Kubota B2301-1 Operator's Manual page 11

2. Keep children out of the work area and under the
watchful eye of another responsible adult.
3. Be alert and shut your machine down if children enter
the work area.
4. Never carry children on your machine. There is no safe
place for them to ride. They may fall off and be run
over or interfere with your control of the machine.
5. Never allow children to operate the machine even
under adult supervision.
6. Never allow children to play on the machine or on the
implement.
7. Use extra caution when backing up. Look behind and
down to make sure area is clear before moving.
C Avoiding crystalline silica (quartz) dust
To avoid serious injury or death from silica dust:
Avoid exposure to dust containing crystalline silica
particles.
This dust can cause serious injury to the lungs (silicosis).
Because crystalline silica is a basic component of sand
and granite, many activities at construction sites produce
dust containing crystalline silica.
Trenching, sawing and boring of material containing
crystalline silica can produce dust containing crystalline
silica.
If dust which contains crystalline silica is present, there
are guidelines which should be followed:
1. Be aware of the potential health effects of crystalline
silica and that smoking may add to the damage.
2. Be aware of and follow OSHA (or other local, State or
Federal) guidelines for exposure to airborne crystalline
silica.
3. Know the work operations where exposure to
crystalline silica may occur.
4. Participate in air monitoring or training programs
offered by the employer.
5. Be aware of and use optional equipment controls such
as water sprays, local exhaust ventilation, and
enclosed CABs with positive pressure air conditioning,
if the machine has such equipment. Otherwise
respirators shall be worn.
6. Where respirators are required, wear a respirator
approved for protection against crystalline silica
containing dust. Do not alter the respirator in any way.
Workers who use tight-fitting respirators cannot have
beards/mustaches which interfere with the respirator
seal to the face.
7. If possible, change into disposable or washable work
clothes at the work site; shower and change into clean
clothing before leaving the work site.
8. Do not eat, drink, use tobacco products, or apply
cosmetics in areas where there is dust containing
crystalline silica.
9. Store food, drink and personal belongings away from
the work area.
10. Wash hands and face before eating, drinking,
smoking, or applying cosmetics after leaving the
exposure area.
C Operating on slopes
Slopes are a major factor related to loss-of-control and tip-
over accidents, which can result in severe injury or death.
All slopes require extra caution.
1. To avoid upsets, always back up steep slopes. If you
cannot back up the slope or if you feel uneasy on it, do
not operate on it. Stay off slopes too steep for safe
operation.
2. Driving forward out of a ditch, mired condition or up a
steep slope increases the risk of a tractor to be upset
backward. Always back out of these situations. Extra
caution is required with 4-wheel drive models because
their increased traction can give the operator false
confidence in the tractor's ability to climb slopes.
3. Keep all movement on slopes slow and gradual. Do
not make sudden changes in speed, direction or apply
brake and make sudden motions of the steering
wheel.
4. Avoid disengaging the clutch or changing gears speed
when climbing or going down a slope. If on a slope
disengaging the clutch or changing gears to neutral
could cause loss of control.
5. Special attention should be made to the weight and
location of implements and loads as such will affect the
stability of the tractor.
6. To improve stability on slope, set widest wheel tread
as shown in "TIRES, WHEELS AND BALLAST"
section.
Follow recommendations for proper ballasting.
C Driving the tractor on the road
1. Lock the 2 brake pedals together to help assure
straight-line stops. Uneven braking at road speeds
could cause the tractor to tip over.
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