
INTRODUCTION
ACCIDENTPREVENTION
WARNING
Avoidinjury!Alwaysdothefollowingbeforelubricating,maintaining,orservicingthemachine.
1.Disengagealldrives.
2.Engageparkingbrake.
3.Lowerallattachmentstotheground,orraiseandengageallsafetylocks.
4.Shutoffengine.
5.Removekeyfromkeyswitch.
6.Switchoffbatterykey,ifinstalled.
7.Waitforallmachinemovementtostop.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.W0047A
Mostaccidentsorinjuriesthatoccurinworkshopsaretheresultofnoncompliancetosimpleandfundamentalsafety
principles.Forthisreason,INMOSTCASESTHESEACCIDENTSCANBEAVOIDEDbyapplyingthefundamental
safetyprinciples,actingwiththenecessarycautionandcare.
Accidentsmayoccurwithalltypesofmachine,regardlessofhowwellthemachineinquestionwasdesignedand
built.
SAFETYREQUIREMENTSFORFLUIDPOWERSYSTEMSANDCOMPONENTS-HY-
DRAULICS(EUROPEANSTANDARDEN982)
•Flexiblehoseassembliesmustnotbeconstructedfromhoseswhichhavebeenpreviouslyusedaspartofahose
assembly.
•Donotweldhydraulicpipes:whenexiblehosesorpipingaredamaged,replacethemimmediately.
•Itisforbiddentomodifyahydraulicaccumulatorbymachining,weldingoranyotherway.
•Beforeremovinghydraulicaccumulatorsforservicing,theliquidpressureintheaccumulatorsmustbereducedto
zero.
•Pressurecheckonhydraulicaccumulatorsmustbecarriedoutbyamethodrecommendedbytheaccumulator
manufacturer.
•Takecarenottoexceedthemaximumallowedpressureoftheaccumulator.Afteranycheckoradjustment,check
forleakagesorgasinthehosesorpipes.
SAFETYRULES
Generalguidelines
•Carefullyfollowspeciedrepairandmaintenanceprocedures.
•Whenappropriate,useP.P .E(PersonalProtectiveEquipment)
•Donotwearrings,wristwatches,jewellery,unbuttonedorloosearticlesofclothingsuchas:ties,tornclothing,
scarves,openjacketsorshirtswithopenzipsthatmayremainentangledinmovingparts.Itisadvisedtowear
approvedsafetyclothing,e.g.:non-slipfootwear,gloves,safetygoggles,helmets,etc.
•Donotcarryoutrepairoperationswithsomeonesittinginthedriver'sseat,unlessthepersonisatrainedtechnician
whoisassistingwiththeoperationinquestion.
•Donotoperatethemachineoruseanyoftheimplementsfromdifferentpositions,otherthanthedriver'sseat.
•Donotcarryoutoperationsonthemachinewiththeenginerunning,unlessspecicallyindicated.
•Bringallhydrauliccylinderstothehomepositions(down,retracted,etc.)beforeengineshutdown.
•Stoptheengineandcheckthatthehydrauliccircuitsarepressure-freebeforeremovingcaps,covers,valves,etc.
•Allrepairandmaintenanceoperationsmustbecarriedoutusingextremecareandattention.
•Servicestepsandplatformsusedintheworkshoporelsewhereshouldbebuiltaccordingtotheapplicablestan-
dardsandlegislation.
•Disconnectthepowertakeoff(p.t.o).andlabelthecontrolstoindicatethatthemachineisbeingserviced.Any
partsthataretoberaisesmustbelockedinposition.
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