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INTRODUCTION
SPECIALPRECAUTIONSMUSTBETAKENBEFOREANYWELDINGORCUTTINGTAKESPLACEONVESSELS
WHICHHAVECONTAINEDCOMBUSTIBLEMATERIALS,E.G.BOILINGORSTEAMINGOUTOFFUELTANKS.
WhiteSpirit
seeSolvents.
ECOLOGYANDTHEENVIRONMENT
Soil,airandwaterarevitalfactorsofagricultureandlifeingeneral.Wherelegislationdoesnotyetrulethetreatment
ofsomeofthesubstanceswhicharerequiredbyadvancedtechnology,commonsenseshouldgoverntheuseand
disposalofproductsofachemicalandpetrochemicalnature.
Thefollowingarerecommendationswhichmaybeofassistance:
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Becomeacquaintedwithandensurethatyouunderstandtherelativelegislationapplicabletoyourcountry.
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Wherenolegislationexists,obtaininformationfromsuppliersofoils,lters,batteries,fuels,antifreeze,cleaning
agents,etc.,withregardtotheireffectonmanandnatureandhowtosafelystore,useanddisposeofthese
substances.Agriculturalconsultantswill,inmanycases,beabletohelpyouaswell.
HELPFULHINTS
1.Avoidllingtanksusingunsuitablecontainersorinappropriatepressurisedfueldeliverysystemswhichmaycause
considerablespillage.
2.Ingeneral,avoidskincontactwithallfuels,oils,acids,solvents,etc.Mostofthemcontainsubstanceswhichcan
beharmfultoyourhealth.
3.Modernoilscontainadditives.Donotburncontaminatedfuelsand/orwasteoilsinordinaryheatingsystems.
4.Avoidspillagewhendrainingoffusedenginecoolantmixtures,engine,gearboxandhydraulicoils,brakeuids,
etc.Donotmixdrainedbrakeuidsorfuelswithlubricants.Storethemsafelyuntiltheycanbedisposedofina
properwaytocomplywithlocallegislationandavailableresources.
5.Moderncoolantmixtures,i.e.antifreezeandotheradditives,shouldbereplacedeverytwoyears.Theyshould
notbeallowedtogetintothesoilbutshouldbecollectedanddisposedofsafely.
6.Donotopentheair-conditioningsystemyourself.Itcontainsgaseswhichshouldnotbereleasedintotheatmos-
phere.Yourdealerorairconditioningspecialisthasaspecialextractorforthispurposeandwillhavetorecharge
thesystemanyway.
7.Repairanyleaksordefectsintheenginecoolingorhydraulicsystemimmediately.
8.Donotincreasethepressureinapressurisedcircuitasthismayleadtothecomponentsexploding.
9.Protecthosesduringweldingaspenetratingweldsplattermayburnaholeorweakenthem,causingthelossof
oils,coolant,etc.
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