. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION 2 - 24 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE Before tra velling, check again that th ere is n o one in t he surrounding area, and that there ar e no obstacles Before tra velling, sound the horn to warn people in th Always op erate the mac hine only wh en seated.
If another person is allo wed on the m achine, that per son may sit o nly in the assistant's seat Check tha t the backup a larm (alarm buzzer when ma chine travels in revers e) works properl Always lo ck the door an d windows o f the operator's c ompartment in positio n (open or close On jobsite s where there is a hazard of flying objects or of objects entering the operator's co mpartment, check that the d oor and windo ws are secur ely closed. machine which c If there is an area to the rear of the machine seen, posi tion a signal p erson.
Take s pecial c are not to hit other machines or people whe n turning or swingin g the ma Always be s ure to carry out the above p recautions even when the machine is e quipped with