Case CX145C SR - Page 23

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
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Cleanthemachineregularly.Accumulationsofgrease,
dirtanddebriscancauseinjuriesordamagethema-
chine.
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Periodicallyinspectthefasteningofthemaincompo-
nents,aspartofthemachinemaintenanceprogramme:
counterweight,turntablebearingandoperator'scom-
partment.Intheeventofproblems,consultyourCASE
CONSTRUCTIONDealer.
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Iftheaccumulatorisnotfunctioningcorrectly,consult
yourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.Nevertryto
carryoutanyservicingoperationontheaccumulator.If
thisinstructionisnotfollowedseriousinjurycanresult.
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Theaccumulatorischargedwithnitrogenunderhigh
pressure.Donotweldorallowamestocomenearto
theaccumulator.
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Thereishighpressurefuelinthefeedpipewhentheen-
gineisrunningandimmediatelyafterithasbeenshut
down.Waitfor2minutesafterengineshutdownbe-
foreyoudoanymaintenanceorinspectionstoallow
thepressuretodropinthepipe.
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TheDieselParticulateDiffuser(DPD)andtheexhaust
gasfromtheexhaustsystemareextremelyhotwhile
theengineisrunning,duringDPDregenerationandim-
mediatelyafterdriving.Becarefulnottoinadvertently
touchthem.Otherwise,youcouldgetburned.
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High-voltageischargedtothecontrollerand/ortothe
injectorwhiletheengineisrunningandimmediately
afterithasbeenshutdown.
Donottouchthecontrollerortheinjector.
Ifitisnecessarytotouchthemformaintenancepur-
poses,consultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
Quickcoupler(optional)
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Everyday,checkthatthelockingbarfunctionscorrectly
andthatitisnotfouledbyforeignmatter.Cleanthe
lockingsystemifnecessary.
Preventingresorexplosions
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Enginefuelcancauseanexplosionorare.
Neverrefuelwhentheengineisrunning.
Neversmokewhilerefuelling.
Takeallnecessarysafetymeasureswhenwelding,
grindingorworkingnearaame.
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Whenammablematerialssuchasplants,drygrasses
andpaperwastearepresentnearthemachine,they
canbethecauseofare.
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Alwaysuseanon-inammablesolventforcleaning
parts.
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Asparkoralightcancausethehydrogeninabatteryto
explode.Toavoidallriskofexplosion,besuretofollow
theinstructionsbelow:
Whendisconnectingbatterycables,alwaysdisconnect
thenegativecable(-)rst.
Whenconnectingbatterycables,alwaysconnectthe
negativecable(-)last.
Nevershort-circuitthebatteryterminalswithmetalob-
jects.
Donotweld,grindorsmokenearthebatteries.
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Beforeperformingmaintenancefortheelectricalsys-
temsorelectricwelding,alwaysplacethekeyofthe
batterymasterswitchin“O”(Off)position(ifequipped)
ordisconnectthenegative(-)terminalofthebatteries,
inordertocutofftheelectriccircuit.
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Alwaysstorebatteriesinasafeplace,outofthereach
ofchildren.
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Sparkscanyfromtheelectricalsystemortheengine
exhaust.Beforerunningthemachineinanareawhere
theremaybeinammablegasses,makesurethereis
adequateventilation.
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Ifpossible,makesurethereisareextinguisher(not
supplied)withineasyreachonboardthemachine.
Makesurethereextinguisherisregularlyservicedin
conformitywiththemanufacturer'sinstructions.
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Cleanthemachineregularly,removingalldebrisand
inammablematerial.
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Makesuretherearenoleaksandreplaceanydamaged
hoses,linesorconnectors.Afteranyrepairwork,clean
themachinebeforeoperating.
Preventionofburns
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Theelectrolyteinthebatteriescancauseserious
burns.Thebatterycontainssulphuricacid.Avoid
contactwithskin,eyesandclothing.
Antidote:
External:rinsethoroughlywithwaterandremove
soiledclothes.
Internal:donotinducevomiting.Rinsethemouthout
withwater.Seekmedicaladvice.
Eyes:rinsethoroughlywithwaterfor15minutesand
seekmedicaladvice.
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Whenbatteryelectrolytefreezesitcanexplodeifyou
trytochargethebatteryorstartuptheenginewitha
boosterbattery.T opreventtheelectrolytefromfreez-
ing,alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged.
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Thebatteryproducesexplosivegases.Keepallnaked
ames,sparksandcigarettesaway.Ensureadequate
ventilationwhenchargingbatteriesorwhenusingina
connedplace.Alwaysprotectyoureyeswhenwork-
ingnearthebattery.
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Boilingcoolantsolutioncansprayoutiftheradiatorcap
isremovedwhilethesystemisstillhot.Beforeremov-
ingthecap,letthesystemcooldownandthenturn
thecaptoitsrstnotch,waitinguntilallpressureisre-
leased.Thenremovethecap.
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Nevertouchbatteryterminalswiththehandsaselec-
trolysiscantakeplacewithinthehumanbodyanddam-
agevitalorgans.
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