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TM 55-2410-237-14
CHAPTER 3
SAFETY
3-1. General
WARNING
General safety considerations and precautions for
Fire extinguishers must be readily available
during all loading and unloading operations.
movement are as follows:
a. Ensure all loose items are properly secured on
WARNING
each tractor.
b. When backing a tractor, ensure no personnel or
Proper ventilation must be provided during
loading and unloading operations if vehicle
obstacles are in danger of being hurt or damaged by
the tractor.
engine is in use. Prolonged inhalation of car-
bon monoxide fumes will produce adverse
c. Providing protection on all transporter decks to
prevent the tractor grousers from damaging the floor
affects that could prove fatal.
during loading/unloading operations.
d. Be careful when loading/unloading the tractor
3-2. Specific Safety Requirements
onto a transporter via a metal ramp that is slippery
Pertinent safety requirements by individual mode are
due to dampness or mud.
in the appropriate chapters of this manual.
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