2.1 M ain safety precautions

2.1.11 Personal protective equipment

The machine operator, technical administrators, service technicians and workers present at the workplace must use personal protective equipment during operation and maintenance of the machine:

Wear work clothes (antistatic protective clothes).

Wear work shoes (antistatic protective shoes).

Wear a warning vest.

Use a protective helmet.

Use hearing protection.

Use a dust protection mask (with a filter against organic gases and vapours, type A, AX).

Use safety glasses or a safety shield.

Use protective gloves (suitable for low temperatures).

2.1.12 General safety precautions

Always use personal protective equipment such as work clothes, work shoes, a warning vest, a protective helmet, hearing protection and if necessary also a dust protection mask, safety glasses or a safety shield and protective gloves. Keep away from the moving parts of the machine. Loose clothes, jewellery, watches, long hair and other free or hanging objects can be trapped in moving parts of the machine.

Get on and off the machine only at places with stairs and railing. When getting on/off the machine, you have to have both hands free. Do not use controllers, hoses or other parts of the machines as handles.

Soiled or slippery stairs, ladders, handles, galleries or platform can cause a fall. Ensure these surfaces are clean.

If it is impossible to use parts intended for getting on/off the machine for doing so, use an external platform which meets the valid safety requirements according to respective national regulations.

It is prohibited to get on/off the moving machine.

It is prohibited to jump down of the machine.

Keep the safety and operating plates situated on the machine clean. All safety and operating plates must be visible. Replace damaged plates with new ones.

Before starting to work, check all parts of the machine, covers and safety elements for proper mounting.

Before starting to work, tidy all loose objects which are not a part of the machine.

Unauthorised persons are prohibited to get on the machine. The machine operator must not leave the driver's stand during travel of the machine.

Before starting to work:

• check the fire extinguisher,

• check all safety devices on the machine for proper operation,

• check performance of all tasks of the regular maintenance,

• remove all dirt from the machine,

• check the whole machine and all additional equipment for correct operation and functioning,

• check the control elements and brakes for correct functioning,

• if you detect any problem during inspection before starting to work, inform the machine user.

2.1.13 Safety precautions during machine operation

Before using the machine or its equipment, make sure that nobody is present in the dangerous zone of the machine. Sound the horn.

Observe warnings, safety messages and signals indicated by the machine.

Remember that operating fluids of the machine are flammable. When using them, proceed according to instructions described in this Operating Manual or according to the instructions for use on the product package. Store the containers at a cool, well-ventilated place, inaccessible to unauthorised persons. Dispose of containers according to respective national regulations. Never use operating fluids near smouldering or burning materials, open fire or sparks.

Do not operate the engine of the machine in closed spaces without ventilation capable of exhausting harmful exhaust gases. Be especially careful, do not place your head, body and/or arms near belts, rotating blades or fans.

The machine must never be used for towing other machinery. When driving the machine on public roads observe the road traffic routes according to the valid national regulations.

It is prohibited to operate the machine on the slope with inclination and side static stability higher than stated in this Operating Manual.

It is prohibited to operate the machine if any defects are found, if the machine is incapable of operation and if all safety conditions for machine operation have not been met.