Safety For Children; Guiding The Operator - Kubota K008-5 Operating Instructions Manual

Whenever work is interrupted, the bucket must always be lowered to the ground.
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Do not allow the engine to run indoors, unless the room is equipped with an exhaust gas extraction system
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or otherwise well ventilated. The exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, a colourless, odourless, and lethal
gas.
Never crawl under the excavator before the engine is stopped, the key is removed and the excavator is se-
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cured against moving.
Never crawl under the excavator if it is only raised with the bucket or the dozer. Always use suitable supports.
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To increase the machine's stability, we recommend lowering the dozer blade onto the ground. The dozer may
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only be used if the dozer cylinder is equipped with a pipe safety valve.
Risk of accidents due to incorrect operation!
Improper operation can lead to damage to the machine, to serious accidents with a high risk of injury
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and death as a result.
- Please read the operating instructions before commissioning.

Safety for children

Children are normally attracted to machines and their operation. If children are in the vicinity of the
machine and are not at a suitable distance and in the field of vision of the operator, this can lead to
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serious accidents or even death of the children.
Always observe the following rules of conduct:
Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them.
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Keep children far away from the working area and always under the supervision of other responsible adults.
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Be vigilant and switch the machine off when children enter the working area.
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Never let children drive with you on your machine, there is no safe place for passengers. Children could fall
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off the machine and be run over or affect the control of the machine.
Children must never operate the machine, even under the supervision of an adult.
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Never let children play on the machine or attachments.
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Be particularly careful when manoeuvring. Look behind and down below on the machine and ensure that there
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are no children in the manoeuvring area.
Prior to leaving the machine (e.g. for breaks or at the end of work) if at all possible park the machine on a firm,
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flat and level ground, lower the attachment to the ground, place all control levers into neutral, switch off the
engine and prevent the machine from being restarted by taking the key.

Guiding the operator

If the operator's working and driving area is obscured, the operator must be supported by a guide.
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The guide must be capable of performing this kind of work.
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Before starting work, the guide and the operator must agree on the necessary signals.
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The guide's position must be clearly visible to the operator.
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The operator must stop the excavator immediately if eye contact with the guide is interrupted.
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 As a rule, either the excavator or the guide may move, never both at once!
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