SAFE OPERATION -3 5. Make sure that the dozer is on the front side. (The dozer must be raised.) If the swing frame has been turned 180 , i.e. the dozer is, seen from the operator, "behind", then the travel direction is opposite to the drive direction of the levers (when activating the drive lever forwards, the excavator, seen from the operator, will move backwards). C Safety for children Tragedy can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence of children. Children generally are attached to machines and the work they do. 11.Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them. 12.Keep children out of the work area and under the watchful eye of another responsible adult.
13.Be alert and shut your machine down if children enter the work area. 14.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. 15.Never allow children to operate the machine even under adult supervision. 16.Never allow children to play on the machine or on the implement. 17.Use extra caution when backing up, look behind and down-make sure area is clear before moving. 18.When parking your machine if at all possible park on a firm, flat and level surface; if not, park across a slope.
Set the parking brake(s), lower the implements to the ground, remove the key from the ignition and lock the cab door (if equipped) and chock the crawlers or the wheels. 6. Do not run the engine in closed or badly ventilated rooms. Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and deadly. 7. Keep all safety equipment and covers in place. Replace damaged or missing safety devices. 8. Precautions against tipping over. In order to secure safe operation, keep away from steep slopes and embankments. Do not swing the bucket downwards. Lower the dozer during digging. Keep the bucket as low as possible while driving upwards. Turn slowly on slopes.
Do not keep the excavator near the edges of trenches and banks, as the earth can give way due to the weight of the excavator. 9. Watch out at all times where the excavator is being moved to. Keep an eye out for hindrances. 10.Keep enough distance from trench and bank edges.