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• Do not stand between tractor and implement or

trailed vehicle unless parking brake is applied.

3. Safety for children

Tragedy can occur if the operator is not alert to the
presence of children. Children generally are attracted to
machines and the work they do.

• Never assume that children will remain where you

last saw them.

• Keep children out of the work area and under the

watchful eye of another responsible adult.

• Be alert and shut your machine down if children

enter the work area.

• Never carry children on your machine. There is no

safe place for them to ride. They may fall off and be
run over or interfere with your control of the
machine.

• Never allow children to operate the machine even

under adult supervision.

• Never allow children to play on the machine or on

the implement.

• Use extra caution when backing up. Look behind

and down to make sure area is clear before
moving.

4. Avoiding crystalline silica (quartz)

dust

To avoid serious injury or death from silica dust:

• Avoid exposure to dust containing crystalline silica

particles.
This  dust  can  cause  serious  injury  to  the  lungs
(silicosis).
Because  crystalline  silica  is  a  basic  component  of
sand  and  granite,  many  activities  at  construction
sites produce dust containing crystalline silica.
Trenching, sawing and boring of material containing
crystalline  silica  can  produce  dust  containing
crystalline silica.

• If dust which contains crystalline silica is present,

there are guidelines which should be followed:

– Be aware of the potential health effects of

crystalline silica and that smoking may add to
the damage.

– Be aware of and follow OSHA (or other local,

State or Federal) guidelines for exposure to
airborne crystalline silica.

– Know the work operations where exposure to

crystalline silica may occur.

– Participate in air monitoring or training

programs offered by the employer.

– Be aware of and use optional equipment

controls  such  as  water  sprays,  local  exhaust
ventilation,  and  enclosed  CABs  with  positive
pressure  air  conditioning,  if  the  machine  has
such equipment. Otherwise respirators shall be
worn.

– Where respirators are required, wear a

respirator  approved  for  protection  against
crystalline  silica  containing  dust.  Do  not  alter
the  respirator  in  any  way.  Workers  who  use
tight-fitting  respirators  cannot  have  beards/
mustaches  which  interfere  with  the  respirator
seal to the face.

– If possible, change into disposable or washable

work clothes at the work site; shower and
change into clean clothing before leaving the
work site.

– Do not eat, drink, use tobacco products, or

apply cosmetics in areas where there is dust
containing crystalline silica.

– Store food, drink and personal belongings away

from the work area.

– Wash hands and face before eating, drinking,

smoking, or applying cosmetics after leaving
the exposure area.

5. Operating on slopes

Slopes are a major factor related to loss-of-control and
tipover accidents, which can result in severe injury or
death. All slopes require extra caution.

• To avoid upsets, always back up steep slopes. If

you cannot back up the slope or if you feel uneasy
on it, do not operate on it. Stay off slopes too steep
for safe operation.

• Driving forward out of a ditch, mired condition or up

a  steep  slope  increases  the  risk  of  a  tractor  to  be
upset  backward.  Always  back  out  of  these
situations.  Extra  caution  is  required  with  4-wheel
drive  models  because  their  increased  traction  can
give  the  operator  false  confidence  in  the  tractor's
ability to climb slopes.

• Keep all movement on slopes slow and gradual. Do

not make sudden changes in speed, direction or
apply brake and make sudden motions of the
steering wheel.

• Avoid disengaging the clutch or changing gears

speed when climbing or going down a slope. If on a

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