Operator Safety

Safety Alert Symbol and Signal Words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amputation - Hand in Blade

The alert symbol

is used to identity safety information

 

 

 

 

J

 

 

Amputation - Foot in Blade

about hazards that can result in personal injury. A signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thrown Objects

word (DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION) is used with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alert symbol to indicate the likelihood and the potential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

severity of the injury. In addition, a hazard icon may be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

used to represent the type of hazard. An explanation of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hazard levels and icons are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Interlock System

 

 

DANGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This unit is equipped with safety interlock switches. These

This indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, will result in

serious injury or death.

 

 

 

safety systems are present for your safety, do not attempt

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

to bypass safety switches, and never tamper with safety

 

 

 

 

 

devices. Check their operation regularly.

This indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, could result

Operational SAFETY Checks
in serial injury or death.

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

 

Test 1 — Engine should NOT crank if:

 

 

 

 

 

 

• PTO switch is engaged, OR

This indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, might result

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in minor or moderate injury.

 

 

 

 

•

Parking brake is not engaged, OR

CAUTION or NOTICE

 

 

 

•

G ound speed co trol levers are not in the NEUTRAL

 

 

 

 

position.

These messages presented without the alert symbol indicate

 

 

Test 2 — Eng ne SHOULD crank if:

a situation where the unit or property could be damaged.

Safety Icons

 

 

 

 

 

 

• PTO swi ch s NOT engaged, AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Parking brake is engaged, AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Gro nd speed control levers are locked in the NEUTRAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

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Test 3 — Engine should SHUT OFF if:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Operator rises off seat with PTO engaged, OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not

 

•

Operator rises off seat with parking brake disengaged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Operator moves ground speed control levers out of their

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

neutral positions before disengaging parking brake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test 4 — Blade Brake Check

 

 

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Mower blades and mower drive belt should come to a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

complete stop within seven (7) seconds after electric PTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch is turned off (or operator rises off seat). If mower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reproductiondrive belt does not stop within seven (7) seconds, see your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Once the engine has stopped, PTO switch

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Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

must be turned off, parking brake must be engaged,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alert

 

 

 

 

 

and the motion control handles must be locked in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEUTRAL position after the operator returns to the

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Read the Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

seat in order to start the engine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fire Hazard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

Keep Children Away

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Maximum Slope Angle for Safe Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the unit does not pass a safety test, do not

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operate it. See your authorized dealer. Under

 

 

 

 

 

 

no circumstance should you attempt to defeat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Slippery Slopes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the purpose of the safety interlock system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amputation - Rotating Parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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