Safety
ThefollowinginstructionsarefromANSIstandard
B71.4-2017.
Safety-AlertSymbol
Thesafety-alertsymbol(Figure2)isusedbothin
thismanualandonthemachinetoidentifyimportant
safetymessagesthatyoumustfollowtoavoidan
accident.
ThissymbolmeansAttention!BecomeAlert!Your
SafetyIsInvolved!
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Safety-alertsymbol
Thesafety-alertsymbolappearsaboveinformation
whichalertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituationsandis
followedbythewordDanger,Warning,orCaution.
Dangerindicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorserious
injury.
Warningindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
Cautionindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,mayresultinminorormoderate
injury.
Thismanualuses2otherwordstohighlight
information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial
mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizesgeneral
informationworthyofspecialattention.
GeneralSafety
Thismachineiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet
andofthrowingobjects.T orodesignedandtestedthis
machinetoofferreasonablysafeservice;however,
failuretocomplywithsafetyinstructionsmayresultin
injuryordeath.
•Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionsand
warningsintheOperator’sManualandother
trainingmaterials,onthemachine,theengine,and
attachments.Alloperatorsandmechanicsshould
betrained.Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannot
readthismanual,itistheowner’sresponsibilityto
explainthismaterialtothem;otherlanguagesmay
beavailableonourwebsite.
•Onlyallowtrained,responsible,andphysically
capableoperatorswhoarefamiliarwiththesafe
operation,operatorcontrols,andsafetysignsand
instructionstooperatethemachine.Neverallow
childrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateorservicethe
equipment.Localregulationsmayrestricttheage
oftheoperator.
•Alwaysuseappropriatepersonalprotective
equipment(PPE)toguardagainstcontactwith
chemicals.
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offs,
ditches,embankments,water,orotherhazards.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,
shields,orcovers.Alwayshavesafetyshields,
guards,switchesandotherdevicesinplaceandin
properworkingcondition.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeybeforeservicing,fueling,orunclogging
themachine.
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