waratah FL85 - Operational Safety

Safetyprecautions:General
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Operationalsafety
IMPORTANT:Thefellingheadcanfallunpredictably
whentheengineisshutdown.Intheeventyou
cannotrestarttheengine,lowerthefellinghead
tothegroundandreleasethetreesfromthe
grapplearmsbeforeexitingthecab.DONOT
exitthecabandapproachthefellingheaduntil
thefellingheadisloweredtothegroundandany
trappedhydraulicpressurehasbeenreleased.
Whenstartinganoperationinanewlocationdetermine
theworkzone.
Chooseanagreedworkingprocedureamongtheteam
workingwiththefellinghead:DONOTchangethis
procedurewithoutfurtherdiscussion.
Beforeeachperiodofoperation,ensureallsafety
equipment,instruments,andcontrolshavebeenchecked
forfunctionality,toensuretheyareworkingcorrectly.
Duringoperation,ensureyoukeepallwindowsanddoors
closed.
Ifsomeoneentersthesafetyzone,safelystopthefelling
headimmediately.
Ensureno-onestandsinthecuttingdirectionofthesaw
chain.Thechainshothazardzoneisapproximately15
degreestowardstherearofthesprocketandinfrontof
thebar-tip.Keepallpersonnel90meters(300feet)away
fromthefellingheadduringtreefellingoperations.
Ensuretheworkzoneiscompletelyclearofallpersonnel
beforefellingatreeorprocessingastem.
Whilelocalsafetyregulationsmayvary,checkwiththe
localauthoritiestoensureyouadheretoalllocalsafety
regulations.
Anticipateasafetyzoneofatleast5meters(16feet)
betweenpowerlinesandthenearestpointofcontactof
thefellinghead.
Whenworkinginarestrictedarea,checkforinterference
withcylinderrods,hydraulichoses,electricalcables,etc.
Alwayslowerthefellingheadanditsloadtotheground;
leavingaloadsuspendedmayresultininjuryordeath.
Passingaloadoveranothervehicle,evenifitappears
empty,maycauseinjurytosomeoneoutoftheoperator's
lineofsight.
IMPORTANT:Usecautionwhenmanoeuvringthe
fellingheadclosetothecarrier;failingto
dosomayresultindamagetothecarrier
and/orfellinghead.
Alwaysallowenoughdistancebetweenthestemandthe
fellingheadcab.
Whenremovingalogfromastack,avoidmakingsudden
movements,whichcouldcausedamagetotheheadwhen
shiftingormovingstackedlogs.Suchmovementsmay
damagethefellingheadandcanbecostlyintermsof
partsanddown-time.Thismayalsoconstituteapotential
sourceofinjury.
Whenworkingatnight,ensuretheworkareais
adequatelylit.Usearecognisedsafetylightwithawire
cage-protectedbulb.
Inspectthefellingheaddailyforanysignsofdamage,
unusualwear,fatiguecracks,orfaultyoperation.
Inspecttheconditionofthesawchainandsawbarforsigns
ofexcessivewearordamagedaily;performsuchchecks
immediatelyafterhittingarockorotherforeignmaterial.
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