I-130 XL2
Safety Guidelines
SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
Note the use of the signal wordsDANGER, WARNING and CAUTION with the safety messages. The appropriate signal
word for each has been selected using the followingguidelines:
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or seriousinjury.
This signal word is to be limitedto the mostextreme situations typically for machinecomponents which, for functional
purposes, cannot be guarded.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided,could resultin death or serious injury,
and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are removed. It mayalso be used to alert against unsafe
practices.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may resultin minoror moderate injury.
Itmay also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES
Safety of the operator is one of the main concerns in designing and developing a newpiece of equipment. Designers and
manufacturers build in as many safety features as possible. However, every year many accidents occur which could have
been avoided by afew seconds of thought and a more careful approach to handling equipment. You,the operator, can
avoid many accidents by observing thefollowing precautions in this section. To avoid personal injury, study the following
precautions and insist those working with you, or for you, follow them.
Replace any CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER or instruction safety decal that is not readable oris missing. Location of
such decals is indicated in this booklet.
Do not attemptto operate this equipmentunder the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Review the safety instructions with all users annually.
This equipment is dangerous to children and persons unfamiliar with its operation. The operator should be a responsible
adult familiar with farm machinery and trained in this equipment’soperations. Do not allow persons to operate or
assemble this unit until they have readthis manual andhave developed a thorough understanding of the safety
precautions and of how it works.
Toprevent injury or death, use a tractor equipped with a Roll Over Protective System (ROPS). Do notpaint over, remove
or deface any safety signs orwarning decals on yourequipment. Observe all safety signs and practice the instructionson
them.
Never exceed the limits of a piece of machinery. If its ability todo a job, or to do so safely,is in question -DON’T TRY IT.
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