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SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.QUESTIONSREGARDINGTHISDOCUMENT:(724)772-8512FAX:(724)776-0243TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER;(724)776-4970FAX:(724)776-0790SAEWEBADDRESShttp://www.sae.orgCopyright1987SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers,Inc.Allrightsreserved.PrintedinU.S.A.SURFACEVEHICLE400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,PA15096-0001RECOMMENDEDPRACTICESubmittedforrecognitionasanAmericanNationalStandardJ153REV.MAY87Issued1970-01Revised1987-05SupersedingSAEJ153OPERATORPRECAUTIONSForeword—ThisDocumenthasalsochangedtocomplywiththenewSAETechnicalStandardsBoardformat.1.Scope—Thesegeneraloperatorprecautionsapplytooff-roadworkmachinesasdefinedinSAEJ1116,JUN85,Categoriesone,two,fourandfiveandagriculturaltractorsinCategorythree.Theseshouldnotbeconsideredasallinclusiveforallspecificusesanduniquefeaturesofeachparticularmachine.Othermorespecificoperatorprecautionsnotmentionedhereinshouldbecoveredbyusersofthisrecommendedpracticeforeachparticularmachineapplication.1.1Purpose—Thepurposeoftherecommendedpracticeistodefinealistofoperatorprecautionsthatshouldbestressedinoperatortrainingandinthepreparationofoperatormanuals.2.References2.1ApplicablePublications—Thefollowingpublicationsformapartofthespecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.UnlessotherwiseindicatedthelastestrevisionofSAEpublicationsshallapply2.1.1SAEPUBLICATIONS—AvailablefromSAE,400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,PA15096-0001SAEJ1116JUN85—CategoriesofOff-RoadSelf-PropelledWorkMachines3.PersonnelPrecautions3.1Avoidloosefittingclothing,looseoruncoveredlonghair,jewelryandloosepersonalarticles.3.2Knowandusetheprotectiveequipmentthatistobewornwhenoperatingthismachine.Hardhats,protectiveglasses,protectiveshoes,gloves,reflectortypevests,respiratorsandearprotectionareexamplesoftypesofequipmentthatmayberequired.3.3Donotrush.Walk,donotrun.3.4Knowandusethehandsignalsrequiredforparticularjobsandknowwhohastheresponsibilityforsignaling.SAEJ153RevisedMAY87-2-4.Operator-GeneralPrecautions4.1ItistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoreadandunderstandtheOperatorsManualandotherinformationprovidedandusethecorrectoperatingprocedure.Machinesshouldbeoperatedonlybyqualifiedoperators.4.2WeartheseatbelttomaximizetheprotectioncapabilityofaROPS(RollOverProtectiveStructure)whenthemachineissoequipped.4.3Donotpermitridersonthemachineifthereisnomanufacturer'sdesignatedplaceforarider.4.4Makesurethatallprotectiveguards,canopies,doors,etc.areinplaceandsecure.4.5Removealllooseobjectsstoredinthemachine.Removeallobjectswhichdonotbelonginoronthemachineanditsequipment.5.MountingAndDismountingPrecautions5.1Usetherecommendedhandholdsandstepswithatleastthreepointsofsupportwhengettingonandoffthemachine.Keepstepsandplatformclean.Facetheaccesssystemwhenclimbingupanddown.5.2Donotjumpoffthemachine.5.3Donotdismountwhilethemachineisinmotion.6.StartingAndStoppingPrecautions6.1Walkaroundthemachineandwarnallpersonnelwhomaybeservicingthemachineorareinthemachinepathpriortostarting.Donotstartuntilallpersonnelareclearlyawayfromthemachine.6.2Checkthattheparkingdeviceisapplied,placethetransmissioninneutralorparkasspecifiedbythemanufacturer,anddisengagethePTObeforestartingthemachine.6.3Adjust,secureandlatchtheseatandfastentheseatbelt(ifprovided)beforestartingthemachine.6.4Startandoperatethemachineonlyfromtheoperator'sstation.6.5Donotbypassthemachine'sneutral-startsystem.Theneutral-startsystemmustberepairedifitmalfunctions.6.6Usejumpercablesonlyintherecommendedmanner.Improperusecanresultinbatteryexplosionorunexpectedmachinemotion.6.7Donotoperatetheengineinanenclosedareawithoutadequateventilation.6.8Parkthemachineonlevelgroundwheneverpossibleandapplytheparkingdevice.Ongrades,parkthemachinewiththewheelsortracksecurelyblocked.6.9Beforeleavingtheoperator'sstation,placethetransmissionintheparkpositionasspecifiedbythemanufacturer,lowertheequipmenttothegroundorputinthelockedposition,disengagethePTO,settheparkingdeviceandshutofftheengine.6.10Removethestarterkeyordisconnectswitchkeywhenleavingthemachineparkedorunattended.SAEJ153RevisedMAY87-3-7.OperatingPrecautions7.1Checkbrakes,steeringandothermachinecontroldevicesinaccordancewiththemanufacturersinstructionspriortostartingoperation.Observeallgaugesorwarninginstrumentsforproperoperation.Operateallcontrolstoinsureproperoperation.Ifanymalfunctionsarefound,followtheshutdownprocedureofparagraph6.9,andreportthemalfunctionforresolution.7.2Ifafailurethatcauseslossofcontrolsuchassteering,servicebrakesorengineoccurs,stopthemachinemotionasquicklyaspossible,followtheshutdownprocedureofparagraph6.9,andkeepmachinesecurelyparkeduntilthemalfunctioniscorrectedorthemachinecanbesafelytowed.7.3Understandthemachinelimitationsandkeepthemachineundercontrol.7.4Drivethemachinewithcareandatspeedscompatiblewithconditions.Useextracautionwhenoperatingoverroughground,onslopes,andwhenturningthemachine.7.5Noteandavoidallhazardsandobstructionssuchasditches,undergroundlines,trees,cliffs,overheadelectricalwiresorareaswherethereisdangerofaslide.7.6Carryloadsinrecommendedpositionsformaximumstability.7.7Neverliftloadsinexcessofcapacity.7.8Usetherecommendedmachineballastandcounterweighting.7.9Knowandunderstandthejobsitetrafficflowpatternsandobeyflagmen,roadsignsandsignals.7.10Watchforbystandersandneverallowanyonetobeunderortoreachthroughthemachineanditsequipmentwhileoperating.7.11Selectagearthatwillpreventexcessivespeedwhengoingdownhill.Donotcoastdownhill.7.12Whenroadingamachine,knowandusethesignalingdevicesrequiredonthemachine.Provideanescortforroadingwhererequired.7.13Onmachineswithindependentlyoperatedwheelbrakes,lockthebrakepedalstogetherwhenroadingtoprovideequalizedbrakeapplication.7.14Usetherecommendedtransportdeviceswhenroadingthemachine.7.15Usetheapproveddrawbarand/orattachmentpointwhenusingthemachinefortowing.Ifacableorchainisused,keeppeopleawayfromthetowline(seeparagraph8.12).8.MaintenancePrecautions8.1Donotattemptrepairsunlesstrained.Refertomanualsandexperiencedrepairpersonnelforhelp.8.2Wearprotectiveglassesandotherrequiredsafetyequipmentwhenservicingorrepairingthemachine.8.3Wearglovestoprotecthandswhenhandlingcable.8.4Disconnectthebatterybeforeworkingontheelectricalsystem.SAEJ153RevisedMAY87-4-8.5Avoidlubricationormechanicaladjustmentswiththemachineinmotionortheengineoperating.Iftheenginemustbeinoperationtomakecertainadjustments,placethetransmissioninneutral,applytheparkingdevice,placetheequipmentinasafeposition,securelyblockthewheelsanduseextremecaution.8.6Securelyblockthemachineoranycomponentthatmayfallbeforeworkingonthemachineorcomponent.8.7Topreventunexpectedmovement,securelyblockworkingelementswhenrepairingorchangingworkingtoolpartssuchascuttingedges.8.8Nevermakerepairsonpressurizedcomponents,fluid,gasormechanicaluntilthepressurehasbeenrelievedaccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.8.9Useextremecautionwhenremovingradiatorcaps,drainplugs,greasefittingsorpressuretaps.Parkthemachineandletitcooldownbeforeopeningapressurizedcompartment.8.10Releaseallpressurebeforeworkingonsystemswhichhaveanaccumulator.Useapieceofcardboardorwoodtocheckforpressurizedleakstopreventfluidpenetratingtheskin.Repressurizeaccumulatorswiththepropergasaccordingtomanufacturersrecommendations.8.11Wheninflatingtires,useaself-attachinginflationchuckwithremoteshutoffandstandclearofthetire.8.12Whennecessarytotowthemachine,donotexceedtherecommendedtowingspeed.Besurethetowingmachinehassufficientbrakingcapacitytostopthetowedload.Ifthetowedmachinecannotbebraked,atowbarmustbeusedortwotowingmachinesmustbeused-oneinfrontpullingandoneinthereartoretard.Avoidtowingoverlongdistances(seeparagraph7.15).8.13Observepropermaintenanceprocedures.8.14Wheneverservicingorreplacinghardenedpins,etc.useabrassdriftorothersuitablematerialbetweenthehammerandpin.8.15Keepthebrakesandsteeringsystemsingoodoperatingcondition.8.16Replaceallmissing,illegibleordamagedsafetysigns.Keepallsafetysignsclean.9.FuelHandlingPrecautions9.1Donotsmokeorpermitopenflameswhilefuelingornearfuelingoperations.9.2Neverremovethefuelcaporrefuelgasolineenginepoweredmachineswiththeenginerunningorhot.Neverallowfueltospillonhotmachinecomponents.9.3Maintaincontrolofthefuelfillernozzlewhenfillingthetank.9.4Donotfillthefueltanktocapacity.Allowroomforexpansion.9.5Cleanupspilledfuelimmediately.9.6Tightenthefueltankcapsecurely.Shouldthefuelcapbelost,replaceitonlywiththeoriginalmanufacturersapprovedcap.Useofanon-approvedcapwithoutproperventingmayresultinpressurizationofthetank.9.7Neverusefuelforcleaningpurposes.9.8Usethecorrectfuelgradefortheoperatingseason.SAEJ153RevisedMAY87-5-10.Notes10.1MarginalIndicia—Thechangebar(l)locatedintheleftmarginisfortheconvenienceoftheuserinlocatingareaswheretechnicalrevisionshavebeenmadetothepreviousissueofthereport.An(R)symboltotheleftofthedocumenttitleindicatesacompleterevisionofthereport.PREPAREDBYTHESAEHUMANFACTORSTECHNICALCOMMITTEESC6—OPERATORACCOMMODATIONSAEJ153RevisedMAY87Rationale—Theintentofthis5-yearreviewistoupdateJ153,SafetyConsiderationsfortheOperatorbymodifyingandexpandingitscontentinkeepingwithtoday'sbroaderactivities,machinechanges,operatingconditionsandchangingsafetystandardseffectedsincethisrecommendedpracticewasapprovedin1970.Itisproposedthatthetitlebechangedto"OperatorPrecautions"inplaceof"SafetyConsiderations"tocomplywithSAEJ1159AUG79"PreparationofSAETechnicalDocuments",paragraph6.7.5.RelationshipofSAEStandardtoISOStandard—Notapplicable.Application—Thepurposeoftherecommendedpracticeistodefinealistofoperatorprecautionsthatshouldbestressedinoperatortrainingandinthepreparationofoperatormanuals.ReferenceSectionSAEJ1116JUN85—CategoriesofOff-RoadSelf-PropelledWorkMachinesDevelopedbytheSAEHumanFactorsTechnicalCommitteeSC6—OperatorAccommodationSponsoredbytheSAEHumanFactorsTechnicalCommittee