Case IH PUMA 115 - General Workshop Tools and Equipment; Legal Aspects; Lubricants and Greases

INTRODUCTION
Gases
seeGasCylinders.
GasShieldedWelding
seeWelding.
GasWelding
seeWelding.
GENERALWORKSHOPTOOLSANDEQUIPMENT
Itisessentialthatalltoolsandequipmentaremaintainedingoodconditionandthecorrectsafetyequipmentused
whererequired.
Neverusetoolsorequipmentforanypurposeotherthanthatforwhichtheyweredesigned.
Neveroverloadequipmentsuchashoists,jacks,axleandchassisstandsorliftingslings.Damagecausedbyover-
loadingisnotalwaysimmediatelyapparentandmayresultinafatalfailurethenexttimethattheequipmentisused.
Donotusedamagedordefectivetoolsorequipment,particularlyhighspeedequipmentsuchasgrindingwheels.A
damagedgrindingwheelcandisintegratewithoutwarningandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearsuitableeyeprotectionwhenusinggrinding,chisellingorsandblastingequipment.
Wearasuitablebreathingmaskwhenusingsandblastingequipment,workingwithasbestosbasedmaterialsorusing
sprayingequipment.
Glues
seeAdhesivesandSealers.
HighPressureAir,LubricationandOilTestEquipmentaccordancewithlocalregulations
seeLubricantsandGreases.
Alwayskeephighpressureequipmentingoodconditionandregularlymaintained,particularlyatjointsandunions.
Neverdirectahighpressurenozzleattheskinastheuidmaypenetratetotheunderlyingtissueetc.andcause
seriousinjury.
LEGALASPECTS
Manylawsandregulationsmakerequirementsrelatingtohealthandsafetyintheuseofmaterialsandequipmentin
workshops.Alwaysconformtothelawsandregulationsapplicabletothecountryinwhichyouareworking.
Workshopsshouldbefamiliar,indetail,withtheassociatedlawsandregulations.Consultthelocalfactoryinspec-
torateorappropriateauthorityifinanydoubt.
LUBRICANTSANDGREASES
Avoidallprolongedandrepeatedcontactwithmineraloils,especiallyusedoils.Usedoilscontaminatedduringservice
(e.g.routineservicechangesumpoils)aremoreirritatingandmorelikelytocauseseriouseffectsincludingskin
cancerintheeventofgrossandprolongedskincontact.
Washskinthoroughlyafterworkinvolvingoil.Proprietaryhandcleanersmaybeofvalueprovidedtheycanbere-
movedfromtheskinwithwater.Donotusepetrol,parafnorothersolventstoremoveoilfromtheskin.
Lubricantsandgreasesmaybeslightlyirritatingtotheeyes.
Repeatedorprolongedskincontactshouldbeavoidedbywearingprotectiveclothingifnecessary.Particularcare
shouldbetakenwithusedoilsandgreasescontaininglead.Donotallowworkclothingtobecontaminatedwithoil.
Drycleanorlaundersuchclothingatregularintervals.Discardoilsoakedshoes.
Donotemployusedengineoilsaslubricantsorforanyapplicationwhereappreciableskincontactislikelytooccur.
Usedoilsmayonlybedisposedofinaccordancewithlocalregulations.
NoiseInsulationMaterials
seeFoams,FibreInsulation.
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