
Safety
ThemachinemeetstherequirementsofSAEJ2258.
SafeOperatingPractices
Important:Themachineisdesignedprimarilyasan
off-roadvehicleandisnotintendedforextensiveuse
onpublicroads.
Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,followall
trafcregulationsanduseanyadditionalaccessories
thatmayberequiredbylaw,suchaslights,turnsignals,
slowmovingvehicle(SMV)sign,andothersasrequired.
TheWorkmanwasdesignedandtestedtooffersafeservice
whenoperatedandmaintainedproperly.Althoughhazard
controlandaccidentpreventionpartiallyaredependent
uponthedesignandcongurationofthemachine,these
factorsarealsodependentupontheawareness,concern,and
propertrainingofthepersonnelinvolvedintheoperation,
maintenanceandstorageofthemachine.Improperuseor
maintenanceofthemachinecanresultininjuryordeath.
Thisisaspecializedutilityvehicledesignedforoff–roaduse
only.Itsrideandhandlingwillhaveadifferentfeelthanwhat
driversexperiencewithpassengercarsortrucks.Sotaketime
tobecomefamiliarwithyourmachine.
Notalloftheattachmentsthatadapttothemachine
arecoveredinthismanual.SeethespecicOperator’s
Manualprovidedwitheachattachmentforadditionalsafety
instructions.Readthesemanuals.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,complywith
thefollowingsafetyinstructions:
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
•Makesureoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedandfamiliar
withtheOperator’sManualandalllabelsonthevehicle.
•Besuretoestablishyourownspecialproceduresand
workrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.slopes
toosteepforthesafeoperationofthemachine).
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingandunderstanding
thecontentsofthismanual.Areplacementmanualis
availablebysendingcompletemodelandserialnumber
to:TheToro®Company,8111LyndaleAvenueSouth,
Minneapolis,Minnesota55420.
•Thismachineisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedbythe
manufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengersonthe
vehicle.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowtostop
theenginequickly.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.
•Alwayswearsubstantialshoes.Donotoperatethe
machinewhilewearingsandals,tennisshoes,orsneakers.
Donotwearloosettingclothingorjewelrywhichcould
getcaughtinmovingpartsandcausepersonalinjury.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,substantialsafetyshoes,long
pants,andahelmetisadvisableandrequiredbysome
localsafetyandinsuranceregulations.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Never
allowadultstooperateitwithoutproperinstructions.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperate
thismachine.Makesurealloperatorsarephysicallyand
mentallycapableofoperatingthemachine.
•Keepeveryone,especiallychildrenandpets,awayfrom
theareasofoperation.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystemdailyforproper
operation.Ifaswitchshouldmalfunction,replacethe
switchbeforeoperatingmachine.
•Keepallshields,safetydevicesanddecalsinplace.Ifa
shield,safetydeviceordecalismalfunctioning,illegible,
ordamaged,repairorreplaceitbeforeoperatingthe
machine.
•Beforeoperatingthevehicle,alwayscheckallpartsof
thevehicleandanyattachments.Ifsomethingiswrong,
stopusingvehicle.Makesuretheproblemiscorrected
beforevehicleorattachmentisoperatedagain.
•Useonlyanapprovednonmetal,portablefuelcontainer.
Staticelectricdischargecanignitefuelvaporsinafuel
containerthatisnotgrounded.Removethefuelcontainer
fromthebedofthemachineandplaceitontheground
andawayfromthevehiclebeforelling.Keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththecontainerwhilellingthefuel
container.Removeequipmentfrombedofthemachine
beforefuelingit.
•Operatethemachineonlyoutdoorsorinawellventilated
area.
SafeHandlingofFuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use
extremecareinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Neverremovefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine
running.
•Allowenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
•Neverrefuelthemachineindoors.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Neverllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckor
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
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