General Safety Regulations Warning; Safety Signals; Safety While Operating And Maintaining; The Machine - Fort MICRO 2000 Instructions Pour L'emploi

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• EXPOSED PERSON: Any person who is completely
or in part near a dangerous area.
• OPERATOR: A person who is able to operate, to
carry out the maintenance, to clean and to trans-
port the machine.
• AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER: The authorized
service center is the structure legally authorized
by the Manufacturer that has skilled personnel able
to perform all the service, maintenance and repair
operations, also the most difficult ones, which are
necessary for perfectly maintaining the machine
2.1.2 GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS
WARNING
The non-compliance with what is written in «Sec-
tion 2 – Safety and accident prevention» and the
tampering of the safety devices, if any, relieve the
Manufacturer from any responsibility in case of ac-
cidents or malfunctions of the machine.
General warning:
- The user commits himself to leave the machine only
with personnel that have been trained and quali-
fied to this purpose.
- The user shall take all the precautionary measures
so that unauthorized personnel do not use the
machine.
- The user commits himself to properly instruct his
own personnel on the application and the compli-
ance with the safety requirements
- The user shall inform the Manufacturer in case he
finds defects or malfunctions of the accident pre-
vention systems, as well as of any situation of al-
leged hazard.
- The operator shall always use the personal protec-
tion devices provided for by the laws and he shall
perform what is mentioned in this manual.
- The operator shall comply with the instructions as
regards danger and warning pointed out on the ma-
chine.
- The operator shall not perform on his own initiative
operations or interventions that are not up to him.
- The machine has been tested only with the sup-
plied accessories. The assembly of equipment of
other brands or any repair may alter the specifica-
tions of the machine and therefore compromises
the operative safety
- The machine shall not be operated with the guards
that are disassembled or partly damaged.

2.2 SAFETY SIGNALS

The machine was designed by adopting all possible
solutions for the safeguard and safety of the opera-
tor.
Notwithstanding this, the machine may show some
residual hazards; that is those hazards that were not
possible to eliminate completely under certain condi-
tions of use.
These potential hazards are indicated on the machined
with adhesives (pictograms) that briefly point out the
several unsafe and dangerous situations.
WARNING
Keep the adhesive signs clean and replace them
immediately when they are detached or damaged.
By referring to fig. 3, carefully read what is here be-
low described and memorize their meaning
1) Nameplate indicating accelerator modulation.
2) Before performing any maintenance operation,
stop the machine and read the instructions
manual.
3) Noise hazard: while working, we suggest to use
sound proofing devices for the machine with fuel
engine; for the machines with a diesel engine,
the sound proofing devices are compulsory.
4) Before starting to operate the machine carefully
read the instructions for use.
5) Burns hazard. Do not touch and get near the en-
gine hot parts.
6) Nameplate indicating on/off PTO status.
7) Decal showing the direction in which the machine
is being driven.
Consult the relative operation and maintenance
manuals for a description of the decals affixed to
the accessories.
2.3 SAFETY WHILE OPERATING AND
MAINTAINING THE MACHINE
WARNING
- Use suitable clothes. Do not wear large or loose
clothes: they may get entangled in the rotating
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