CASE CONSTRUCTION 821G - Hydraulic Systems Safety Precautions

INTRODUCTION
Payattentiontorotatingcomponentsanddonotallow
anyonetoapproachtheseareastoavoidbecomingen-
tangled.
Hands,clothingortoolsgettingcaughtinthefanbladesor
enginebelts,cancauseamputations,violenthemorrages
andgenerateconditionsofgravedanger.Forthisreason
avoidtouchingorapproachingallrotatingormovingparts.
Asurgingsprayofthecoolantfromtheradiatorcancause
seriousburnsandscalds.
Beforecheckingthecoolantlevel,shut-offtheengine
andallowmachinetocooldowntheradiatorandhoses.
Slowlyunscrewthecaptoreleaseanyresidualpressure.
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Ifitisnecessarytoremovethecapwhileengineishot,
wearsafetyclothesandequipment,thenloosenthecap
slowlytorelievethepressuregradually.
Whencheckingthefuel,oilandcoolantlevels,uselights
andlampsexplicitlydesignatedasexplosionproof.If
thesetypesoflampsarenotused,resorexplosionsmay
occur.
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Hydraulicsystems
Jetsofuidsunderpressurecanpenetratetheskincaus-
ingseriousinjuries.
Avoidthishazardbyrelievingpressurebeforedisconnect-
inghydraulicorotherlines.
Relievetheresidualpressurebymovingthehydraulic
controlleversseveraltimes.
Tightenallconnectionsbeforeapplyingpressure.
Toprotecttheeyeswearafacialshieldorsafetygoggles.
Protectyourhandsandbodyfrompossiblejetsofuids
underpressure.
Swallowinghydraulicoilisaseverehealthhazard.
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