Equipment Safety Guidelines - Meridian SLMD10 Safety And Operation Manual

EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES

1. Safety of the operator and bystanders is one of the main concerns in designing and developing a machine.
However, every year many accidents occur which could have been avoided by a few seconds of thought and a
more careful approach to handling equipment. You, the operator, can avoid many accidents by observing the
following precautions in this section. To avoid personal injury or death, study the following precautions and insist
those working with you, or for you, follow them.
2. In order to provide a better view, certain photographs or illustrations in this manual may show an assembly with a
safety shield removed. However, equipment should never be operated in this condition. Keep all shields in place.
If shield removal becomes necessary for repair, replace the shield prior to use.
3. Replace any safety sign or instruction sign that is not readable or is missing. See Safety Sign Locations for the
locations of such safety signs.
4. Never use alcohol or drugs which can hinder alertness or coordination while operating the equipment.
Consult your doctor about operating this machine while taking prescription medications.
5. Under no circumstances should your children be allowed to work with this equipment. Do not allow persons to
operate or assemble this unit until they have read this manual and have developed a thorough understanding of the
safety precautions and of how it works. Review the safety instructions with all users annually.
6. This Equipment is dangerous to children and persons unfamiliar with its operation. The operator should be a
responsible, properly trained and physically able person familiar with farm machinery and trained in this
equipment's operation. If the elderly are assisting with farm work, their physical limitations need to be recognized
and accommodated. Never exceed the limits of a piece of machinery. If its ability to do a job, or to do so safely, is
in question - DO NOT TRY IT!
7. Do not modify the equipment in any way. Unauthorized modifications can result in serious injury or death and may
impair the function and life of the equipment.
8. In addition to the design and configuration of this implement, including Safety Signs and Safety Equipment, hazard
control and accident prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, prudence and proper training of
personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of the machine. Refer also to Safety
message and operation instructions in each of the appropriate sections of the auxiliary equipment and machine
manuals. Pay close attentions to the Safety Signs affixed to the auxiliary equipment and the machine.
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