INTRODUCTION
Safetyrules
WARNINGANDDANGERSYMBOL
Thiswarningsymbolpointsoutimportantpersonalsafetymessages.
Carefullyreadthefollowingsafetyregulationsandobserveadvised
precautionsinordertoavoidpotentialhazardsandsafeguardyourhealth
andsafety.Inthismanualthesymbolisaccompaniedbythefollowing
keywords:
WARNING-Warningsconcerningunsuitablerepairoperationsthatmay
jeopardisethesafetyofRepairpersonnel.
DANGER-Specicwarningsconcerningpotentialhazardsforoperator
safetyorforotherpersonsdirectlyorindirectlyinvolved.
ACCIDENTPREVENTION
Mostaccidentsorinjuriesthatoccurinworkshopsaretheresultofnon-observanceofsimpleandfundamentalsafety
regulations.Forthisreason,INMOSTCASESTHESEACCIDENTSCANBEAVOIDEDbyforeseeingpossible
causesandconsequentlyactingwiththenecessarycautionandcare.
Accidentsmayoccurwithalltypesofmachine,regardlessofhowwellthemachineinquestionwasdesignedand
built.
Acarefulandjudiciousservicetechnicianisthebestguaranteeagainstaccidents.
Preciseobservanceofthemostbasicsafetyruleisnormallysufcienttoavoidmanyseriousaccident
DANGER
Shutdownthemachine,removekey,besureallmovingpartshavestoppedandallpressureinthesystems
isrelievedbeforecleaning,adjustingorlubricatingtheequipment.Failuretocomplywillresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
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SAFETYRULES
Generalguidelines
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Carefullyfollowspeciedrepairandmaintenanceprocedures.
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Donotwearrings,wristwatches,jewellery,unbuttonedorloosearticlesofclothingsuchas:ties,tornclothing,
scarves,openjacketsorshirtswithopenzipsthatmayremainentangledinmovingparts.Itisadvisedtowear
approvedsafetyclothing,e.g.:non-slipfootwear,gloves,safetygoggles,helmets,etc.
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Donotcarryoutrepairoperationswithsomeonesittinginthedriver’sseat,unlessthepersonisatrainedtechnician
whoisassistingwiththeoperationinquestion.
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Donotoperatethemachineoruseanyoftheimplementsfromdifferentpositions,otherthanthedriver’sseat.
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Donotcarryoutoperationsonthemachinewiththeenginerunning,unlessspecicallyindicated.
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Stoptheengineandcheckthatthehydrauliccircuitsarepressure-freebeforeremovingcaps,covers,valves,etc.
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Allrepairandmaintenanceoperationsmustbecarriedoutusingextremecareandattention.
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Servicestepsandplatformsusedintheworkshoporelsewhereshouldbebuiltaccordingtostandardaccident
preventionregulations.
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Disconnectthep.t.o.fromtheandlabelallcontrolstoindicatethatthemachineisbeingserviced.Anypartsthat
aretoberaisesmustbelockedinposition.
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Brakesareinoperativewhenmanuallyreleasedforrepairormaintenancepurposes.Useblocksorsimilardevices
tocontrolthemachineintheseconditions.
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Onlyusespeciedtowingpointsfortowingthemachine.Connectpartscarefully.Makesurethatallpinsand/or
locksaresecuredinpositionbeforeapplyingtraction.Neverremainnearthetowingbars,cablesorchainsthat
areoperatingunderload.
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