Safety Alerts

Symbol

This Safety Alert Symbol means: “ATTENTION!

STAY ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!”

The Safety Alert Symbol identifies important safety messages on equipment, safety signs, in manuals or elsewhere. When you see this symbol, be alert to the possibility of death or personal injury. Follow instructions in the safety message.

Reasons Safety is Important:

Accidents disable and kill.

Accidents cost.

Accidents can be avoided.

Signal Words

Signal words are distinctive words that will typically be found on safety signs on the mower and other worksite equipment. These words may also be found in this manual and the manufacturer’s manuals. These words are intended to alert the operator to a hazard and the degree of severity of the hazard.

DANGER indicates a hazardous DANGER situation which, if not avoided, will

result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a hazardous WARNING situation which, if not avoided, could

result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION indicates a hazardous CAUTION situation which, if not avoided, could

result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE

NOTICE indicates a property

damage message.

A Word To The User/Operator

It is YOUR responsibility to read and understand the safety manual and the manufacturer’s manuals before operating this machine. This safety manual takes you step by step through your working day.

Hazard Recognition and Accident Prevention depend upon you being alert, careful and properly trained in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of this equipment.

Graphics have been provided to help you understand the text.

Read and

Understand All

Safety Signs

Remember that YOU are the key to safety. Good safety practices not only protect you but also protect the people around you. Study and understand this manual and the manufacturer’s manuals for your specific machine. Make them a working part of your safety program. Keep in mind that this safety manual is written for industrial/agricultural mowers.

Contact the manufacturer of your equipment to answer any questions about safe operation that remain after studying the manufacturer’s operator’s manual(s) and this safety manual.

Practice all other usual and customary safe

working precautions and above all:

REMEMBER — SAFETY IS UP TO YOU!

YOU CAN PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY OR

DEATH CAUSED BY UNSAFE WORK PRACTICES!

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