GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 2.2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 2.2.1 GENERAL SAFETY RULES Only trained and authorized personnel can use the machine and perform maintenance operations. When using the machine or performing maintenance operations, follow all the safety rules, precautions and in- structions. When working with other operators or when the work site is often occupied by other operators, make sure that everyone knows and understands all the agreed signals and, in any case, that everyone works in such a way as to be able to see the machine and to be visible to the operator. 2.2.2 SAFETY DEVICES AND GUARDS Make sure that all the guards and covers are in the correct position.
Have guards and covers changed or repai- red if damaged. Neither use the machine without guards, nor remove the guards when the engine is running. Always use the proper safety devices to lock the machine when parking and remember to fasten the safety belt. For the safety devices, see “3.1 SAFETY LOCKS”. For the safety belt, see “3.5.6 SAFETY BELT”. Do not remove the safety devices and always keep them in good operating conditions. Improper use of the safety devices may lead to serious injuries or even death.
2.2.3 CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PRO- TECTION ITEMS Do not wear large or loose clothes, rings and watches and do not approach the machine with loose long hair, since they can get entagled in the moving parts of the machine and cause se- rious injuries and damage. Avoid also wearing clothes dirty with oil or fuel, since they are flammable. Wear a hard hat, goggles, safety shoes, mask, gloves and hea- dphones when operating the machine or performing maintenan- ce operations.
Always wear safety goggles, a hard hat and heavy gloves if your job involves scattering metal chips or minute materials; these precautions are particularly useful when driving the equipment connection pins with a hammer and when blowing compressed air into the air filter and the radiator to clean them. During these operations, make also sure that no one is standing or working near the machine without the necessary protections. When working for 8 hours with a noise level exceeding 90 dBA, it is necessary to use headphones or ear plugs and to be particu- larly careful, especially at the end of the work shift. RWA00960 27