Case 570NXT - Safety Rules - Fuel Handling Precautions; Safety Rules - Hazardous Chemicals; Safety Rules - Lifting and Overhead Loads

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules-Fuelhandlingprecautions
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Donotsmokeorpermitopenameswhilefuelingor
nearfuelingoperations.
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Donotllthefueltankcompletelytothetop.Allow
roomforexpansion.
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Cleanupspilledfuelimmediatelyanddisposeofcon-
taminatedmaterialinanenvironmentallycorrectman-
ner.
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Tightenthefueltankcapsecurely.Shouldthefuel
capbelost,replaceitonlywiththeoriginalmanufac-
turer'sapprovedcap.Useofanon-approvedcapwith-
outproperventingmayresultinpressurizationofthe
tank.
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Neverusefuelforcleaningpurposes.
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Usethecorrectfuelgradefortheoperatingseason.
Safetyrules-Hazardouschemicals
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Ifyouareexposedto,orcomeincontactwith,
hazardouschemicalsyoucanbeseriouslyinjured.
Theuids,lubricants,paints,adhesives,coolants,
etc.requiredforthefunctionofthemachinecanbe
hazardous.Theymaybeattractiveandharmfulto
domesticanimalsaswellashumans.
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MaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)provideinforma-
tionaboutchemicalsubstanceswithinaproduct,safe
handlingprocedures,rstaidmeasures,andproce-
durestobetakenintheeventofaspilloraccidental
release.MSDSareavailablefromyourdealer.
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Beforeyouservicethemachine,checktheMSDSfor
eachlubricant,uid,etc.usedinthemachine.This
informationindicatestheassociatedrisksandwillhelp
youservicethemachinesafely.Followtheinformation
intheMSDS,onmanufacturer'scontainers,aswellas
theinformationinthismanualwhenservicingthema-
chine.
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Disposeofalluids,lters,andcontainersinanenvi-
ronmentallysafemanneraccordingtolocallawsand
regulations.Checkwithlocalenvironmentalandrecy-
clingcentersoryourdealerforcorrectdisposalinfor-
mation.
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Storeuidsandlterinaccordancewithlocallawsand
regulations.Useonlyappropriatecontainersforthe
storageofchemicalsorpetrochemicalsubstances.
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Keepoutofreachofchildrenorotherunauthorizedper-
sons.
Safetyrules-Liftingandoverheadloads
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Neverliftloadsinexcessofcapacity.
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Carryloadsinrecommendedpositionsformaximum
stability.
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Neverusebuckets,forks,etc.orotherlifting,handling,
ordiggingequipmenttoliftpersons.
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Donotuseraisedequipmentasaworkplatform.
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Knowthefullareaofmovementofthemachineand
equipmentanddonotenterorpermitanyonetoenter
theareaofmovementwhilethemachineisinoperation.
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Neverenterorpermitanyonetoentertheareaunder-
neathraisedequipment.Equipmentand/orloadscan
fallunexpectedlyandcrushpersonsunderneathit.
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Donotleaveequipmentinraisedpositionwhileparked
orduringservice,unlesssecurelysupported.Hydraulic
cylindersmustbemechanicallylockedorsupportedif
theyareleftinaraisedpositionforserviceoraccess.
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Buckets,forks,etc.orotherlifting,handling,ordigging
equipmentanditsloadwillchangethecenterofgravity
ofthemachine.Thiscancausethemachinetotipon
slopesorunevenground.
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Loaditemscanfalloffthebucketorliftingequipment
andcrushtheoperator.Caremustbetakenwhenlifting
aload.Useproperliftingequipment.
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Usetherecommendedmachineballastandcounter-
weighting.
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