Case 590ST - Page 31

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Air-conditioningsystem
Theair-conditioningsystemisunderhighpressure.Do
notdisconnectanylines.Thereleaseofhighpressure
cancauseseriousinjury.
Theair-conditioningsystemcontainsgasesthatare
harmfultotheenvironmentwhenreleasedintotheatmos-
phere.Donotattempttoserviceorrepairthesystem.
Onlytrainedservicetechnicianscanservice,repair,or
rechargetheair-conditioningsystem.
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)
WearPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)suchashard
hat,eyeprotection,heavygloves,hearingprotection,pro-
tectiveclothing,etc.
DoNotOperatetag
Beforeyoustartservicingthemachine,attacha‘DoNot
Operate’warningtagtothemachineinanareathatwill
bevisible.
Hazardouschemicals
Ifyouareexposedtoorcomeincontactwithhazardous
chemicalsyoucanbeseriouslyinjured.Theuids,lu-
bricants,paints,adhesives,coolant,etc.requiredforthe
functionofyourmachinecanbehazardous.Theymay
beattractiveandharmfultodomesticanimalsaswellas
humans.
MaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)provideinformation
aboutthechemicalsubstanceswithinaproduct,safe
handlingandstorageprocedures,rstaidmeasures,and
procedurestotakeintheeventofaspilloraccidental
release.MSDSareavailablefromyourdealer.
BeforeyouserviceyourmachinechecktheMSDSfor
eachlubricant,uid,etc.usedinthismachine.Thisin-
formationindicatestheassociatedrisksandwillhelpyou
servicethemachinesafely.Followtheinformationinthe
MSDS,andonmanufacturercontainers,aswellasthein-
formationinthismanual,whenyouservicethemachine.
Disposeofalluids,lters,andcontainersinanenviron-
mentallysafemanneraccordingtolocallawsandregula-
tions.Checkwithlocalenvironmentalandrecyclingcen-
tersoryourdealerforcorrectdisposalinformation.
Storeuidsandltersinaccordancewithlocallawsand
regulations.Useonlyappropriatecontainersforthestor-
ageofchemicalsorpetrochemicalsubstances.
Keepoutofreachorchildrenorotherunauthorizedper-
sons.
Appliedchemicalsrequireadditionalprecautions.Obtain
completeinformationfromthemanufacturerordistributor
ofthechemicalsbeforeyouusethem.
Utilitysafety
Whendiggingorusingground-engagingequipment,be
awareofburiedcablesandotherservices.Contactyour
localutilitiesorauthorities,asappropriate,todetermine
thelocationsofservices.
Makesurethatthemachinehassufcientclearanceto
passinalldirections.Payspecialattentiontooverhead
powerlinesandhangingobstacles.Highvoltagelines
mayrequiresignicantclearanceforsafety.Contactlocal
authoritiesorutilitiestoobtainsafeclearancedistances
fromhighvoltagepowerlines.
Retractraisedorextendedcomponents,ifnecessary.
Removeorlowerradioantennasorotheraccessories.
Shouldacontactbetweenthemachineandanelectric
powersourceoccur,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
taken:
•
Stopthemachinemovementimmediately.
•
Applytheparkingbrake,stoptheengine,andremove
thekey.
•
Checkifyoucansafelyleavethecaboryouractualpo-
sitionwithoutcontactwithelectricalwires.Ifnot,stay
inyourpositionandcallforhelp.Ifyoucanleaveyour
positionwithouttouchinglines,jumpclearofthema-
chinetomakesurethatyoudonotmakecontactwith
thegroundandthemachineatthesametime.
•
Donotpermitanyonetotouchthemachineuntilpower
hasbeenshutofftothepowerlines.
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