WORD OF EXPLANATION................................................................................ 2FOREWORD.......................................................................................................... 4A WORD TO THE USER ...................................................................................... 5FOLLOW A SAFETY PROGRAM ...................................................................... 6PREPARE FOR SAFE OPERATION.................................................................... 9START SAFELY....................................................................................................15WORK SAFELY .................................................................................................. 18PARK & SHUTDOWN SAFELY ...................................................................... 23LOAD & UNLOAD MACHINE SAFELY ........................................................ 25TRANSPORTING SAFELY .............................................................................. 26PERFORM MAINTENANCE SAFELY ............................................................ 28SPECIAL OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS................ 43TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ............................................................................ 47A FINAL WORD TO THE USER ...................................................................... 481WORD OF EXPLANATIONThe following is a partial list of reference material on safe operating practices:U.S. Department of Labor publishes safety andhealth regulations and standards under theauthority of the Occupational Safety and Health Actfor the general construction and mining industries.Its address is: U.S. Department of Labor, 200Constitution Avenue, NW,Washington, DC 20210.SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400Commonwealth Drive,Warrendale, PA 15096,publishes a list, "Operator Precautions," SAE J153MAY, 1987.Association of Equipment Manufacturers,111 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,WI USA53202, publishes the Roller Compactor SafetyManual and other safety-related material.2KE40246P2 6/9/05 3:16 PM Page 2