Load handling machine, mechanical shovel, bucket loader or the like, and method for controlling a load handling machine

Abstract

The invention relates to a machine () for handling loads (), comprising: —a frame () equipped with a driving station (), —a load handling system () carried by the frame, a device () for controlling the load handling system (), wherein this control device () that can be manually actuated by an operator comprises a manual part () configured to be manually grasped, —a control unit (), the control unit () being configured to receive control signals from said control device (), —a member () for activating the manually actuatable control device (), wherein the control unit (), in the actuated state of the activating member (), is configured to authorize the control of the handling system () as a function of at least the control signals received from the control device (), characterized in that the driving station () is equipped with a detection system () for detecting a presence or absence of the operator at said station (), this detection system () comprising at least one presence sensor () distinct from the control device (), and characterized in that the control unit (), in the non-actuated state of the activating member () and after passing from the actuated state to the non-actuated state of the activating member (), is configured to prevent or authorize the control at least of the handling system () with the control device () at least as a function of the absence or presence status of the operator detected by the system () for detecting a presence of the operator at said station ().