Case WX210 - Site and Stability Safety

0 - 18 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WX210 - WX240
Preventing the machine from overturning Inspecting the deployment location
Working on slopes always entails a
risk of the machine overturning.
This may result in severe, poten-
tially fatal injury.
To prevent overturning:
- Exercise special care when work-
ing on a slope.
- Prepare the working area of the
machine by levelling it.
- Keep the bucket close to the
ground and to the machine.
- Reduce the working speed of the
machine to prevent overturning or
slipping.
Avoid changing direction when driv-
ing on a slope.
- Always try to avoid crossing a
slope with a gradient of more than
5 degrees.
- When slewing a load, reduce the
slewing speed to meet safety re-
quirements.
Special care must be taken when
working on frozen ground.
- A rise in temperature softens the
soil, impairing the stability of the
machine during travel.
Working at the edge of excavations
or on the verge of a road entails a
risk of the machine overturning.
This may result in severe, poten-
tially fatal injury.
- Before starting work, inspect the
site and the ground conditions to
prevent any risk of the machine
overturning and of the ground, a
stockpile or a wall giving way.
- If necessary, the ground, excava-
tion site edges and verges must be
reinforced. Keep sufficient clear-
ance with the machine from the
edges of the excavation site and
the verges.
- When working on a slope or on the
verge of a road, enlist the services
of a marshaller if necessary.
- If the ground has a poor load-
bearing potential, reinforce it be-
fore starting work.
- Special attention is needed when
working on frozen ground. If the
ambient temperature rises, the
ground becomes soft and slippery.
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Carefully read personal and machine SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (at the beginning of this manual)