersmustnotbeallowedtousetheInstructorsSeat.
4.Keepallshieldsinplace.Neverworkaroundthemachineoranyoftheattachmentswhilewearinglooseclothing
thatmightcatchonmovingparts.
5.Observethefollowingprecautionswheneverlubricatingthemachineormakingadjustments.
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Disengageallclutchingleversorswitches.
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Lowertheattachment,ifequipped,tothegroundorraisetheattachmentcompletelyandengagethecylinder
safetylocks.Completingtheseactionswillpreventtheattachmentfromloweringunexpectedly.
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Engagetheparkingbrake.
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Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
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Waitforallmachinemovementtostopbeforeleavingtheoperatorsplatform.
6.Alwayskeepthemachineingearwhiletravellingdownhill.
7.Themachineshouldalwaysbeequippedwithsufcientfrontorrearaxleweightforsafeoperation.
8.Undersomeeldconditions,moreweightmayberequiredatthefrontorrearaxleforadequatestability.Thisis
especiallyimportantwhenoperatinginhillyconditionsor/whenusingheavyattachments.
9.Alwayslowertheattachment,shutofftheengine,settheparkingbrake,engagethetransmissiongears,remove
thekeyandwaitforallmachinemovementtostopbeforeleavingtheoperatorsplatform.
10.Iftheattachmentormachineshouldbecomeobstructedorplugged;settheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine
andremovethekey,engagethetransmissiongears,waitforallmachineorattachmentmotiontocometoastop,
beforeleavingtheoperatorsplatformtoremovingtheobstructionorplug.
11.Neverdisconnectormakeanyadjustmentstothehydraulicsystemunlessthemachineand/ortheattachmentis
loweredtothegroundorthesafetylock(s)isintheengagedposition.
12.Useoftheashinglightsishighlyrecommendedwhenoperatingonapublicroad.
13.Whentransportingonaroadorhighway,useaccessorylightsanddevicesforadequatewarningtotheopera-
torsofothervehicles.Inthisregard,checklocalgovernmentregulations.Varioussafetylightsanddevicesare
availablefromyourCASECONSTRUCTIONdealer.
14.Practicesafety365daysayear.
15.Keepallyourequipmentinsafeoperatingcondition.
16.Keepallguardsandsafetydevicesinplace.
17.Alwayssettheparkingbrake,shutofftheengineandremovethekey,engagethetransmissiongears,waitforall
machineorattachmentmotiontocometoastop,beforeleavingtheoperatorsplatformtoservicethemachine
andattachment.
18.Remember:Acarefuloperatoristhebestinsuranceagainstanaccident.
19.Extremecareshouldbetakeninkeepinghandsandclothingawayfrommovingparts.
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