CAT Caterpillar Wheel Tractor-Scraper 627G - Manual (Page 24)

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Safety Section
Visibility Information
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Visibility Information
SMCS Code: 7000
Before you start the machine, perform a walk-around
inspection in order to ensure that there are no
hazards around the machine.
While the machine is in operation, constantly survey
the area around the machine in order to identify
potential hazards as hazards become visible around
the machine.
Your machine may be equipped with visual aids.
Some examples of visual aids are Closed Circuit
Television (CCTV) and mirrors. Before operating the
machine, ensure that the visual aids are in proper
working condition and that the visual aids are clean.
Adjust the visual aids using the procedures that are
located in this Operation and Maintenance Manual.
If equipped, the Work Area Vision System shall be
adjusted according to Operation and Maintenance
Manual, SEBU8157, “Work Area Vision System”.
It may not be possible to provide direct visibility on
large machines to all areas around the machine.
Appropriate job site organization is required in order
to minimize hazards that are caused by restricted
visibility. Job site organization is a collection of rules
and procedures that coordinates machines and
people that work together in the same area. Examples
of job site organization include the following:
• Safety instructions
• Controlled patterns of machine movement and
vehicle movement
• Workers that direct traffic to move when it is safe
• Restricted areas
• Operator training
• Warning symbols or warning signs on machines
or on vehicles
• A system of communication
• Communication between workers and operators
prior to approaching the machine
Modifications of the machine configuration by the
user that result in a restriction of visibility shall be
evaluated.
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Restricted Visibility
SMCS Code: 7000
The size and the configuration of this machine may
result in areas that can not be seen when the operator
is seated. Illustration 30 provides an approximate
visual indication of areas of significant restricted
visibility. Illustration 30 indicates restricted visibility
areas at ground level inside a radius of 12.00 m
(40 ft) from the operator on a machine without the
use of optional visual aids. This illustration does not
provide areas of restricted visibility for distances
outside a radius of 12.00 m (40 ft).
This machine may be equipped with optional visual
aids that may provide visibility to some of the
restricted visibility areas. Refer to this Operation and
Maintenance Manual, “Mirror” for more information on
additional visibility. If your machine is equipped with
cameras, refer to this Operation and Maintenance
Manual, “Camera” for more information on additional
visibility. For areas that are not covered by the
optional visual aids, the job site organization must
be utilized to minimize hazards of this restricted
visibility. For more information regarding job site
organization refer to Operation and Maintenance
Manual, “Visibility Information”.
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Illustration 30
Top view of the machine