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Drilling Safety
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Always lower the safety bar before drilling
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Ensure that no one approaches a pipe while it is spinning.
The pipe can snag on clothing and cause amputation
or death. Always engage the Exit-side Lockout before
anyone approaches the front of the machine, bit, reamer,
or pipe.
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1. 3 m (10 ft) safety distance
2. Safety bar
Drilling Near Utility Lines
When working near buried utility lines, safety precautions
must be taken.
Important: Before operating in an area with
high-voltage lines or cables, contact a "One-Call
System Directory" service. In the USA, call 811 or
your local utility company. If you do not know your
local utility company's phone number, call the national
number (USA and Canada only) at 1-888-258-0808. Also,
contact any utility companies that are not participants
of the "One-Call System Directory" service. Please
refer to
Drilling Near Utility Lines (page 6)
information.
(Figure
4).
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Figure 4
Drilling Danger Zone
for more
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Drilling Danger Zone
The danger zone is the area within and around the machine
where a person is exposed to the risk of injury. This proximity
includes where a person can be reached by operational
movement of the machine, its working devices, auxiliary
equipment, or swinging/falling equipment.
Note: The danger zone defines the amount of space
needed for safe drilling operation, including movement of
the carriage.
The following illustration displays the safe distance that must
be kept by all individuals while drilling.
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3. 1.8 m (6 ft) safety distance
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