Investigate Job Site Beforehand - Hitachi EX1200-7 Workshop Manual

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Investigate Job Site Beforehand

 When working at the edge of an excavation or on a road
shoulder, the machine could tip over, possibly resulting in
serious injury or death.
 Investigate the configuration and ground conditions of
the job site beforehand to prevent the machine from
falling and to prevent the ground, stockpiles or banks
from collapsing.
 Make a work plan. Use machines appropriate to the work
and job site.
 Reinforce ground, edges and road shoulders as
necessary. Keep the machine well back from the edges of
excavations and road shoulders.
 When working on an incline or on a road shoulder,
employ a signal person as required.
 Do not allow anyone within the range of work, swing or
movement of the machine.
 When the ground footing is weak, reinforce the ground
before starting work.
 When working on frozen ground, be extremely alert. As
ambient temperatures rise, footing becomes loose and
slippery.
 Beware the possibility of fire when operating the machine
near flammable materials such as dry grass.
WKAA90-EN-00
SAFETY
SA-11
SA-380

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