NO DIG VM500 - Safety Precautions - Summary; Towing; Parking & Set-Up; Operating Environment

Safety Precautions – Summary
The following safety precautions must be observed with the VM500 Vacuum Excavator: -
Towing Parking & Set-up
The towing vehicle must have:-
 A two (2) tonne towing capacity;
 50mm tow ball.
 Standard trailer electrical
connections.
Maximum Towing Speeds: -
 80 km/hr on sealed roads;
 60 km/hr on unsealed / rough roads.
Before driving off: -
 Attach safety chains;
 Raise and stow trailer jockey wheel;
 Release handbrake & stow wheel
chocks.
When parking and setting up: -
 Do not park on a tilt angle greater
than 20 degrees lean angle in any
trailer direction;
 Apply the trailer (and if attached, the
vehicle) park brake;
 Lower the trailer jockey wheel;
 Install wheel chocks.
Do not park in a situation that will: -
 Cause a traffic hazard;
 Interfere with other workplace
machines;
 Be hazardous to pedestrians.
Operating Environment Operating Water Blaster
The exhaust gases from the machine
engine are toxic. Hence: -
 Do not operate in a fully
or partially enclosed building such
as a warehouse or building
basement, unless sufficient fresh air
is available
The noise from the operating machine is
high, therefore: -
 Do not operate in areas at time
where noise restrictions apply.
Whilst water blasting, do not blast: -
 Any person or animal with the water
blast;
 Too close or at an angle to the
ground in a manner that produces a
lot of blow back.
Do wear: -
 Fully enclosed footwear;
 Long trousers;
 Sealed safety glasses or goggles.
Operating Vacuum Sucker Emptying Storage Tank
Whilst vacuuming, Do Not: -
 Bring the end of the suction nozzle
into contact with a person’s skin;
 Plunge suck into either a liquid or
solids as the suction action will stop;
 Collect acidic, alkaline, flammable
or combustible materials or
controlled waste.
Do: -
 Suck up material dislodged by the
water blaster;
 At a maximum, only half cover the
end of the suction hose nozzle.
Prepare for storage tank emptying by: -
 Positioning trailer in suitable dump
location;
 Drain liquids first by drain valve.
Open the dump door by: -
 Unlocking the door whilst the
vacuum pump is still on;
 Stand clear and turn off vacuum
pump. Door will swing open by
itself.
 Wash out tank with water blaster.
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