Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—“personalsafety
instruction.”Failuretocomplywiththeinstructionmay
resultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Supervisors,operators,andservicepersonsshouldbe
familiarwiththefollowingstandardsandpublications
(thematerialmaybeobtainedfromtheaddressshown):
•FlammableandCombustibleLiquidsCode:
ANSI/NFPA30
•NationalFireProtectionAssociation:
ANSI/NFPA#505;PoweredIndustrialTrucks,
NationalFirePreventionAssociation,Barrymarch
Park,Quincy,Massachusetts02269U.S.A.
•ANSI/ASMEB56.8PersonalBurdenCarriers
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc.,1430
Broadway,NewYork,NewYork10018U.S.A.
•SAEJ2258LightUtilityVehicle
SAEInternational,400CommonwealthDrive,
Warrendale,PA15096-0001U.S.A.
•ANSI/UL558;InternalCombustionEngine
PoweredIndustrialTrucks
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc.,1430
Broadway,NewYork,NewYork10018U.S.A.
or
UnderwritersLaboratories,333PngstenRoad,
Northbrook,Illinois60062U.S.A.
SafeOperatingPractices
WARNING
TheWorkmanisanoff-highwayvehicleonlyandis
notdesigned,equipped,ormanufacturedforuseon
publicstreets,roads,orhighways.
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
•Makesurethatoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedand
familiarwiththeOperator’sManualandalllabelson
thevehicle.
•Besuretoestablishyourownspecialproceduresand
workrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.
slopestoosteepforvehicleoperation).
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingand
understandingthecontentsofthismanual.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethevehicle.Anyone
whooperatesthevehicleshouldhaveamotor
vehiclelicense.
•Neverallowotheradultstooperatethevehicle
withoutrstreadingandunderstandingtheOperator’s
Manual.Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshould
operatethisvehicle.Makesurethatalloperators
arephysicallyandmentallycapableofoperatingthe
vehicle.
•Thisvehicleisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedby
themanufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengers
onthevehicle.
•Neveroperatethevehiclewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.Evenprescriptiondrugsand
coldmedicinescancausedrowsiness.
•Donotdrivethevehiclewhenyouaretired.Besure
totakeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthat
youstayalertatalltimes.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowto
stoptheenginequickly.
•Keepallshields,safetydevices,anddecalsinplace.
Ifashield,safetydevice,ordecalismalfunctioning,
illegible,ordamaged,repairorreplaceitbefore
operatingthemachine.
•Alwayswearsubstantialshoes.Donotoperate
themachinewhilewearingsandals,tennisshoes
orsneakers.Donotwearloosettingclothingor
jewelrywhichcouldgetcaughtinmovingpartsand
causepersonalinjury.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,longpantsanda
helmetisadvisableandrequiredbysomelocalsafety
andinsuranceregulations.
•Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besure
todrivecautiously,usetheheadlights,andeven
consideraddingadditionallights.
•Beextremelycarefulwhenoperatingaroundpeople.
Alwaysbeawareofwherebystandersmightbe.
•Beforeoperatingthevehicle,alwayscheckthe
designatedareasofthevehiclethatarestatedinthe
pre-startingsectionofthismanual.Ifsomething
iswrong,donotusethevehicle.Makesurethat
theproblemiscorrectedbeforethevehicleor
attachmentisoperated.
•Sincegasolineishighlyammable,handleitcarefully.
–Useanapprovedgasolinecontainer.
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