Worksaver JDBS-634 PREPARATION continued, Operational Safety, SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS continued

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

PREPARATION (continued)

Personal protection equipment including hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and gloves are recommended during assembly, installation, operation, adjustment, maintaining, repairing, removal, or moving the implement. Do not allow long hair, loose fitting clothing or jewelry to be around moving parts.

PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISE MAY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS!

Tractors with or without equipment attached can often be noisy enough to cause permanent, partial hearing loss. We recommend that you wear hearing protection on a full-time basis if the noise in the Operator’s posi- tion exceeds 80db. Noise over 85db on a long-term basis can cause severe hearing loss. Noise over 90db adjacent to the Operator over a long-term basis may cause permanent, total hearing loss. NOTE: Hearing loss from loud noise (from tractors, chain saws, radios, and other such sources close to the ear) is cumulative over a lifetime without hope of natural recovery.

Operate the loader attachment only with a tractor equipped with an approved Roll-Over Protective System (ROPS). Always wear your seat belt on tractors equipped with a ROPS. Serious injury or even death could result from falling off the tractor – particularly during a turnover when the operator could be pinned under the ROPS or the tractor. Keep foldable ROPS systems in “locked up” position at all times.

Operate only in daylight or good artificial light.

Always check to be sure the loader attachment is properly latched on the loader or that lock pins are installed.

Ensure that all safety shielding and safety signs are properly installed and in good condition.

Never permit any person other than the operator to ride or board the tractor or implement at any time. ALLOW NO RIDERS!

The use of any loader attachment is NOT recommended on tractor with a tricycle wheel arrangement. Tricycle type tractors are unstable for front loader use.

A heavy load can cause instability in driving a tractor. Make sure the front or rear of the tractor is properly counter-balanced with weights. Always drive slowly – especially around turns. An unstable tractor could steer badly and possibly tip over, causing injury or death.

OPERATIONAL SAFETY

The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards which cannot be protected against by mechanical means or product design. All operators of this equipment must read and understand this entire manual, pay- ing particular attention to safety and operating instructions, prior to using. If there is something in this manu- al you do not understand, ask your supervisor, or your dealer, to explain it to you.

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