General Instructions - Volvo L20B Owner's Manual

Safety
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General instructions

General instructions
Duties of the driver
– Do not drive the machine if you feel ill or tired or if you have con-
sumed alcohol or taken medicine.
– Always climb onto or off the machine with your face towards the
machine and use access steps and grips, always have both
hands and one foot or both feet and one hand on the machine.
Do not jump off!
– Put on the seat belt before starting the machine.
– Do not allow anyone to remain in the working range of the
machine.
– Accept guidance when performing special jobs.
– Mark the moving area of the loader when working on a public
construction site.
– Do not perform any changes, installations or conversions
to the machine which could impair the safety without the
permission of the machine manufacturer. This applies for
the installation and adjustment of safety equipment and
valves as well as for the welding on load bearing parts.
Driving on public roads - operation
– After work the loader must be cleaned from coarse dirt.
– Empty the bucket completely, no objects must be transported
in the bucket.
– Cover the front edge of the bucket with a protective device.
– For operation on public roads the loader must obviously be safe
for traffic operation.
– Both brakes as well as lights must be fully functional.
– Make sure that the working equipment is lowered to transport
position (approx. 30-40 cm / 12"-16" in above the ground) and
fully tilted back. Block the working hydraulics against uninten-
tional actuation.
– Match the travel speed to the situation on the road, the visibility
and the load.