Canopy/Cabin; Definition Of Fops/Front Guard Levels - Wacker Neuson ET16 Operator's Manual

BA ET16 de* 1.0 * et16e300.fm

Canopy/cabin

The canopy or cabin has been specially designed and developed for
protection in case of an accident.
• Roll-over protective structure/TOPS-tested canopy/roll-over protective
structure/TOPS-tested cabin.
• Protective FOPS structure level I (option); Protective structure against
falling objects.
• Shatter protection (option); Protective structure against frontal flying
fragments.
A restricted work range applies to work with attachments (for example
breaker) that can cause fragments to fly around
on page 4-20.
Attaching a protective Front Guard protective structure according to EN
474-5 (item 5.3.2.1) is not possible. Only perform work that does not
require a protective Front Guard structure.

Definition of FOPS/Front Guard levels

Level I:
Protection against small falling objects (FOPS) or small objects
penetrating into the cabin from the front (Front Guard), such as bricks,
small pieces of concrete, tools, for machines that are used for repairing
roads, landscaping work and for working on other construction sites, for
example.
Level II:
Protection against heavy falling objects (FOPS) or heavy objects
penetrating into the cab from the front (Front Guard), such as trees,
pieces of rock, for machines that are used for clearance work, demolition
work and forestry work, for example.
Introduction 3
– see chapter " Job site"
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