
Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororownercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,comply
withthesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspayattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeansCaution,Warning,or
Danger—“personalsafetyinstruction.”Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
ThemachinemeetstherequirementsofSAEJ2258.
SafeOperatingPractices
Important:Themachineisdesignedprimarilyasan
off-roadvehicleandisnotintendedforextensiveuseon
publicroads.Whenusingthemachineonpublicroads,
followalltrafcregulationsanduseanyadditional
accessoriesthatmayberequiredbylaw,suchaslights,
turnsignals,slowmovingvehicle(SMV)sign,and
othersasrequired.
TheWorkmanwasdesignedandtestedtooffersafeservice
whenoperatedandmaintainedproperly.Althoughhazard
controlandaccidentpreventionpartiallyaredependent
uponthedesignandcongurationofthemachine,these
factorsarealsodependentupontheawareness,concern,and
propertrainingofthepersonnelinvolvedintheoperation,
maintenanceandstorageofthemachine.Improperuseor
maintenanceofthemachinecanresultininjuryordeath.
Thisisaspecializedutilityvehicledesignedforoff–roaduse
only.Itsrideandhandlingwillhaveadifferentfeelthanwhat
driversexperiencewithpassengercarsortrucks.Sotaketime
tobecomefamiliarwithyourWorkman.
NotalloftheattachmentsthatadapttotheWorkman
arecoveredinthismanual.SeethespecicOperator’s
Manualprovidedwitheachattachmentforadditionalsafety
instructions.Readthesemanuals.
Toreducethepotentialforinjuryordeath,complywith
thefollowingsafetyinstructions:
BeforeOperating
•Operatethemachineonlyafterreadingandunderstanding
thecontentsofthismanual.Areplacementmanualis
availablebysendingcompletemodelandserialnumber
to:TheToro®Company,8111LyndaleAvenueSouth,
Minneapolis,Minnesota55420.
•Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.Anyone
whooperatesthemachineshouldhaveamotorvehicle
license.
•Neverallowotheradultstooperatethemachinewithout
rstreadingandunderstandingtheOperator'sManual.
Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonsshouldoperatethis
machine.Makesurethatalloperatorsarephysicallyand
mentallycapableofoperatingthemachine.
•Thismachineisdesignedtocarryonlyyou,the
operator,andonepassengerintheseatprovidedbythe
manufacturer.Nevercarryanyotherpassengersonthe
machine.
•Becomefamiliarwiththecontrolsandknowhowtostop
theenginequickly.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhenundertheinuence
ofdrugsoralcohol.Evenprescriptiondrugsandcold
medicinescancausedrowsiness.
•Donotdrivethemachinewhenyouaretired.Besureto
takeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyoustay
alertatalltimes.
•Alwayswearsubstantialshoes.Donotoperatethe
machinewhilewearingsandals,tennisshoes,orsneakers.
Donotwearloosettingclothingorjewelrywhichcould
getcaughtinmovingpartsandcausepersonalinjury.
•Wearingsafetyglasses,safetyshoes,longpants,hearing
protection,andahelmetisadvisableandrequiredby
somelocalsafetyandinsuranceregulations.
•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.
•Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besuretodrive
cautiously,usetheheadlights,andevenconsideradding
additionallights.
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,alwayscheckallpartsof
themachineandanyattachments.Ifsomethingiswrong,
stopusingmachine.Makesurethattheproblemis
correctedbeforeoperatingthemachineorattachment.
•Operatethemachineonlyoutdoorsorinawellventilated
area.
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
•Makesureoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedandfamiliar
withtheOperator’sManualandalllabelsonthemachine.
•Besuretoestablishyourownspecialproceduresand
workrulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.slopes
toosteepforthesafeoperationofthemachine).
•Providehearingprotectionforoperatorsofthemachine.
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