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ARBUS 1000
Operator’s and owner’s responsibilities
According to the provisions in Directive NR31 –
Directive on Safety and Health in Farming Labor,
the farm equipment owner and operator shall
contribute to the safe application of chemicals
and other agro-chemicals, by observing the
legal determinations outlined below.
Operator´s responsibilities :
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Comply with the determination regard-
ing safe manners for performing his/her
activities;
•
Operate the equipment within the oper-
ating limits and restrictions specified in
this manual;
•
Read this manual and make sure that
all information and recommendations
have been understood before putting this
equipment in operation.
Owner responsibilities:
•
The equipment owner shall keep the ins-
tructions manual at a place where the ope-
rator can have free to it whenever necessary.
•
Whenever dictated by the kind of defen-
sive to be sprayed, the employer has the
obligation of providing the operator with
the appropriate PPE – Personal Protec-
tion Equipment, see that the PPE is pro-
perly hygienized, train the employee and
enforce and inspect the use of the PPE.
•
The owner shall replace or repair compo-
nents of the equipment whenever such
components exhibit defects hindering
the safe operation of the same.
•
The owner or whoever in charge shall
take responsibility for qualification of the
equipment operators in order to guaran-
tee the safe operation thereof.
