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–Keepchildrenoutoftheworkingareaand
underthewatchfulcareofanotherresponsible
adult.
–Bealertandshutoffthemachineifchildren
enterthearea.
–Beforeandwhilebackingorchangingdirection,
lookbehindyou,down,andside-to-sidefor
smallchildren.
–Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
–Donotcarrychildren,evenifthemachineisnot
inuse.Childrencouldfalloffandbeseriously
injuredorinterferewiththesafeoperationof
themachine.Childrenwantingaridecould
appearintheworkingareawithoutwarningand
berunoverorbackedoverbythemachine.
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperatingthe
machineonhillsandroughterraintoavoidtipping
oroverturningofthemachine.
•Liquidloadsandgranularmaterialscanshift.This
shiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning;going
upordownhills;suddenlychangingspeeds;or
whiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.Shiftingloads
cancausethemachinetotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyour
speedandallowforsufcientstoppingdistance.
•Reducethespeedandloadwhileoperatingthe
machineonroughterrain,unevenground,and
nearcurbs,holes,andothersuddenchangesin
terrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthesprayerto
becomeunstable.
•Reducethespeedwhenoperatingonroughterrain
ornearcurbs.
•Safelyrelieveliquidfromthespraywandevery
timeyoushutofftheengine.
•Thespraywandtrapsliquidsunderhighpressure,
evenwhenengineisnotrunning.High-pressure
spraydischargecouldcauseseriousinjuryor
death.
–Keepclearofthenozzleanddonotdirect
sprayorstreamatpeople,pets,ornon-work
areaproperty.
–Donotdirectthesprayonornearelectrical
powercomponentsorsource.
–Donotrepairthespraywand,hoses,seals,
nozzle,orotherwandcomponents;replace
them.
–Donotattachhosesorothercomponentsto
theendofthespraywandnozzle.
–Donotattempttodisconnectthespray
wandfromthemachinewhilethesystemis
pressurized.
–Donotusethespraywandifthetriggerlockis
damagedormissing.
–Donotkeepthespraywandinthelocked-open
positionafteryoucompletethejob.
–Whendrainingorrelievingthesystem,Donot
allowanyonetostandinfrontofthenozzles
anddonotdrainonaperson’sfeet.
SlopeSafety
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtolossofcontroland
rolloveraccidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjuryor
death.Youareresponsibleforsafeslopeoperation.
Operatingthemachineonanysloperequiresextra
caution.
•Reviewtheslopeinstructionslistedbelowfor
operatingthemachineonslopesandtodetermine
whetheryoucanoperatethemachineinthe
conditionsonthatdayandatthatjobsite.
Changesintheterraincanresultinachangein
slopeoperationforthemachine.
•Operateacrossslopes,neverupanddown.Avoid
operationonexcessivelysteeporwetslopes.
•Identifyhazardsatthebaseoftheslope.
Determineiftheslopeissafeformachine
operation,includingsurveyingthesite.Always
usecommonsenseandgoodjudgmentwhen
performingthissurvey.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onslopes.Travelupanddownonslopes.Avoid
makingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.
Ifyoumustturnthemachine,turnitslowlyand
graduallydownhill,ifpossible.Usecarewhen
reversingthemachine.
•Donotoperateamachinewhenyouareuncertain
aboutthetraction,steering,orstability.
•Removeormarkobstructionssuchasditches,
holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenhazards.
Tallgrasscanhideobstructions.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.
•Beawarethatoperatingthemachineonwet
surfaces,acrossslopes,ordownhillmaycause
themachinetolosetraction.Lossoftractiontothe
wheelsmayresultinslidingandalossofbraking
andsteering.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthemachine
neardrop-offs,ditches,embankments,water
hazards,orotherhazards.Themachinecould
suddenlyrolloverifawheelgoesovertheedge
ortheedgecavesin.Establishasafetyarea
betweenthemachineandanyhazard.
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