Sicma FA/1200 - 2 Safety; List of Residual Risks; Definitions

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Mower FA
2. SAFETY
2.1 LIST OF RESIDUAL RISKS
Although SICMA has done everything possible to ensure that the equipment is in
line with the state of the art in the eld of safety and in compliance with all the
directives, laws and regulations in force, certain residual risks persist:
• RISK OF CUTTING DUE TO CONTACT WITH TOOLS (blade);
• RISK OF ENTANGLEMENT/DRAGGING (blades and PTO drive shaft);
• OVERTURNING/CRUSHING HAZARD (mower movement);
• BURN HAZARD (multiplier 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.
Mower 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 describes in detail all the indications in section
1.7.4 (User instructions) of Annex 1 of the Machinery Directive, and a specic
request is made to comply with the requirements to avoid the occurrence of
accidents which could cause personal harm.
2.2 DEFINITIONS
In this user and maintenance manual, a number of technical denitions are
included 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.
CRITICAL AREA:
The critical area is that between the tractor and the equipment (PTO drive shaft
area).
ZERO ENERGY STATE:
The state in which the mower must be placed before performing any cleaning,
lubrication and maintenance operation.
The mower is in the ZERO ENERGY STATE when it is positioned on at land and
disconnected from the PTO drive shaft.