Atlas Copco SmartROC T45

SmartROC T45/C50 10 Environmental Protection
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10 EnvironmentalProtection
10.1 EnvironmentalGuidelines
Theenvironmentaleffectofthemachinedependshighlyonitsuseandcondition.Awell
maintained,fullyfunctionalandcorrectlyusedmachinewillhavetheleastoverallenviron
mentalimpactregardingoperationandmaintenance.Readandfollowthegivenguidelines
wheneverusingorworkingwiththemachine.
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NOTE:Observethelocalriskanalysisforthelocalworksite.
NOTE:Followlocalregulationsconcerningtheuseandmaintenanceofmachinery.
10.2 OilsandGreases
n Leakinghydrauliccouplingsandgreasearehazardoustotheenvironment.Perform
regularchecksandmakesurethattherearenoleaksonthemachine.
n Forbiologicallydegradablehydraulicfluidsandlubricants,contactAtlasCopcofor
moreinformation.Seewww.atlascopco.com.
10.3 FuelSpill
Fuelspillisafirehazardandanenvironmentalhazard.Avoidfuelspillswhenfillingthe
tank.
10.4 ExhaustGases
n Exhaustgasesaretoxic.Goodventilationisnecessarywhentheengineisrunning.
n Regularmaintenanceoftheairfilterscankeepemissionlevelslow.
10.5 HandlingofSpillsandWasteDuringMaintenance
n Cleanoilandfuelresidueandspillsinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
n Disposeofexpiredorwornoutbatteriesinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
n Donotflushoilresidueintodrains,watersystems,orburnit.
n Collectoilcontentwaste,suchasfiltersandrags,inseparatecontainersanddispose
itinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
n Donotmixcoolantandbrakefluidswithoilspills.Collectcoolant,brakefluids,andoil
spillsinseparatecontainersanddisposeinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
10.6 EndUserResponsibilityDuringDisposal
Alwaysfollowlocalregulationsforwasteandrecycling.
Awornoutmachinemustbehandledanddisposedofinsuchawaythatmaximumper
centageofthematerialcanberecycled.Thenegativeimpactontheenvironmentmustbe
aslowaspossible.Iftheenduserhasinadequateknowledgeaboutdisposal,alocallyau
thorizeddisposalcompanyshouldbehired.
Thefollowingpointsshouldbeconsideredduringdisposalofthemachine:
n Allsteelstructures,copperandaluminuminelectricalcablescanberecycled.