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SAFETYINFORMATION
1.1General
ThisMASALTAmachineisbuiltin accordancewith thelatesttechnicalstandardandthevalid
technicalrules and regulations. However,dangers forpersonsand propertymay arise from
themachineifitis:
lput tounintended use,
loperated byuntrained personnel,
lmodified oraltered inan unprofessionalway,
lthe applicablesafetyregulationsarenot observed.
Each personinvolvedinoperation, maintenance and repairofthemachinemusttherefore
read andapplythese safetyregulations.Ifnecessary thisshouldbeconfirmedbyobtaining
thesignature ofthecustomer.
Furthermorethe following regulationsand instructionsareobviouslyalsovalid:
lallapplicableinstructionsforthe prevention of accidents,
lgenerallyacknowledged safetyand road trafficregulations,
lcountry specificregulations.
1.2Intendeduse
lCompaction ofbituminousmaterials(road layers)
lLight compaction work inearthconstruction (road subbase)
1.3Unintendeduse
Dangersmay, however,arisefromthe machineifit isused byuntrained personnelinan
unprofessionalwayorifitisused forpurposesotherthan thosementioned intheseinstructions.
1.4Whoisallowedtooperatethemachine?
The machine must onlybe operated bytrained and authorized persons,whichareatleast 18
yearsofage.The responsibilitiesforthe operation of themachine aretobe clearlyspecified and
complied with.
Maintenanceand repairsrequireveryspecificknowledge and mustthereforeonlybe carried out
bytrained and qualifiedpersonnel.
1.5Conversionsandalterationstothemachine
Unauthorized conversionstothe machine areprohibitedforsafetyreasons.
Original partsand accessorieshavebeen speciallydesigned forthismachine.Wewishtomake
expresslyclearthatwehavenottested orauthorizedanyoriginal partsorspecialequipmentnot