Wrapper 5100
2.1.2 GENERAL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
The Manufacturer will not be liable for any
accidents, damages or malfunctioning of the
machine due to non-compliance with rules
described in « Section 2 – Safety and accident
prevention» and to any tampering with the
safety devices.
General warnings:
- The user undertakes to allow only skilled and
trained personnel to use the bale wrapping
machine.
- The user must take all necessary measures to
deny unauthorized personnel access to the
machine.
- The personnel must comply with the
instructions herein without exception, and
observe the general safety requirements
provided for by the legislation of the country
where the machine is used.
- The user undertakes to suitably instruct
his/her personnel on the application and
observance of the safety rules. To this
purpose, the user undertakes to ensure that
anybody operating the machine is aware of
the operating instructions and safety rules in
force.
- The user must inform the Manufacturer in the
event that any defects or malfunctioning of the
safety systems are detected, and whenever
any potentially hazardous situations are
encountered.
- The personnel must always use personal
safety gear, as prescribed by local legislation,
as well as follow the related instructions
herein.
- The personnel must observe all the hazard
and caution symbols applied to the machine.
- The authorized personnel must not perform
on their own initiative any operations or work
that do not fall within their specific sphere of
competence.
- The personnel must report any problem or
hazardous situation that might be
encountered to the person concerned.
- Personnel in training must always be
supervised by expert personnel.
- «5100» bale wrapping machine has been
manufactured in conformity with the current
state of technology and will assure safe
operation provided that it is properly used.
The fitting of parts of other manufacturers or
any modifications may alter the machine’s
features and hence compromise operating
safety. Therefore, the Manufacturer will not be
liable for any damages that might be caused
as a result of the use of non-original spare
parts.
- The machine must be used solely for the
purpose for which it has been designed.
- The machine must not be operated without
protections.
WARNING
The operation of the machine by anyone who
has not read and assimilated the instructions
herein, as well as by unskilled personnel, or
by personnel not in good health or not holding
the right driving licence, is strictly forbidden.
- Observe the hazard symbols featured in this
manual and applied to the actual machine.
- Before starting up the machine, make sure all
the safety devices and the machine itself are
perfectly intact.
- Before starting any work, familiarize yourself
with the control devices and how they work.
- The area in which the machine is used is to
be considered a «danger zone», especially
for people not trained in the machine use.
Before starting up the machine, make sure
there are no people, animals or obstacles of
any nature around the working area.
- When a person is « exposed », i.e. when
he/she is standing in a «danger zone», the
operator must take appropriate measures to
immediately stop the machine and, where
necessary, make sure that the person is taken
away.
- During the operation of the machine, the
operator must be seated in the tractor seat so
that he/she cannot fall accidentally and so
that the whole machine is under his/her
control, and that appropriate action can be
taken whenever the need arises.
- It is strictly forbidden to park the machine near
or under terraces, balconies, haylofts and
platforms of any kind that can be reached by
people and/or animals.
- When you must to work close to the electric
lines it is important that the machine and all its
parts keep at safety distance from them. For
any possible explanations ask a public
competent body, who is in charge for the
distribution of the electric energy. The
machine is built in prevalence with metal, so
in case of contact with electric line or
electrical discharge between the line and the
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