1-6 Edition 1.0 * Supplementary Operator’s Manual for Protective Structures for Excavators
Supplementary Operator’s Manual for Protective Structures for Excavators
Definition of FOPS/Front Guard categories
Category I:
FOPS and Front Guard to protect against small falling objects or small objects penetrating
the cab from the front of the machine, such as bricks, small pieces of concrete, tools, for
machines that are used for repairing roads, landscaping work and for working on other
construction sites, for instance.
Category II:
FOPS or Front Guard to protect against heavy falling objects or heavy objects penetrating
the cab from the front of the machine, such as trees, pieces of rock, for machines that are
used for clearance work, demolition work and forestry work.
Responsibility for machine equipped with protective structures
The decision regarding the necessary protective structures (type and category I or II) must
be made by the machine operator and depends on the specific work situation.
The operator must observe the national regulations and he must inform the user on the
protective structure to be used in a specific work situation.
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