SAFETY PRACTICES 5540F/YB5515 SERVICE MANUAL
2-2 Control# 198-04 Control# 198-04
Personal Considerations
Equipment Considerations
What to do Why
Clothing Check to see that you are suitably
clothed. For certain work it may be
necessary to wear flame or acid
resistant clothing.
The wrong cloths or carelessness in
dress can cause accidents and injury.
Eye Protection Wear eye protection when chiseling,
grinding, dazing, welding, painting, etc.
The smallest eye injury may cause loss
of vision.
Breathing Protection Wear respiratory protection. Fume, dust and paint spray are
unpleasant and harmful.
Hearing Protection Use ear protection if noise is
excessive.
A load noise may damage your
hearing. The greater the exposure, the
worse the damage.
Hand Protection Use protective cream before work and
clean hands thoroughly after.
Prevents irritation and skin
contamination.
Foot Protection Wear protective footwear with
reinforced toe caps and oil-resistant
soles.
Protects feet from falling objects and to
avoid slipping.
Lifting Make sure you are capable of lifting the
object. If in doubt, get help.
Avoids injury through incorrect
handling of components.
What to do Why
Operator’s Cab Before using the crane, be sure there
are no loose items in operator’s cab.
Inhibits operator injury from parts of
operator’s body or clothing being
caught on objects when leaving the
cab.
Lifting Equipment Ensure that lifting equipment (chains,
brackets, hooks etc.) is checked before
use. If in doubt, select stronger
equipment. Replace worn or damaged
equipment.
Prevents serious injury or death due to
falling objects.
Never stand under a suspended load. Prevents serious injury or death.
Compressed Air Never use compressed air to blow
dust, filings, dirt, etc., from work area
unless the correct type of nozzle is
used.
Prevents serious injury to operator
and/or bystanders.
Look around before using an air hose.
Warn others.
Yourself and bystanders may get grit
into their eyes, ears or skin.
Hand Tools Never use the wrong tool for the job. Many cuts, abrasions and injuries are
caused by defective or wrong tools.
Always use the recommended tool. These tools will reduce work, labor and
cost.
Always keep tools clean and in good
working condition.
Reference Only
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
