2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Hazardouschemicals
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Ifyouareexposedto,orcomeincontactwith,
hazardouschemicalsyoucanbeseriouslyinjured.
Theuids,lubricants,paints,adhesives,coolants,
etc.requiredforthefunctionofthemachinecanbe
hazardous.Theymaybeattractiveandharmfulto
domesticanimalsaswellashumans.
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SafetyDataSheets(SDS)provideinformationabout
chemicalsubstanceswithinaproduct,safehandling
procedures,rstaidmeasures,andprocedurestobe
takenintheeventofaspilloraccidentalrelease.SDS
areavailablefromyourdealer.
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Beforeyouservicethemachine,checktheSDSfor
eachlubricant,uid,etc.usedinthemachine.This
informationindicatestheassociatedrisksandwillhelp
youservicethemachinesafely.Followtheinformation
intheSDS,onmanufacturer'scontainers,aswellas
theinformationinthismanualwhenservicingthema-
chine.
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Disposeofalluids,lters,andcontainersinanenvi-
ronmentallysafemanneraccordingtolocallawsand
regulations.Checkwithlocalenvironmentalandrecy-
clingcentersoryourdealerforcorrectdisposalinfor-
mation.
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Storeuidsandltersinaccordancewithlocallaws
andregulations.Useonlyappropriatecontainersfor
thestorageofchemicalsorpetrochemicalsubstances.
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Keepoutofreachofchildrenorotherunauthorizedper-
sons.
Transportingprecautions
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Knowtherules,laws,andsafetyequipmentnecessary
fortransportingthismachineonaroadorhighway.
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Useappropriatelightingasdenedbylocalregulations.
Makesuretheslowmovingvehicle(SMV)and/orspeed
indicator(SIS)isvisiblewhendrivingonapublicroads
orhighways.
Fireextinguisher
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Areextinguisheronboardisrecommendedforall
constructionequipment.
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Contactyourdealerforthetypeandlocationofare
extinguisherforthismachine.
Precautionsspecictothismachine
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Keeptheloadorbucket/attachmentaslowaspossible
whilemovingthemachinearoundthejobsite.
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Hydrauliccircuitswithaccumulatorsmaycontainresid-
ualpressure.Youmustknowwhichcircuitshaveaccu-
mulatorsandhowtoreleasepressureproperly.
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Whenservicingthemachine,turnthemachineoff,
placetheattachmentontheground,releasehydraulic
pressure,andsettheemergencybrake.Ifyoumust
servicethemachinewiththeliftarmsraised,usethe
liftarmsupportstrutwiththeboltturnedcompletelyin
andliftarmloweredontoandsupportedbythestrut.
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