SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
Safety of the operator is one of the main concerns in designing and developing a new piece of equipment. Designers and manu-
facturers build in as many safety features as possible. However, every year many accidents occur which could have been avoided
by a few seconds of thought and a more careful approach to handling equipment. You, the operator, can avoid many accidents by
observing the following 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 or is missing. Location of such
decals is indicated in this booklet.
Do not attempt to operate this equipment under 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’s operations.
Do not allow persons to operate or assemble this unit
until they have read this manual and have developed a thorough understanding of the safety precautions and of how it
works.
To prevent injury or death, use a tractor equipped with a Roll Over Protective System (ROPS). Do not paint over, remove or de-
face any safety signs or warning decals on your equipment. Observe all safety signs and practice the instructions on them.
Never exceed the limits of a piece of machinery. If its ability to do a job, or to do so safely, is in question -
DON’T TRY IT.
Note the use of the signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION with the safety messages. The appropriate
signal word for each has been selected using the following guidelines:
DANGER:
Indicates an imminently hazar dous situation that, if not avoided, will r esult in death or ser ious
injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations typically for machine components which, for
functional purposes, cannot be guarded.
WARNING:
Indicates a potentially hazar dous situation that, if not avoided, could r esult in death or ser ious
injury, and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are removed. It may also be used to alert against unsafe
GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES
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