Paladin Tools LAF2301 - Manual (Page 4)

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DEFINITION OF SAFETY TERMS AND SYMBOLS
Throughout this manual, the terms DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION are used to indicate the degree of hazard to
personnel if proper safety procedures are not followed. These words will be used in conjunction with the Safety Alert
Symbol: a dark triangle containing a white exclamation mark.
The Safety Alert Symbol means:
ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
WILL result in death or serious injury.
WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury;
OR
may also be used to alert against unsafe practices which may result in personal injury.
ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED WITH
YOUR HELP!
No accident prevention program can be successful
without the wholehearted cooperation of the person who
is directly responsible for the operation of the equipment.
To read equipment accident reports from all over the
country is to be convinced that a large number of
accidents can be prevented only by operators who
consistently anticipate the results of their actions and
thus prevent accidents from ever occurring. No power-
driven equipment, whether it is on the highway, in a farm
field, or in an industrial plant, can be any safer than the
person who is at the controls.
If accidents are to be prevented [and accidents can be
prevented], that prevention will come from equipment
operators who accept their complete responsibility.
The designer, the manufacturer, and the safety engineer
all help create a safe product, but their combined efforts
can be wiped out with a single careless act by the
operator of that product.
The best safety device is a careful operator. FFC and
your dealer ask that
YOU be that careful, responsible
equipment operator.
YOU ARE THE KEY TO SAFETY BECAUSE:
YOU are responsible for the SAFE operation and
maintenance of
YOUR Backhoe.
YOU are responsible to familiarize yourself, and anyone
else who will assemble, operate, maintain, or work
around this product, with the safety information
contained in this manual.
YOU are responsible to read ALL information contained
in this manual to any operators or maintenance
personnel who are not fully able to read the written
English language. Whether
YOU read the manual as
written or translate it into another language, YOU must
make certain that all operators and maintenance
personnel have a complete understanding of the full and
exact contents of this manual. Translations of this
manual into other languages are available by submitting
a written request to FFC.
YOU can reduce the risk of injury or death by following
all safety precautions and by using good safety
practices.