Safety Information
RISK ASSESSMENT TABLE
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR MACHINE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE RISKS IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE.
RISK SCORE
REVISED RISK SCORE
CODE
HAZARDS
CONTROL
ADJUSTING & CLEANING MUST ONLY BE DONE WHEN MACHINE IS LOWERED OR IN TRANSPORT POSITION AND ONLY AFTER ALL CHAINS AND BOLTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR TIGHTNESS & WEAR IN THE LOWER POSITION. ENSURE JACK IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY & JACK RECEIVES REGULAR MAINTENANCE. KEEP FEET AND BODY CLEAR WHEN OPERATING. ENSURE NO PERSONNEL ARE BETWEEN TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT WHEN HITCHING/ UNHITCHING TRACTOR TO IMPLEMENT. MACHINE MUST BE LOWERED INTO WORKING POSITION USING SUITABLE LIFTING EQUIPMENT BEFORE PRIMING IS EFFECTED. PRIME BY SLIGHTLY LOOSENING FITTING/S INTO CYLINDERS AND OPERATING TRACTOR HYDRAULICS TO ACHIEVE FULL UNINTERRUPTED TRAVEL OF CYLINDER SEVERAL TIMES TO BLEED AIR. THEN RE-TIGHTEN HYDRAULIC FITTINGS. ENSURE JACK(S) ARE CORRECTLY POSITIONED AND TAKING WEIGHT BEFORE REMOVING DRAWBAR PIN. STICKERS WARN OPERATOR. MAINTAIN REGULAR CHECKS ON HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR WEAR & CHECK ALL FITTINGS ARE SECURE. ENSURE TRACTOR OIL FLOW IS LIMITED TO REDUCE FALLING SPEED OR DO NOT INTERRUPT MACHINE FALLING UNTIL MACHINE IS FULLY IN LOWERED POSITION. SAFETY PINS MUST BE PUT IN PLACE AS SOON AS MACHINE IS PUT IN TRANSPORT POSITION AND IF TRAVELLING ON PUBLIC ROADS TO DISCONNECT HYDRAULICS FROM TRACTOR.
CRUSHING - WHEN ADJUSTING AND CLEANING, AS MACHINE MAY DROP WITHOUT WARNING.
1(A).
1
5
CRUSHING - IMPROPER USE OF JACK.
1(B).
1
5
CRUSHING - WHEN HITCHING TRACTOR.
1(C).
2
5
CRUSHING - PRIOR TO PRIMING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AS MACHINE MAY DROP WITHOUT WARNING.
1(D).
1
5
SUDDEN LIFT OR DROP OF DRAWBAR, CAUSING SEVERE INJURY IF MACHINE BECOMES UNHITCHED. PENETRATION OF OIL - BROKEN OR BADLY MAINTAINED HYDRAULIC LINES. RUPTURE OF OIL LINES BY OVER PRESSURE WHEN MACHINE COMES TO SUDDEN STOP BEFORE FULLY LOWERED TO WORKING POSITION. COLLISION - HYDRAULICS ACCIDENTALLY LOWERED WHEN MACHINE IS BEING OPERATED IN TRANSPORT.
1(E).
1
5
2(A).
2
5
2(B).
2
5
3.
1
5
Figure : 3.2 Risk Assessment Table.
3.33.3
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