Terex TL120 Operating Instructions Manual page 16

2 Safety and Accident Prevention
2.9 Driving
Before putting the earth-moving machine into
operation, the driver's seat, mirrors and operator's
controls must be adjusted so as to ensure safe
working.
The safety belt must be fastened.
The windows must be clean and clear of ice.
Driving tracks must be designed so as to ensure
smooth, safe operation, i.e. they must be sufficiently
wide, on ground which has as few slopes as possible
and sufficient carrying capacity.
Downhill tracks must be set out in such a way that
earth-moving machines can be safely braked.
Before driving downhill, the appropriate gear must be
selected and the gear lever not be moved during
downhill travel (road or off-road gear).
On steep drops and uphill gradients, the load must be
carried on the uphill side, if possible, to increase
stability.
The carrying capacity of bridges, cellar roofs, vaults,
etc. must be verified before the earth-moving
machine can drive over them.
The internal dimensions of constructions must be
observed before entering underground passages,
tunnels, etc.
It is the plant operator's responsibility to ensure that
equipment such as first-aid box, warning triangle,
hazard lights are kept with the machine according to
the traffic regulations valid in the user's country
(e.g. in Germany "StVZO") and that the driver has the
appropriate license as required by the national traffic
laws of the country in question.
Outside areas covered by general traffic regulations,
e.g. on factory premises, traffic regulations should be
applied in the proper manner. This should also apply
with regard to drivers' licenses.
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2.10 Operation
Daily before commencing work and after every
change of work attachments, the machine operator
must check the correct fastening of the work
attachments as well as the correct lock of the quick-
mount hitch. Work attachments are to be carefully
moved at low height. During this check the danger
zones of earth-moving machines have to be free of
personnel.
The machine operator must only swing the work
equipment over occupied driver's seats, operator
consoles and workplaces of other machines if these
are protected by canopies (FOPS).
If a cab does not have the required protection, the
driver of this vehicle must leave the driver's stand
while the work equipment is being swung overhead.
The vehicles must be loaded in such a manner as to
ensure that there is no overloading and no material
can be lost as long as the machine is moving. The
vehicle must be loaded from the lowest possible
height.
At dumping points, earth-moving machines may only
be operated if suitable measures have been taken to
prevent rolling or falling.
2.11 Guides
Guides must be easily recognizable, for example by
means of reflective clothing. They must remain within
the machine operator's vision field.
While guiding the machine, guides must not be given
other jobs which may distract them from their task.
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