Toro 2024 - Utility Line Hazard Information; Gas, Water, and Communication Line Hazards; Electrical Line Safety and Zap-Alert System

UtilityLineColor
Refertothefollowingtablefortheproperutilitylineandthe
correspondingutilitylinecolor(USAandCanada).
UtilityLine
UtilityLineColor
ElectricRed
Telecommunication,alarmorsignal,
cables,orconduit
Orange
Naturalgas,oil,steam,petroleum,or
othergaseousorammablematerial
Yellow
SeweranddrainGreen
DrinkingwaterBlue
Reclaimedwater,irrigation,and
slurrylines
Purple
TemporarysurveymarkingsPink
ProposedexcavationlimitsWhite
ElectricalLineSafety
WARNING
Donotleavetheseatofthemachineifthemachine
ischargedwithelectricity.
Ifyouleavetheseatofthemachineortouch
anypartofthemachinewhenitischargedwith
electricity,seriousinjuryordeathcouldresult.
Intheeventofanelectricstrikethatchargesthemachine,the
Zap-AlertElectricStrikealarmsystemwillsoundforaslong
asthemachineischargedwithpower.
Note:Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyandutility
authoritiestosecuretheareainthecasethatthemachineis
chargedandyoucannotleavetheseatofthemachine.
Note:Itispossibletostrikeautilitylinewithoutthemachine
becomingcharged.
•Thealarmwillsoundifthedrillcontactsanelectrical
powersource.
•Itislikely(butnotalwaysthecase)thatthepower-source
interrupterorbreakerwilltrip,buttoensureyoursafety,
considerthatthemachinemaybeconductingelectricity.
•Donotattempttoleavethemachine.
Note:Youwillbesafeaslongasyoudonotleavethe
seatofthemachine.
•Touchinganypartofthemachinemaygroundyou.
•Donotallowanotherindividualtotouchorapproach
themachinewhencharged.
•Thealarmmaysoundifacommunicationlineisbroken,
butuntilyouarecertain,youmustconsiderthealarmto
beanelectricstrike.
GasLineSafety
WARNING
Ifyoudamageagasline,animmediateexplosion
andrehazardcouldoccur.Leakinggasisboth
ammableandexplosiveandmaycauseserious
injuryordeath.
•Donotsmokewhileoperatingthemachine.
•Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
•Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
•Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
WaterLineSafety
Ifyoudamageawaterline,apotentialoodhazard
couldoccur.
•Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
•Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
•Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
CommunicationLineSafety
Important:RefertoElectricalLineSafety(page7)ifa
communicationlineisdamaged.
CAUTION
Ifyoudamagetheber-opticcableandlookinto
theexposedhighly-intenselight,youmayharm
youreyes.
•Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
•Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
•Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
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