Toro 07360 - Safety; Safe Operating Practices; Supervisors Responsibilities; Before Operating

Safety
TheTOROWORKMANmeetstherequirementsof
SAEJ2258.
Supervisors,operatorsandservicepersonsshouldbe
familiarwiththefollowingstandardsandpublications:
(Thematerialmaybeobtainedfromtheaddressshown).
•FlammableandCombustibleLiquidsCode:
ANSI/NFPA30
•NationalFireProtectionAssociation:
ANSI/NFPA#505;PoweredIndustrialTrucks
ADDRESS:
NationalFirePreventionAssociation
BarrymarchPark
Quincy,Massachusetts02269U.S.A
•ANSI/ASMEB56.8PersonalBurdenCarriers
ADDRESS:
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc.
1430Broadway
NewYork,NewYork10018U.S.A.
•ANSI/UL558;InternalCombustionEngine
PoweredIndustrialTrucks
TrucksADDRESS:
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc.
1430Broadway
NewYork,NewYork10018U.S.A.
OR
UnderwritersLaboratories
333PngstenRoad
Northbrook,Illinois60062U.S.A.
SafeOperatingPractices
TheWorkmanisanoff–highwayvehicleonly,
andisnotdesigned,equipped,ormanufactured
foruseonpublicstreets,roadsorhighways.
TheWorkmanwasdesignedandtestedtooffersafe
servicewhenoperatedandmaintainedproperly.
Althoughhazardcontrolandaccidentprevention
partiallyaredependentuponthedesignand
congurationofthemachine,thesefactorsarealso
dependentupontheawareness,concern,andproper
trainingofthepersonnelinvolvedintheoperation,
maintenanceandstorageofthemachine.Improperuse
ormaintenanceofthemachinecanresultininjuryor
death.
Thisisaspecializedutilityvehicledesignedforoff–road
useonly.itsrideandhandlingwillhaveadifferent
feelthanwhatdriversexperiencewithpassengercars
ortrucks.Sotaketimetobecomefamiliarwithyour
Workman.
NotalloftheattachmentsthatadapttotheWorkman
arecoveredinthismanual.SeethespecicOperator’s
Manualprovidedwithattachmentforadditionalsafety
instructions.Readthesemanuals.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,comply
withthefollowingsafetyinstructions:
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
•Makesureoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedand
familiarwiththeOperator’sManualandalllabels
onthevehicle.
•Besuretoestablishyourownspecialproceduresand
workrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.
slopestoosteepforvehicleoperation).Usethe3rd
HighLockoutswitchifhighspeedcouldresultina
safetyorvehicleabusesituation.
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingand
understandingthecontentsofthismanual.A
replacementmanualisavailablebysendingcomplete
modelandserialnumberto:TheToro®Company,
8111LyndaleAvenueSouth,Minneapolis,Minnesota
55420.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethevehicle.Never
allowadultstooperateitwithoutproperinstructions.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperate
thisvehicle.Makesurealloperatorsarephysically
andmentallycapableofoperatingthevehicle.
•Thisvehicleisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedby
themanufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengers
onthevehicle.
•Neveroperatethevehiclewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowto
stoptheenginequickly.
•Keepallshields,safetydevicesanddecalsinplace.
Ifashield,safetydeviceordecalismalfunctioning,
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