Safety Regulations And Accident Prevention - Gaspardo ALITALIA Gebrauch Und Wartung

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2.2 SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ACCIDENT
PREVENTION
Pay attention to danger signs, where shown, in this booklet.
There are three levels of danger signs:
• DANGER: This sign warns that the operations described cause
serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if they are not
carried out correctly.
• ATTENTION: This sign warns that the operations described
could cause serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if
they are not carried out correctly.
• CAUTION: This sign warns that the operations described could
cause serious damage to the machine. if they are not carried out
correctly.
In order to complete the various levels of danger, the following
describe situations and specifi c defi nitions that may directly involve
the machine or persons.
• DANGER ZONE: any area inside a/o near a machine in which the
presence of an exposed person constitutes a risk for the safety
and health of that person.
• EXPOSED PERSON: Any person who happens to be completely
or partially in a danger zone.
• OPERATOR: The person/s charged with installing, starting up,
adjusting, carrying out maintenance, cleaning, repairing or tran-
sporting a machine.
• USER: The user is the person or the organization or the fi rm
which has purchased or rented the machine and intends to use
it for the purposes it was conceived for.
• SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL: Those persons who have been
specially trained and qualifi ed to carry out interventions of main-
tenance or repair requiring a particular knowledge of the machine,
its functioning, safety measures, methods of intervention - and
who are in a position to recognize the potential dangers when
using the machine and are able to avoid them.
• AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER: The authorized Service
Center is a structure legally authorized by the manufacturer which
disposes of personnel specialized and qualifi ed to carry out all
the operations of assistance, maintenance and repair - even of
a certain complexity - found necessary to keep the machine in
perfect working order.
Carefully read all the instructions before using the machine;
if in doubt, contact the technicians of the Manufacturer's
dealer. The manufacturer declines all responsibility for the
non-observance of the safety and accident prevention regu-
lations described below.
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USE AND MAINTENANCE
General norms
1) During machine operation, maintenance, repair, handling and
storage, wear suitable personal protection equipment.
2) Maintenance, adjustment and cleaning operations must be
carried out after positioning the machine on the ground (in
stable conditions); the PTO must be disconnected, the motor
of the tractor must be off, the parking brake engaged and the
ignition key disengaged.
3) When operating the machine during the night time or in reduced
visibility conditions, turn on the lighting system of the tractor.
4) The machine must be operated by one operator only. Any use
other than that intended is considered as incorrect.
5) Pay close attention to the danger signs in this manual and on
the seeder.
6) The labels with the instructions attached to the machine give
abbreviated advice for avoiding accidents.
7) Scrupulously observe, with the help of the instructions, the
safety and accident prevention regulations.
8) Avoid touching the moving parts in any way whatsoever.
9) Any work on and adjustment to the machine must always be
done with the engine switched off and the tractor blocked.
10) People or animals must not, under any circumstances be
transported on the equipment.
11) It is strictly prohibited to drive the tractor, or allow it to be driven,
with the equipment attached by persons not in possession of
a driver's license, inexpert or in poor conditions of health.
12) Before starting the tractor and the equipment, check that all
safety devices for transport and use are in perfect working
order.
13) Before starting up the equipment, check the area surrounding
the machine to ensure that there are no people, especially
children or pets, nearby, and ensure that you have excellent
visibility.
14) Use suitable clothing. Avoid loose clothing or garments with
parts that could in any way get caught in the rotating or moving
parts of the machine.
15) Before operating the machine, make sure that all the safety
devices are in perfect operating condition and installed proper-
ly. Replace them if they are malfunctioning or are damaged.
Replace it immediately if it presents signs of deterioration.
16) Before starting work, familiarize yourself with the control de-
vices and their functions.
17) Only start working with the equipment if all the protective
devices are in perfect condition, installed and in the safe po-
sition.
18) It is absolutely prohibited to stand within the machine's radius
of action where there are moving parts.
19) It is absolutely forbidden to use the equipment without the
guards and container covers.
20) During operation, the machine may cause excessive dust. We
recommend working with tractors featuring a cabin with a ventila-
tion system equipped with fi lters; alternatively, protect the airways
with dust-proof masks or masks equipped with a fi lter.
21) Make sure that the machine has not been damaged during
transportation. If this is the case, immediately report the da-
mage to the Manufacturer.
22) Clean the machine from foreign matter (deposits, tools, misc.
objects) which may jeopardise machine operation or damage
the operator
23) Before leaving the tractor,lower the equipment hooked to the
lifting unit, stop the engine, pull the hand brake and remove
the key from the dashboard, make sure that the chemical
substances safely out of reach.
24) The driver's seat must never be left when the tractor engine
is running.
25) Before starting the equipment, check that the supporting feet
have been removed from under the seeder; check that the
seeder has been correctly assembled and regulated; check
that the machine is in perfect working order, and that all the
parts subject to wear and tear are in good condition.
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cod. G19503391