Work Preparation; Maintenance Safety - Meridian SMOOTHWALL BIN Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual: Smoothwall Bin

2.6 WORK PREPARATION

• Work only in daylight or good artificial light.
• Clear working area of stones, branches or
hidden obstacles that might be hooked or
snagged, causing injury or damage.
• Be sure all machinery is in a stable position, is
adjusted and in good operating condition.
• Ensure that all safety guards and
• Install and secure all guards on auxiliary
loading/unloading equipment be using it.
- Safety decals must be in good condition.
• Before starting, inspect all equipment for any
loose bolts, worn parts, cracks, leaks or frayed
belts. Make the necessary repairs.
• PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISE
MAY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS!
Agricultural equipment can often be
noisy enough to cause permanent,
partial hearing loss. We recommend
that you wear hearing protection on
a full-time basis if the noise in the
operator's position exceeds 80 db.
Noise over 85 db on a long-term basis can
cause severe hearing loss.
Noise over 90 db adjacent to the operator over
a long-term basis may cause permanent, total
hearing loss.
Note:
Hearing loss from loud noise
(tractors, chain saws, radios, etc.)
is cumulative over a lifetime
without hope of natural recovery.
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2.7 MAINTENANCE SAFETY

• Create a Lock-Out Tag-Out program for the
auxiliary equipment used to load and unload
the bin.
• These bins can store a variety of products and
each site is different. It is important to develop
an applicable maintenance program to suit
your specific work place.
• Do not crawl under the opened unloading
chute to inspect for a suspected blockage.
- Product could suddenly break loose and
cause facial and/or eye injury.
• If you enter the bin:
- Lock out the power sources for all equipment.
- Have a responsible person close at hand in
case of an emergency.
• Use personal protective equipment
(PPE) such as
breathing and hearing protectors,
when performing any service or
maintenance work.
• Enter the empty bin with extreme caution:
- Wear protective clothing, and a properly
filtered respirator mask to protect against
chemical vapour or residual dust.
- Connect a safety line to yourself and have a
responsible, trained person outside in case
of an emergency.
• A fire extinguisher and first aid kit
should be kept readily accessible
while performing maintenance on
this equipment.
• Periodically tighten all bolts, nuts and screws
and check that all cotter pins are properly
installed to ensure the bin and auxiliary
equipment are secure.
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Revised 06.2021
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