Loader Operating Procedures Guide
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ScribdTranslationsLOADER OPERATING PROCEDURES
Definition:
Mechanical shovel composed of a tire-equipped tractor, fitted with a bucket
whose lifting movement is achieved through two articulated lateral arms and
specifically designed for bulk aggregate handling. The bucket can
perform a rotation around a horizontal axis by itself
being able to reach a negative slope. All movements are commanded by
hydraulic cylinders.
Resources in use:
Materials: aggregates to be transported by the machine.
Labor: official loader operator
Machinery and tools: loader shovel
Auxiliary means: Cabin with rollover safety frame, shatterproof glass,
ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher X 2.5/5 KG. As per requirement
IRAM 3517 I Y II.
Most common risks:
Rollovers
Shocks
Entrapments
Accidental contact with live power lines
Falls from the vehicle ladder
Run over of personnel or facilities
Personal protective equipment: Outside the cabin, the driver must wear a helmet.
safety, brightly colored clothing and vest with reflective tape and footwear of
security.
Collective protective equipment: Audible and visual reverse alarm.
Safety conditions for work
GENERALS
Respect the maximum working slopes established by the manufacturer.
Only trained and authorized personnel can operate the machine.
The transportation of persons is prohibited.
The area of slopes and the machine's working area will be marked or delimited and signposted.
Heavy Machinery Moving Risk
The circulation on site will be organized in such a way that there are no interferences with
other areas.
The turning operations must be done smoothly and with good visibility, and,
in its absence, with the help of another worker using signals to avoid collisions with
people or things
All preventive maintenance and repairs will be carried out in such a way that the
The machine maintains its good initial working conditions.
The machine will be kept free of grease and oil residues and with its extinguisher.
fires under operating conditions with their loading date in conditions and test
current hydraulics.
Any anomaly must be reported in writing to the person responsible for the sector.
RULES OF CONDUCT
Before the start of the work:
Check that all safety mechanisms for the operation of the machine.
they function properly.
Check the location where the machine is before moving it to ensure that it does not
there may be people or facilities that can be harmed.
Check the levels and sealing of joints and sleeves.
During the execution of the works:
The driver must under no circumstances leave the machine with the engine running and
abandon the cabin, before doing so you must lower the shovel, apply the brakes, and remove the
ignition key.
The ladle should not overflow over its upper edge.
He will try to work as much as possible in favor of the wind to avoid projections of
particles
Cuando el terreno esté cubierto de agua , tanteará con la cuchara para evitar caer en
a slope.
He will use the support of a signalman when visibility conditions are poor or very bad.
movement of people or vehicles in the area is required.
If any metallic part of the shovel comes into contact with an electrical line in
tension, the driver must jump down to prevent the flow of current through
your organism from the chassis to the ground.
The access to the machine will be kept clean of mud and free of grease or oil.
the area near the engine.
Essential reviews.
General condition of the machine and all its parts.
Maintenance control of the same through a form where all are recorded
interventions.