Note: ‘Operator Responsibilities’ pertain to all employees who work on or near the equipment; this includes, but
is not limited to those who clean, maintain and repair the equipment as well as those who operate it. In
general, all those who work on or near the equipment have a duty to use reasonable and ordinary care
for their own safety when in the vicinity of the machine. Failure to use reasonable and ordinary care
subjects people and property to serious personal injury and/or death and to destruction of personal
and/or company property. M&R expressly disclaims any and all liability, whether in contract, tort or by
statute, for damages, whether in the nature of personal injury/death and/or property damage, and
whether direct, indirect, consequential or incidental, as a result of a failure to use reasonable and
ordinary care.
1. Ensure that this equipment is used only for the purposes set forth in the “Defined Purpose”
section of this manual.
2. Read, understand, and act in accordance with the safety and operational standards and
guidelines set forth in this manual.
3. Install and maintain the equipment and safety devices in accordance with this manual; this
includes checking the equipment and safety devices for external or visible damage at least once
per shift, and making sure all safety and danger notices are in place and in readable condition.
4. Make no modification to equipment or equipment software without written approval from M&R.
5. Ensure that all other employees working on or near this equipment are knowledgeable in its safe
operation, and closely supervise inexperienced employees; keep bystanders away from the
equipment.
6. Make sure the area around the equipment is clear and free of obstructions, clean up spills
immediately, and remove ink and other contaminants at the end of each shift.
7. Ensure that any and all safety guards (including but not limited to safety bar, foot switch, yellow
cycle interruption cords, infrared safety beam, or hand switches) provided with this equipment for
the purpose of protecting personnel by automatically stopping the equipment are in place – and
are not removed, disabled or rendered ineffective during operation.
8. Wear any personal protection devices required for the safe operation of this equipment.
9. Avoid wearing anything that could become entangled in moving parts; for example, but not by
way of limitation, tie back, pin up, or cover long hair.
10. Do not attempt to operate this equipment if you are sick, fatigued, or under the influence of
alcohol and/or drugs including, but not limited to, prescriptions and over-the-counter medications
that warn against the operation of equipment.
11. Avoid standing on any part of the equipment not intended for that purpose.
12. Immediately shut down the equipment, disconnect and lock out all sources of power (electrical,
gas, and/or pneumatic); and purge all lines under pressure if the equipment fails to be fully
operational or if any safety device fails to operate properly, and ensure that the equipment stays
offline until the safety device is again operational.
13. Perform – and document – preventive maintenance at intervals described in the Operator’s
Manual.
14. Keep this Operator’s Manual in clean, easily readable condition near the equipment at all times
so it can be quickly accessed by operators and maintenance personnel.
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