Stanley Labounty MDP Series - Safety Alert Symbols and General Operation Rules; Understanding Safety Alert Symbols; General Safety Precautions for Operation

4 | MDP Operation & Maintenance Manual
The Safety Alert Symbol alerts you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow to
avoid possible injury or death.
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which will
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which could
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates hazards that could result in damage to the
equipment or personal injury
Indicates important procedures
Your safety and the safety of others is a
direct result of how you operate and
maintain your equipment. Read and
understand this manual and other safety
information provided with the base
machine and be sure that you
understand all controls and operating
instructions before attempting to operate this equipment.
Failure to follow the safety precautions can result in
personal injury, death or property damage.
Carefully read all safety messages in this manual and on
your equipment safety signs. Keep safety signs in good
condition. Replace missing or damaged safety signs.
Because LaBounty cannot foresee all hazardous
circumstances, the precautions listed in this manual and
on the equipment are not all-inclusive. If a procedure,
method, tool or part is not specically recommended by
LaBounty, determine whether it is safe for you and others,
and that the equipment will not be damaged or made
unsafe as a result of your decision to implement it.
The basic rules are summarized in this section of the
manual. They also appear throughout the manual along
with additional specic rules for safety and operation.
GENERAL
• If the attachment is not functioning properly, shut
down the machine, follow proper Lock-out / Tag-out
procedures and follow proper repair procedures.
• Remove and replace any damaged or worn parts
with parts recommended by LaBounty. Use of parts
that are not factory approved may cause damage or
unnecessary downtime and may void the warranty.
• NEVER operate equipment without the original safety
guards in place.
• DO NOT process material with the attachment over
the operator’s cab. Doing so will result in severe
personal injury or death from falling debris.
• DO NOT attempt to process brittle materials, such as
axles and railroad rail. DO NOT process any material in
a position that may propel it toward the operator, other
workers, buildings or equipment.
• Clear all persons and equipment from the area of
operation and machine movement. NEVER move
loads over people or equipment. When viewing the
operation of the attachment, maintain a safe distance
of at least 75 feet (23 meters).
• NEVER approach power lines with any part of the
machine. Keep clear at a minimum of 15 feet (5
meters).
• DO NOT close the attachment on a structure and
reverse the excavator in an attempt to pull down
material.
• Use of this tool on certain materials could generate
dust potentially containing a variety of hazardous
substances, such as, asbestos, silica or lead.
Inhalation of dust containing these, or other
hazardous substances could result in serious injury,
cancer or death. Protect yourself and those around
you. Research and understand the materials you are
processing. Follow safety procedures and comply
with all applicable national, state or provisional health
and safety regulations relating to them. If appropriate,
arrange for the safe disposal of the materials by a
qualied person.
• Disassembly of any pin-connected attachment can
be hazardous. NEVER remove any pin unless the
attachment is on the ground and blocked up. Serious
injury or death could result. Metal chips or debris may
y when a connecting pin is struck. Use a brass drift
when striking pins and always wear protective clothing