Safety and Accident Prevention 2 2.6 Danger zone 2.8 Stability Nobody must be allowed to remain in the danger zone of an earth-moving machine. The earth-moving machine must be used, driven and operated in such a manner that its stability against overturning is ensured at all times. The danger zone encompasses the area around the earth-moving machine in which persons may be injured by movements of the earth-moving machine during operation, its work implements and attachments, or by swinging out or falling loads. The machine operator must drive at speeds which are suitable for local conditions. The permitted payload of the earth-moving machine must not be exceeded.
The earth-moving machine must remain at a sufficient distance from the edges of quarries, pits, mounds and slopes to ensure there is no risk of falling. Earth-moving machines must be secured so that they cannot roll or slip when in the vicinity of excavations, shafts, ditches, pits and slopes. The machine operator is only to work the earth- moving machine if nobody is in the danger zone. The machine operator must give a warning signal to persons who may be in danger. The machine operator must stop work with the earth-moving machine if someone remains in the danger zone despite the warning. To ensure no danger of crushing, a sufficient safety distance (min.
0.5 m) must be kept from solid objects, e.g. buildings, excavation slopes, scaffolding, other machines, etc. If the above safety distance cannot be maintained, the area between solid objects and the working zone of the earth-moving machine must be blocked off. If conditions are such that the machine operator’s view of the driving and working zone is restricted, he must be guided or the driving and working zone must be marked by a solid barricade. 2.7 Transport of persons The transport of persons on the machine is forbidden. 15/112 TL160 Operating Manual 12.9.08 Version 1.0