Case SR160 - Environmental Safety and Disposal

INTRODUCTION
Safetyrules-Ecologyandtheenvironment
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Soil,air,andwaterarevitalfactorsofagricultureandlifeingeneral.Whenlegislationdoesnotyetrulethetreatment
ofsomeofthesubstancesrequiredbyadvancedtechnology,soundjudgmentshouldgoverntheuseanddisposalof
productsofachemicalandpetrochemicalnature.
NOTE:Thefollowingarerecommendationsthatmaybeofassistance:
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Becomeacquaintedwithandensurethatyouunderstandtherelativelegislationapplicabletoyourcountry.
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Wherenolegislationexists,obtaininformationfromsuppliersofoils,lters,batteries,fuels,antifreeze,cleaning
agents,etc.,withregardtotheireffectonmanandnatureandhowtosafelystore,use,anddisposeofthese
substances.
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Agriculturalconsultantswill,inmanycases,beabletohelpyouaswell.
Helpfulhints
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Avoidllingtanksusingcansorinappropriatepressurizedfueldeliverysystemsthatmaycauseconsiderable
spillage.
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Ingeneral,avoidskincontactwithallfuels,oils,acids,solvents,etc.Mostofthemcontainsubstancesthatmaybe
harmfultoyourhealth.
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Modernoilscontainadditives.Donotburncontaminatedfuelsandorwasteoilsinordinaryheatingsystems.
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Avoidspillagewhendrainingoffusedenginecoolantmixtures,engine,gearboxandhydraulicoils,brakeuids,etc.
Donotmixdrainedbrakeuidsorfuelswithlubricants.Storethemsafelyuntiltheycanbedisposedofinaproper
waytocomplywithlocallegislationandavailableresources.
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Moderncoolantmixtures,i.e.antifreezeandotheradditives,shouldbereplacedeverytwoyears.Theyshouldnot
beallowedtogetintothesoil,butshouldbecollectedanddisposedofproperly.
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Donotopentheair-conditioningsystemyourself.Itcontainsgasesthatshouldnotbereleasedintotheatmosphere.
YourCASECONSTRUCTIONdealerorairconditioningspecialisthasaspecialextractorforthispurposeandwill
havetorechargethesystemproperly.
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Repairanyleaksordefectsintheenginecoolingorhydraulicsystemimmediately.
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Donotincreasethepressureinapressurizedcircuitasthismayleadtoacomponentfailure.
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Protecthosesduringweldingaspenetratingweldsplattermayburnaholeorweakenthem,allowingthelossof
oils,coolant,etc.
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