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9.11 Safety instructions
Even though all ROPA machines are engineered and manufactured with safety in
mind, there are generally certain hazard zones for all comprehensive sugar beet har-
vesters, where people are not allowed staying under any circumstances during opera-
tion. The operator is strictly obliged to immediately cease operation of the machine as
soon as people enter these hazard zones.
WARNING
When people enter the zones around ROPA Tiger 6 designated in the following draft
while the machine is lifting, then there is the hazard of severest injuries or even hazard
to life for these people. The draft below shows these zones shaded.
– In any case, follow the instructions of the machine operator.
– Never enter the hazard zones!
– Should you have entered a hazard zone by mistake, then immediately and speedily
leave this hazard zone, but without excessive haste.
– Keep minors and senior citizens away from the operating machine.
In detail, the following areas are deemed hazard zones:
– To the left and right up to a distance of 6 metres from the outside edges of the
machine.
– Behind the machine, 10 metres from the rear edge of the machine.
– In front, 100 metres from the front edge of the topper unit.
(1) Hazard zone does not apply to RIS* and RES*
Please always make sure that during lifting there are no persons in front of the oper-
ating machine. Due to the high speed of the defoliator and lifting units, during lifting,
stones or other objects may be flung away. These objects may be flung forward with
such great power that people hit by them may sustain deadly injuries, especially if this
concerns sharp-edged objects.