Toro 25450W - Safety

Safety
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,comply
withthesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol(Figure2),whichmeansCaution,
Warning,orDanger—personalsafetyinstruction.Failure
tocomplywiththeinstructionmayresultinpersonal
injuryordeath.
Important:Thismachinewasmanufacturedaccording
totheappropriateregulatorystandardsineffectatthe
timeofmanufacture.Modifyingthismachineinany
waymaycauseittobeoutofcompliancewiththose
standardsandwiththeinstructionsinthis
Operator’ s
Man ual. Modicationstothismachineshouldbemade
onlybyanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.
WARNING
Welding,cutting,ordrillingpartsofthemachine
couldcausethemtobreakduringoperation,which
inturncouldresultininjuryordeath.
Donotweld,cut,ordrilltorepairortoattachitems
topartsonthismachine.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidseriousinjury
ordeath.
Youcanpreventandareresponsibleforinjuriesoccurringto
yourselfandtoothersandfordamagetoproperty.
Donotusethismachineforapplicationsotherthanthose
whicharedescribedinthismanual.
Beforeoperatingthismachine,itisyourresponsibilityto
knowwhereallutilitylinesareburiedintheprojectareaand
toavoidthem.
Alwaysensurethatalllocalutilitycompaniesmark
thelocationoftheirlines.IntheUSAandCanada,
calla“One-callSystemDirectory”service.Inthe
USA,call811oryourlocalnumber.Ifyoudonotknow
yourlocalnumber,callthenationalnumber(USAand
Canadaonly)at1-888-258-0808.Also,contactanyutility
companiesthatarenotparticipantsofthe“One-call
SystemDirectory”service.
Checkwithlocalauthoritiesforalllawsandregulationsthat
requireyoutolocateandavoidexistingutilities.
Refertothefollowingtablefortheproperutilitylineandthe
correspondingutilitylinecolor(USAandCanadaonly):
UtilityLine
Color
ElectricRed
Telecommunication,alarmorsignal,cables,
orconduit
Orange
Naturalgas,oil,steam,petroleum,orother
gaseousorammablematerial
Yellow
SeweranddrainGreen
DrinkingwaterBlue
Reclaimedwater,irrigation,andslurrylinesPurple
TemporarysurveymarkingsPink
ProposedexcavationlimitsWhite
Afterlocatingalltheutilitylines,carefullydigaholetothe
utilitylinebyhandtoverifythelocationandthedepthof
theline.
Training
•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertrainingmaterial.If
theoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannotreadEnglish,itis
theowner'sresponsibilitytoexplainthismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationoftheequipment,
operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsmustbetrained.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateorservice
themachine.Localregulationsmayrestricttheageof
theoperator.
•Ensurethatyouunderstandthehandsignalsusedonthe
jobsite.Followtheinstructionsofthesignalperson.
Preparation
•Beforeusingthemachine,havetheareamarkedfor
undergroundutilities,anddonotdiginmarkedareas.
Also,beawareofthelocationofobjectsandstructures
thatmaynotbemarked,suchasundergroundstorage
tanks,wells,andsepticsystems.
•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminewhataccessoriesand
attachmentsareneededtoproperlyandsafelyperform
thejob.Useonlyaccessoriesandattachmentsapproved
bythemanufacturer.
•Markthejobsiteclearlyandkeepbystandersaway.
•Reviewthejobsitehazards,safetyandemergency
procedures,andpersonnelresponsibilitieswithall
workersbeforebeginningthework.
•Wearappropriateclothing,includinghardhat,safety
glasses,longpants,safetyshoes,andhearingprotection;
somejobsmayalsorequirethatyouwearareectivevest
and/orarespirator.Securelonghair,looseclothing,and
jewelrytopreventthemfromgettingtangledinmoving
parts.
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