Sicma CS/085 - 2 Safety; List of Residual Risks; Safety Prescriptions; Definitions

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Tiller CS
2. SAFETY
2.1 LIST OF RESIDUAL RISKS
Even though SICMA has done everything possible to ensure that the equipment
meets the current safety standards as laid down in 2006/42/CE Directive, some
residual risks, although reduced, still persist:
• CUTTING HAZARD DUE TO CONTACT WITH TOOLS (rotor);
• ENTANGLEMENT/DRAGGING HAZARD (rotor and PTO drive shaft);
• LIMB SHEARING HAZARD (rear covers);
• OVERTURNING/CRUSHING HAZARD (Tiller handling);
• BURN HAZARD (bevel gearbox);
Therefore, whoever uses the machine or maintains it, must be a trained person
aware that, despite using all the protections provided for by current regulations,
there is still the possibility of the persistence of risks for the physical safety of
operators and for the integrity of the equipment itself.
WARNING!
Tiller operators must read and understand the use and maintenance manual
and ALWAYS ensure it is readily available in order to be able to consult it for any
requirement.
The use and maintenance manual species all the information required by point
1.7.4 (user instructions) of Annex 1 of the Machinery Directive, and a specic
request is made to observe the requirements to avoid the occurrence of accidents
that can cause damage to property or injury to persons.
2.2 SAFETY PRESCRIPTIONS
Any operator, before using the equipment, categorically MUST have read and
understood the safety instructions and the entire manual.
• The machine is not suitable for use in sectors other than in agriculture: use
other than the one specied is considered improper.
• The manual must always be readily available so that it can be consulted
if necessary. If it is lost or damaged, it will be necessary to request a
replacement copy from SICMA.
• Under no circumstances climb, sit or lean on the equipment, neither during
operation nor in the Zero Energy State.
• The operator must ensure that during operation of the machine no person is
standing within its range of action. Never operate the machine near people
standing or passing within the operating range of the machine.
2.3 DEFINITIONS
In this use and maintenance manual and on the equipment itself, it is possible to
nd several symbols whose meanings are illustrated below.
HAZARD:
A potential source of physical injury or damage to health.
HAZARDOUS AREA:
Any area within and/or in proximity of a machine in which the presence of a
person constitutes a risk for the safety and health of the same.
The hazardous area is the area around the machine (connected to the tractor)
up to a distance of one metre.
EXPOSED PERSON:
Any person that is found wholly or partly in a dangerous area.