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2.1 General precautions
WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions
2.1
General precautions
Safety rules
ONLY trained and authorised personnel can operate and
maintain the machine.
Follow all safety rules, precautions and instructions when
operating or performing maintenance on the machine.
When working with another operator or a person on work
site traffic duty, be sure all personnel understand all hand
signals that are to be used.
Safety features
Be sure all guards and covers are in their proper position.
Have guards and covers repaired if damaged.
Use safety features such as safety lock lever at all times.
NEVER remove any safety features. ALWAYS keep them in
good operating condition.
Always wear safety belt when operating machine.
Improper use of safety features could result in serious bodily
injury or death.
Clothing and personal protective items
Avoid loose clothing, jewelry, and loose long hair. They can
catch on controls or in moving parts and cause serious injury
or death. Also, do not wear oily clothes because they are
flammable.
Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, mask or
gloves when operating or maintaining the machine. Always
wear safety goggles, hard hat and heavy gloves if your job
involves scattering metal chips or minute materials, this is so
particularly when driving pins with a hammer and when
cleaning the air cleaner element with compressed air.
Check also that there is no one near the machine.
Driving in pins, see "Replacement and inversion of bucket
(3-143)".
Cleaning of air cleaner element, see "When required (4-33)" in
service procedure.
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Safety
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