5 | Safety regulations
38 DOCMA0000006‐UK ﴾ENG﴿ ‐ Samson FPT 3A
5.7 Warnings for safe working
5.7.1 Ensuring the vehicle is clean
– Cleanthewindows,lightsandrearviewmirrors
– Cleandirtandwasteawayfromtheengine,jointsandradiator
– Makesurethecabstepsandthehandlearecleananddry
– Cleanallsafetystickersandmanoeuvringinstructions.Replaceanystickersthatareillegibleormissing
WARNING
If the vehicle or equipment is not in perfect working order its operation is strictly prohibited.
NOTICE
For the cleaning procedures, refer to the "CLEANING" chapter.
5.7.2 Checking for damage
– Makesuretherearenodamagedormissingparts
– Makesureallarticulatedpinsareproperlyfastened
– Makesuretherearenosignsofpossiblecracksorflawsorotherdamagetothewindows
– Makesuretherearenooil,fuelorcoolingliquidleaksunderneaththevehicle
– Makesurethewheelboltsareproperlytightened
WARNING
If the vehicle or equipment is not in perfect working order its operation is strictly prohibited.
5.7.3 Start working with the vehicle
Regardlessof theirlevelof drivingexperience,operatorsmustfamiliarize themselveswiththepositionand
functionofallcontrolsandinstrumentsbeforeoperatingthemachine.
– Beforeusingthevehicle,checklocationofpersonnel.
– Whilethevehicleisrunning,alwayskeeplightsignalson.Theseservestowarnpeoplethatthevehicleis
abouttomove.
– Whenworkinginacongestedarea,haveanotherpersonpresentforsignaling.
– Whenmanoeuvringthevehicle,payattentiontobulkyvehicleparts.Therearepartsthatjutoutfromthe
cab.
– Neverusecontrolsforpurposesdifferentthanthoseforwhichtheywerecreatedfor;e.g.toclimbonor
offfromthevehicleorhangclothing,etc...
– Onlyusethevehiclefromthedriver'sposition
– Thevehiclemaymovesuddenlyifstartedupwithoutfollowingthecorrectprocedure,thus,creatingthe
riskofpersonalinjury.
– Startuptheenginefromthedriver'sseatonly.
– Neverstarttheenginebycausingashortcircuitbetweentheterminalsofthestarter.
– Beforestartingtheengine,makesureallcontrolleversareinaneutralposition.