Takeuchi TB23R, Workshop Manual

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GENERAL

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL

This symbol means Attention! Be Alert! Your Safety Is Involved.

The message that follows the symbol contains important information about safety.

Read and understand the message to avoid personal injury or death.

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 SIGNAL WORDS

Safety  messages  appearing  in  this  manual  and  on  machine  decals  are  identified  by  the  words  “DANGER”, 

“WARNING” and “CAUTION”. These signal words mean the following:

IMPORTANT:

 The word “IMPORTANT” is used to alert against operators and maintenance personnel 

about situations which can result in possible damage to the machine and its components.

This manual is intended for trained and qualified personnel only. Warnings or cautions described in this manual 

do not necessarily cover all safety measures. For maintenance work, each person must take adequate safety 

precautions against possible hazards present in the respective working environment.

The  word  “DANGER”  indi-

cates  an  imminently  hazard-

ous  situation  which,  if  not 

avoided, can result in serious 

injury or death.

DANGER

The  word  “CAUTION”  indi-

cates a potentially hazardous 

situation which, if not avoided, 

may result in minor or moder-

ate injury.

CAUTION

The  word  “WARNING”  indi-

cates a potentially hazardous 

situation which, if not avoided, 

could  result  in  serious  injury 

or death.

WARNING

Observe all safety rules

•  Operation,  inspection  and  maintenance  of  this 

machine must be performed only by a trained and 

qualified person.

•  All rules, regulations, precautions and safety pro-

cedures must be understood and followed when 

performing  operation,  inspection  and  mainte-

nance of this machine.

•  Do  not  perform  any  operation,  inspection  and 

maintenance  of  this  machine  when  under  the 

adverse influence of alcohol, drugs, medication, 

fatigue, or insufficient sleep.

Wear appropriate clothing and personal 

protective equipment

•  Do not wear loose clothing or any accessory that 

can catch on controls or in moving parts.

•  Do not wear oily or fuel stained clothing that can 

catch fire.

•  Wear a hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, filter 

mask, heavy gloves, ear protection and other pro-

tective equipment as required by job conditions. 

Wear  required  appropriate  equipment  such  as 

safety glasses and filter mask when using grind-

ers,  hammers  or  compressed  air,  as  metal  frag-

ments or other objects can fly and cause serious 

injury.

•  Use  hearing  protection  when  operating  the  ma-

chine.  Loud  prolonged  noise  can  cause  hearing 

impairments, even the total loss of hearing.