New Holland B95C - Safety rules

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules
Generalsafetyrules
Usecautionwhenyouoperatethemachineonslopes.
Raisedequipment,fulltanksandotherloadswillchange
thecenterofgravityofthemachine.Themachinecan
tiporrolloverwhennearditchesandembankmentsor
unevensurfaces.
Neverpermitanyoneotherthantheoperatortorideon
themachine.
Neveroperatethemachineundertheinuenceofalcohol
ordrugs,orwhileyouareotherwiseimpaired.
Whendiggingorusingground-engagingattachments,be
awareofburiedcables.Contactlocalutilitiestodetermine
thelocationsofservices.
Payattentiontooverheadpowerlinesandhangingobsta-
cles.Highvoltagelinesmayrequiresignicantclearance
forsafety.
Hydraulicoilordieselfuelleakingunderpressurecan
penetratetheskin,causingseriousinjuryorinfection.
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DONOTuseyourhandtocheckforleaks.Useapiece
ofcardboardorpaper.
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Stoptheengine,removethekey,andrelievethepres-
surebeforeyouconnectordisconnectuidlines.
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Makesurethatallcomponentsareingoodcondition.
Tightenallconnectionsbeforeyoustarttheengineor
pressurizethesystem.
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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
machinewhileitisbeingoperatedorwhilecomponents
areinmotion.
Makesurethatallguardsandshieldsareingoodcon-
ditionandproperlyinstalledbeforeyouoperatethema-
chine.Neveroperatethemachinewithshieldsremoved.
Alwayscloseaccessdoorsorpanelsbeforeyouoperate
themachine.
Dirtyorslipperysteps,ladders,walkways,andplatforms
cancausefalls.Makesurethesesurfacesremainclean
andclearofdebris.
Apersonorpetwithintheoperatingareaofamachinecan
bestruckorcrushedbythemachineoritsequipment.DO
NOTallowanyonetoentertheworkarea.
Raisedequipmentand/orloadscanfallunexpectedlyand
crushpersonsunderneath.Neverallowanyonetoenter
theareaunderneathraisedequipmentduringoperation.
Neveroperatetheengineinenclosedspacesasharmful
exhaustgasesmaybuildup.
Beforeyoustartthemachine,besurethatallcontrolsare
inneutralorparklockpositionwiththebackhoeswing
lockpininthelockposition.Thebackhoeswinglockpin
mustbeinthelockpositionwhenyouarenotusingthe
backhoe.
Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’sseat.Ifyou
bypassthesafetystartswitch,theenginecanstartwith
thetransmissioningear.Donotconnectorshortacross
terminalsonthestartersolenoid.Attachjumpercables
asdescribedinthemanual.Startingingearmaycause
deathorseriousinjury.
Alwayskeepwindows,mirrors,alllighting,and
Slow-MovingVehicle(SMV)emblemcleantoprovidethe
bestpossiblevisibilitywhileyouoperatethemachine.
Operatecontrolsonlywhenseatedintheoperator’sseat,
exceptforthosecontrolsexpresslyintendedforusefrom
otherlocations.
Fromtheoperator'splatform,installthebackhoeswing
lockpinwhenthebackhoeisnotinuseandbeforeall
otheroperation.
Beforeyouleavethemachine:
1.Parkthemachineonarm,levelsurface.
2.Putallcontrolsinneutralorparklockposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.Usewheelchocksifre-
quired.
4.Lowertheloaderbucketorotherfrontattachmentto
theground.
5.Movetheoperator’sseattothebackhoeoperating
positionandchooseoneofthefollowingbackhoe
positions:
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Movethebackhoeintothestowedpositionandfrom
theoperator'sseatinstallthebackhoeswinglock
pin.See6-31.
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Lowerthebackhoebucketorotherattachmentto
theground.
6.Turnofftheengineandremovethekey.
7.Movetheoperator’sseatintothedrivingposition.
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