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Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY
MESSAGE FOR OWNERS/
OPERATORS OF
Rotary Cutters
From members of the
Farm
Equipment
Manufacturers
Association's
Rotary Cutter Manufacturer Product Council
Safety is
a primary concern in the design, manufacture, sale, and use of rotary
cutters. As manufacturers of rotary cutters,
we want to confirm to you, our customers, our concern for safety. We also
want to remind you about the simple, basic, and common sense rules of
safety when using a rotary cutters. Failure to follow these rules can
result in severe injury or death to operators or bystanders.
It is essential that
everyone involved in the assembly, operation, transport, maintenance, and
storage of this equipment be aware, concerned, prudent, and properly
trained in safety. The majority of accidents involve entanglement on the
driveline or thrown objects. These risks becomes greater when you do not
use proper shielding specified by the manufacturer.
Our current production machines include, as
standard equipment, guards or shields for drivelines and input shafts,
safety signs and operators manuals. If you have an older machine
which does not have current standard safety equipment, please contact your
dealer about bringing your machine up to the current level of safety. |
Below
are some of the most important safety rules to be understood and followed
by anyone who works with rotary cutters:
Before operating a rotary cutter, an operator must read and understand all
the information in the owner's manual and in the safety signs attached to
the product. A person who has not read or understood the owner's manual
and safety signs is not qualified to operate the cutter. Accidents
occur often on machines that are loaned or rented to someone who has not
read the owner's manual and is not familiar with a rotary cutter.
If you do not have an owner's manual or current production safety signs,
contact the manufacturer or your dealer immediately.
Rotary cutters are designed for one-man
operation. Never operate the cutter with anyone near, or in contact with,
any part of the implement or PTO driveline. Be sure no one else,
including bystanders, is near you when you operate this product
If operation of a rotary cutter around bystanders, animals, or property
that may sustain damage (such as highway, park, or airport) is absolutely
necessary, use safety guarding recommended by the manufacturer for thrown
object prevention (such as chain guards).
Following these simple, basic safety rules, as well as others identified
in the owner's manual and in product safety signs, will help minimize the
possibility of accidents and increase your productivity in using this
product. Be careful and make sure that everyone who operates the cutter
knows and understands that it is a very powerful piece of machinery, and
if used improperly, serious injury or death may result. The final
responsibility for safety rests with the operator of this machine.
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