Case 2050M - Fire and explosion prevention

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilthatisleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelectricalcomponentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammablematerialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethatthereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedandservicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendoftheday,removealltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaroundhot
componentssuchastheengine,transmission,exhaust,battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourmachinemaybe
necessarydependingontheoperatingenvironmentandconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulationaroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,belts,
gears,cleaningfans,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourmachinemaybenecessarydependingontheoperating
environmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsandfrayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamagedparts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthemachine.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammablematerial.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammable
solventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethemachinetoames,burningbrush,orexplosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthatmayoccurduringoperationofthemachine.
Generalbatterysafety
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenyouworkwithbatteries.
Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearabattery.
Ventilatetheareawhenyouchargeabatteryoruseabatteryinanenclosedarea.
Disconnectthenegative(-)terminalrstandreconnectthenegative(-)terminallast.
Whenyouweldonthemachine,disconnectbothterminalsofthebattery.
Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Whenyouuseauxiliarybatteriesorconnectjumpercablestostarttheengine,usetheprocedureshownintheoper-
ator’smanual.Donotshortacrossterminals.
Followthemanufacturer’sinstructionswhenyoustoreandhandlebatteries.
Batterypost,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.This
isaCaliforniaProposition65warning.
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontainsulfuricacid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing.Antidote(ex-
ternal):Flushwithwater.Antidote(eyes):ushwithwaterfor15minutesandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Antidote(internal):Drinklargequantitiesofwaterormilk.Donotinducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
Keepoutofreachofchildrenandotherunauthorizedpersons.
Operatorpresencesystem
Yourmachineisequippedwithanoperatorpresencesystemtopreventtheuseofsomefeatureswhiletheoperator
isnotintheoperator’sseat.
Neverdisconnectorbypasstheoperatorpresencesystem.
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