Duratech 2009 - Shielding; Tub Grinder Safety Review

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2009 DURATECH TUB GRINDER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1.4 Shielding
This Tub Grinder is equipped with heavy‑duty shielding at major points of potential injury. All Shields should be kept
in place during operation. Bodily injury may occur if the unit is operated without shields.
WARNING: Shields are installed for your protection and to keep material off machine parts. Do not
operate this Tub Grinder without shields in place.
1.5 Tub Grinder safety review
WARNING: Before attempting to operate your Tub Grinder, carefully read and follow instructions
given below and contained elsewhere in this manual.
Each and every aspect of the DuraTech Industries 2009 DuraTech Tub Grinder should be reviewed by each operator
on a frequent basis. Safety systems are in place that result in direct operator security.
• Keep all foreign objects such as rocks, pieces of metal and other incompressibles out of the tub and away
from the mill. Foreign objects may result in personnel injury or damage to the machine. A foreign object
is any object which the unit in not designed to grind.
• Allow only responsible, properly instructed and certied individuals to operate machines. Carefully
supervise trainee operators.
• Never operate the unit without all safety features, including shields, in place and in operating
condition.
• Make no modications to this equipment unless specically requested or recommended by DuraTech
Industries.
• Tighten or replace any loose or cracked bolts, chains, hoses or connections.
• Check overhead for electrical power lines or other obstructions and be certain there is adequate clearance.
• Allow no one on the Tub Grinder at any time during operation.
• Unauthorized personnel should stay out of the grinding area.
• Always perform the pre‑operation inspection before operating this machine.
( REV. 08-04 )
( REV. 10-13 )
Never allow riders on the machine at any time.
Keep sufcient distance away from electrical power lines.
WARNING: Electrocution is possible when running this machine during an electric storm
or heavy fog.