Safety - Toro RT600 Operator's Manual

Safety

Improperly using or maintaining the trencher can
result in injury. To reduce the potential for injury,
comply with these safety instructions and those in the
machine Operator's Manual . Always pay attention to the
safety alert symbol, which means Caution, Warning, or
Danger—personal safety instruction. Failure to comply
with the instruction may result in personal injury or
death.
DANGER
There may be buried power, gas, and/or telephone
lines in the work area. An electric shock or an
explosion may occur if you dig into a utility line.
Have the property or work area marked for buried
lines and do not dig in marked areas. Contact your
local marking service or utility company to have the
property marked (for example, in the United States,
call 811 for the nationwide marking service).
DANGER
The moving teeth and auger will cut or sever your
hands, feet, or other body parts.
• Keep hands, feet, and any other part of your
body or clothing away from moving teeth, auger,
or other parts.
• Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing, or
inspecting the trencher, lower the trencher to the
ground, shut off the engine, wait for all moving
parts to stop, and remove the key.
WARNING
When the engine is off, an attachment in the raised
position can gradually lower. Someone below
the attachment may be pinned or injured by the
attachment as it lowers.
Always lower the attachment each time you shut
off the machine.
WARNING
When going up or down hill, the machine could
overturn if the heavy end is toward the downhill
side. Someone may be pinned or seriously injured
by the machine if it overturns.
Operate the machine up and down slopes with
the heavy end of the machine uphill. An attached
trencher makes the back end of the machine heavy.
WARNING
Lightning can cause severe injury or death.
If lightning is seen or thunder is heard in the area,
do not operate the machine; seek shelter.
CAUTION
Hydraulic fluid escaping under pressure can
penetrate skin and cause injury. Fluid injected into
the skin must be surgically removed within a few
hours by a doctor familiar with this form of injury;
otherwise, gangrene may result.
• Keep your body and hands away from pin-hole
leaks or nozzles that eject high-pressure
hydraulic fluid.
• Use cardboard or paper to find hydraulic leaks;
never use your hands.
CAUTION
Hydraulic fittings, hydraulic lines/valves, and
hydraulic fluid may be hot and can burn you if you
touch them.
• Wear gloves when maintaining hydraulic
components.
• Allow the traction unit and trencher to cool
before touching hydraulic components.
• Do not touch hydraulic fluid spills.
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