Safety; Safety Rules - Gearmore SPEDOVATORS Operation & Service Manual

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SAFETY

5.1

SAFETY RULES

GEARMORE DECLINES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO
PEOPLE AND/OR DAMAGE TO THINGS DUE TO THE NON-OBSERVANCE OF THE HERE
MENTIONED SAFETY RULES, WHICH ARE AN INTEGRATION OF THE LAW IN FORCE.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE OPERATOR UNDERSTANDS ALL THE FOLLOWING
SAFETY RULES BEFORE STARTING TO WORK WITH THE EQUIPMENT, TO AVOID DAMAGE
OR INJURIES TO THE OPERATOR OR OTHER PEOPLE.
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If routine maintenance is not serviced, the machine can be dangerous for the operator and the
people in the proximity. In order to ensure a safe and effi cient operation of the machine, make
sure that the maintenance plan is duly followed.
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It is strictly forbidden to tamper, change, and improve details of the machine, which can alter its
normal working.
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The machine has been arranged in order to be used by only one operator.
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The machine can be used only be personnel that has been authorized, trained, and informed on
the risk related to the use of the machine.
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Before switching the machine on, the operator shall make sure that no people or objects are in
the immediate proximity of the machine, as this is a hazard to the operator and other people.
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Protective glasses or other safety clothes provided by law shall be worn when compressed
air is used.
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Do not use the equipment unless visibility is good.
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Make sure that there are no underground or aerial, but low, mains are in the workplace.
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Make sure that there are no underground pipes in the workplace.
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Do not use the equipment if there are piled up or stacked materials which, if bumped into,
can fall or spread out.
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The equipment can be easily used, but this does not mean that the operator does not have to
operate cautiously to prevent from time to time any situation that can be dangerous for himself
or other people.
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