Rankin 520 Operation, Service & Parts Manual - Safety
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ORK
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LOTHING
:
When working and especially when executing repair or maintenance activities, it is necessary to wear the
following clothing and safety accessories:
- Overalls or other comfortable clothing, not too loose to prevent the possibility that parts of them
might be caught in the moving parts.
- Accident prevention shoes.
- Protective gloves for hands.
- Protective glasses or faceplate to protect eyes and face.
- Protective helmet for the head.
- Ear protections to safeguard hearing
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Wear only personal safety accessories in good condition
and complying with the rules in force.
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GENERAL SAFETY RULES
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LWAYS CONSIDER THE FEATURES OF THE AREA WHERE WORK IS TAKING PLACE
:
- Having to attach the equipment on the spot, it is necessary to arrange a f at and compact
area of suff cient dimensions.
- When the equipment is running, it is forbidden to stand within the f eld of action of the chipper
or of the other accessories of which it is provided with.
P
REPARE THE
W
ORK
:
- Before and when working, do not drink alcohol, take drugs, or any other substances which may
alter your capability of working with machine tools.
- Be sure to have suff cient fuel, to prevent a forced stopping of the machine, maybe during a
critical movement.
- Do not use the equipment under unsafe conditions. For instance, it is forbidden to execute
makeshift repair activities just to start working; it is forbidden to work at night with an
insufficiently
illuminated working area.
SAFETY
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