MACHINE START UP SAFETY If the weather conditions are bad, increase your attention to realise climbing or descent from the cab with a maximum of precautions, and do or let do the preliminaries operations of preparation which are necessary so you can move safely. Before excavator start up, perform a thorough walk around inspection. Visually inspect the excavator, look for loose bolts, cracks, wear, any leaks and any evidence of vandalism. With those conditions be especially vigilant. Go on climbing up, always holding yourself by three points, enter the cab and seat down to the seat Never start or operate an unsafe excavator.
Report all defects to your foreman or supervisor and make sure they are corrected immediately. If applying fasten the seat belt. Unlock the door using the unlocking lever and close the door holding it by the handle designed for this purpose. Only thereafter lower the safety lever and start the machine. Make sure all covers and doors are closed and all warning decals are on the machine. Make sure all windows, as well as inside and outside mirrors are clean, and secure all doors and windows to prevent any unintentional movement. It is essential to have your seat belt fastened if you want to operate the machine with the cab door opened.
Should the belt be missing on your machine, so you must compulsorily get one installed before you start working with opened cab door. Be certain that the area surrounding the excavator is free of other personnel, and that no one is working on or under the excavator before starting the engine. After entering the cab, adjust the operators seat and controls, the inside and outside mirror, the armrests and fasten and adjust the seat belt. Be certain that all controls can be reached comfortably. Covers and boxes locks have to be unlocked, to facilitate the fight against fire in case of.
Proceed with the same precaution while climbing up and down the cab, as for the ascension of the machine All noise protection devices on the machine must be functional during operation. Keep ladders, footsteps, handles and handrail in clean condition and always free them from mud, oil, grease, ice, snow or any other obstacles. To guarantee an easy opening of the cab door in all weather conditions, coat the rubber seals around the door with silicon oil or talcum every two months and more often if necessary. Regularly grease the hinges and lock of the cab door as well the fixing device of the door in opened position.
During maintenance works, always wear safety glasses and proper protective clothes.. To climb up or down the cab, the excavator must be parked on firm, flat and level ground and the uppercarriage must be swung so to align ladders and steps on upper and undercarriage. Face the excavator when climbing up or down and always hold on to the machine at three points, i. e. keep the contact with the access components at the same time with two hands and one foot or with one hand and the two feet. As soon as you can reach the handle of the door with your free hand unlock it, and keeping yourself apart from the slewing range of the door, open the door before climbing up any more.
Some external influences, and especially the wind, may make the opening of the door uneasy. For this reason, keep and guide the door all the way with your hand and lock it in its opened position, making sure it is securely fixed in this position, so it can not be slammed by the wind. 2.4