Miller Nitro 7380 - Safety Rules; General Safety Rules

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules
Generalsafetyrules
Usecautionwhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Raisedequipment,fulltanksandotherloadswillchange
thecenterofgravityofthemachine.Themachinecan
tiporrolloverwhennearditchesandembankmentsor
unevensurfaces.
Neverpermitanyoneotherthantheoperatortorideon
themachine.
Neveroperatethemachineundertheinuenceofalcohol,
drugs,orwhileotherwiseimpaired.
Whendiggingorusinggroundengagingattachmentsbe
awareofburiedcables.Contactlocalutilitiestodetermine
thelocationsofservices.
Payattentiontooverheadpowerlinesandhangingobsta-
cles.Highvoltagelinesmayrequiresignicantclearance
forsafety.
Hydraulicoilordieselfuelleakingunderpressurecan
penetratetheskin,causingseriousinjuryorinfection.
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DONOTuseyourhandtocheckforleaks.Useapiece
ofcardboardorpaper.
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Stopengine,removekeyandrelievethepressurebe-
foreconnectingordisconnectinguidlines.
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Makesureallcomponentsareingoodconditionand
tightenallconnectionsbeforestartingtheengineor
pressurizingthesystem.
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Ifhydraulicuidordieselfuelpenetratestheskin,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
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Continuouslongtermcontactwithhydraulicuidmay
causeskincancer.Avoidlongtermcontactandwash
theskinpromptlywithsoapandwater.
Keepclearofmovingparts.Looseclothing,jewelry,
watches,longhair,andotherlooseorhangingitemscan
becomeentangledinmovingparts.
Wearprotectiveequipmentwhenappropriate.
DONOTattempttoremovematerialfromanypartofthe
machinewhileitisbeingoperatedorcomponentsarein
motion.
Makesureallguardsandshieldsareingoodcondition
andproperlyinstalledbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Neveroperatethemachinewithshieldsremoved.Al-
wayscloseaccessdoorsorpanelsbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
Dirtyorslipperysteps,ladders,walkways,andplatforms
cancausefalls.Makesurethesesurfacesremainclean
andclearofdebris.
Apersonorpetwithintheoperatingareaofamachinecan
bestruckorcrushedbythemachineoritsequipment.DO
NOTallowanyonetoentertheworkarea.
Raisedequipmentand/orloadscanfallunexpectedlyand
crushpersonsunderneath.Neverallowanyonetoenter
theareaunderneathraisedequipmentduringoperation.
Neveroperateengineinenclosedspacesasharmfulex-
haustgasesmaybuildup.
Beforestartingthemachine,besurethatallcontrolsare
inneutralorparklockposition.
Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’sseat.Ifthe
safetystartswitchisbypassed,theenginecanstartwith
thetransmissioningear.Donotconnectorshortacross
terminalsonthestartersolenoid.Attachjumpercables
asdescribedinthemanual.Startingingearmaycause
deathorseriousinjury.
Alwayskeepwindows,mirrors,alllighting,andSlowMov-
ingVehicle(SMV)emblemcleantoprovidethebestpos-
siblevisibilitywhileoperatingthemachine.
Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedintheoperator’sseat,
exceptforthosecontrolsexpresslyintendedforusefrom
otherlocations.
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