Operator's Manual

UtilityLineColor
Refertothefollowingtablefortheproperutilitylineandthecorrespondingutilitylinecolor(USAandCanada).
UtilityLine
UtilityLineColor
ElectricRed
Telecommunication,alarmorsignal,cables,orconduit
Orange
Naturalgas,oil,steam,petroleum,orothergaseousorammable
material
Yellow
SeweranddrainGreen
DrinkingwaterBlue
Reclaimedwater,irrigation,andslurrylinesPurple
TemporarysurveymarkingsPink
ProposedexcavationlimitsWhite
ElectricalLineSafety
WARNING
Ifyouleavetheseatofthemachineortouch
anypartofthemachinewhenitischargedwith
electricity,seriousinjuryordeathcouldresult.
Donotleavetheseatofthemachineifthemachine
ischargedwithelectricity.
Intheeventofanelectricstrikethatchargesthemachine,the
Zap-AlertElectricStrikealarmsystemwillsoundforaslong
asthemachineischargedwithpower.
Note:Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyandutility
authoritiestosecuretheareainthecasethatthemachineis
chargedandyoucannotleavetheseatofthemachine.
Note:Itispossibletostrikeautilitylinewithoutthemachine
becomingcharged.
•Thealarmwillsoundifthedrillcontactsanelectrical
powersource.
•Itislikely(butnotalwaysthecase)thatthepower-source
interrupterorbreakerwilltrip,buttoensureyoursafety,
considerthatthemachinemaybeconductingelectricity.
•Donotattempttoleavethemachine.
Important:Youwillbesafeaslongasyoudonot
leavetheseatofthemachine.
•Touchinganypartofthemachinemaygroundyou.
•Donotallowanotherindividualtotouchorapproach
themachinewhencharged.
•Thealarmmaysoundifacommunicationlineisbroken,
butuntilyouarecertain,youmustconsiderthealarmto
beanelectricstrike.
GasLineSafety
WARNING
Ifyoudamageagasline,animmediateexplosion
andrehazardcouldoccur.Leakinggasisboth
ammableandexplosiveandmaycauseserious
injuryordeath.
•Donotsmokewhileoperatingthemachine.
•Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
•Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
•Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
WaterLineSafety
Ifyoudamageawaterline,apotentialoodhazard
couldoccur.
•Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
•Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
•Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
CommunicationLineSafety
Important:RefertoElectricalLineSafety(page7)ifa
communicationlineisdamaged.
CAUTION
Ifyoudamagetheber-opticcableandlookinto
theexposedhighly-intenselight,youmayharm
youreyes.
•Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
•Removeallindividualsfromtheworkarea.
•Immediatelycontacttheproperemergencyand
utilityauthoritiestosecurethearea.
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