Safety Regulations And Accident Prevention - Gaspardo PA1 Gebrauch Und Wartung

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2.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ACCIDENT
PREVENTION
Pay careful attention to the danger signs shown in this manual.
There are three levels of danger signs:
DANGER. This sign warns that the operations described will cause
serious injury, death or long term health risks, if they are not
carried out cor-rectly.
WARNING. This sign warns that to operations described could
cause serious injury, 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.
Carefully read all the instructions provided before using the
machine; if in doubt, contact the technical staff of the
Manufacturer's dealer. The manufacturer declines all
responsibility for con sequences resulting from the non
observance of the safety and accident prevention regulations
described below.
General norms
1) Pay close attention to the danger signs in this manual and
on the equipment.
2) The labels with the instructions attached to the machine
give abbreviated advice for avoiding accidents.
3) Scrupulously observe, with the help of the instructions, the
safety and accident prevention regu-lations.
4) Avoid touching the moving parts in any way whatsoever.
5) Any work on and adjustment to the machine must always
be done with the engine switched off and the tractor
blocked.
6) People or animals must not, under any circumstances be
transported on the equipment.
7) 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 driverís license, inexpert or in poor conditions
of health.
8) Before starting the tractor and the equipment, check that all
safety devices for transport and use are in perfect working
order.
9) Before starting up the equipment, check the area surrounding
the machine to ensure that there are no people, especially
hildren or pets, nearby, and ensure that you have excellent
visibility.
10) 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.
11) Before starting work, familiarize yourself with the control
devices and their functions.
12) Only start working with the equipment if all the protective
devices are in perfect condition, installed and in the safe
position.
13) It is absolutely prohibited to stand within the machine's radius
of action where there are moving parts.
14) It is absolutely forbidden to use the equipment without the
guards and container covers.
15) 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.
16) The driverís seat must never be left when the tractor engine
is running.
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USE AND MAINTENANCE
17) Before starting the equipment, check that the supporting feet
have been removed from under the equipment; check that
the equipment has been correctly assembled and regulat-
ed; check
that the machine is in perfect workingorder, and that all the
parts subject to wear and tear are in good condition.
18) Before releasing the equipment from the third point
attachment, put the hoist command lever into the locked
position and lower the support feet.
19) Only operate when visibility is good.
20) All operations must be carried out by expert personnel,
equipped with protective gloves, in a clean and dust-free
environment.
Tractor hitch
21) Hook the equipment to a suit-able, sufficiently-powered
tractor by means of the appropriate device (lifter), in conformity
with applicable standards.
22) The class of the equipment attachment pins must be the
same as that of the lifter attach-ment.
23) Take care when working within the range of the lifting arms
as this is a very dangerous area.
24) Be very careful when hooking and unhooking the equipment.
25) It is absolutely forbidden to stand between the tractor and
linkage for manoeuvring the lifting con-trols from the outside
(Fig. 5).
26) It is absolutely forbidden to stand in the space between the
tractor and the equipment (Fig. 5) with the engine running
and the uni-versal joint linked up and without the hand brake
pulled and a block placed under the wheels to block them.
27) The attaching of additional equip-ment onto the tractor brings
about a different distribution of weight on the axles. Check
the compatibility of the tractor perfor-mance with the weight
that the equipment transfers onto the three-point linkage. If
in doubt consult the tractor Manufacturer.
28) Comply with the maximum ad-missible weight for the axle,
the total mobile weight, transport regulations and the highway
code.
fig. 5
g
cod. 19502170