SAFETY
SAFETY
ROTARY MOWERS CAN THROW OBJECTS 300 FEET OR MORE UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO OPERATOR OR BYSTANDERS FROM THROWN OBJECTS:
•KEEP bystanders 300 feet away
• All THROWN OBJECT SHIELDING including, Front and Rear Deflectors, Chains Guards, Steel Guards, Bands, Side Skirts and Skid Shoes in place and in good condition when mowing.
•Mower is close and parallel to ground without exposing blades.
•MOWING AREA has been inspected and foreign materials and debris have been removed.
•DO NOT shred or mow loose or previously cut material if BYSTANDERS are within 300 feet.
•PASSERSBY are inside enclosed vehicle.
•REMOVE debris, rocks, wire, cable, metal objects and other foreign material from area.
Wire, cable, rope, chains and metal objects can be thrown or swing outside deck with great velocity:
1.MARK objects that cannot removed.
2.AVOID these objects when mowing.
•INSPECT for and REMOVE any hidden large debris.
•MOW at Intermediate height
•INSPECT and remove remaining debris
•MOW at final height.
• KEEP all thrown object shielding including, Front and Rear Deflectors, Chains Guards, Steel Guards, Bands, Side Skirts and Skid Shoes in place and in good condition when mowing.
•DO NOT OPERATE with any thrown object shielding missing, damaged or removed.
•Stop mowing if any bystander comes within 300 feet of the mower.
•No shielding is 100% effective in preventing thrown objects. To Reduce Possibility of Injury:
1.MAINTAIN MOWER SHIELDING, side skirts, skid shoes, and blades in good operational condition,
3.INSPECT AREA thoroughly before mowing to REMOVE potential THROWN OBJECT HAZARDS,
4.NEVER ALLOW BLADES to CONTACT SOLID OBJECTS like wire, rocks, post, curbs, guardrails, or ground while mowing. PN
DB150 07/11 | Safety Section |
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