Toro Multi Pro WM - Safety Guidelines and Practices; General Safety Rules; Safe Operating Practices

Safety
Important:Readandunderstandtheinformation
inthesafetysectionoftheOperator’sManual
foryourWorkmanvehiclebeforeoperatingthe
machine.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofcausingpersonalinjury.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
personalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Useappropriatepersonalprotectiveequipment
(PPE)toguardagainstcontactwithchemicals.
Chemicalsubstancesusedinthesprayersystem
maybehazardousandtoxic.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepclearofanydischargeareaofthesprayer
nozzlesandspraydrift.Keepbystandersand
childrenoutoftheoperatingarea.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Notalltheattachmentsthatadapttothismachine
arecoveredinthismanual.Refertotheoperator’s
manualprovidedwitheachattachmentforadditional
safetyinstructions.
SafeOperatingPractices
Important:Themachineisdesignedprimarily
asanoff-roadvehicleandisnotintendedfor
extensiveuseonpublicroads.
Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,follow
alltrafcregulationsanduseanyadditional
accessoriesthatmayberequiredbylaw,suchas
lights,turnsignals,slow-movingvehicle(SMV)
sign,andothersasrequired.
TheWorkmanwasdesignedandtestedtooffer
safeservicewhenoperatedandmaintained
properly.Althoughhazardcontrolandaccident
preventiondependuponthedesignand
congurationofthemachine,thesefactors
alsodependontheawareness,concern,and
propertrainingofthepersonnelinvolvedin
theoperation,maintenance,andstorageofthe
machine.Improperlyusingormaintainingthe
machinecanresultininjuryordeath.
TheWorkmanisaspecializedutilityvehicledesigned
foroff-roaduseonly.Therideandhandlingofthe
machinehasadifferentfeelthanthatofpassenger
carsortrucks.T aketimetobecomefamiliarwithyour
machine.
NotalltheattachmentsthatadapttotheWorkman
arecoveredinthismanual.SeetheInstallation
Instructionsprovidedwithattachmentforadditional
safetyinstructions.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,complywith
thefollowingsafetyinstructions:
Supervisor'sResponsibilities
•Makesurethatoperatorsarethoroughlytrained
andfamiliarwiththeOperator’sManual,the
Operator’sManualoftheWorkmanmachine,
trainingmaterial,enginemanual,andalllabelson
theWorkmanmachine.
•Establishyourownspecialproceduresandwork
rulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.,slopes
toosteepformachineoperation).Usethethird
highlockoutswitchifhighspeedcouldresultina
safetyormachineabusesituation.
Training
•ReadtheOperator'sManualandothertraining
materialbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Note:Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannot
readthemanuallanguage,itistheowner's
responsibilitytoexplainthismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.
Theownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
•Neverallowuntrainedpeopletooperateorservice
theequipment.
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