Case WX90 - Prevent Fires

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SR2-2-23
15501 9-35990
PREVENT FIRES
• Check for oil leaks:
- Fuel, hydraulic oil and lubricant leaks can lead to
fires that may result in serious injury.
- Check for missing or loose clamps, kinked hoses,
lines or hoses that rub against each other,
damaged oil-cooler, and loose oil-cooler flange
bolts, for oil leaks.
- Search for leaks with a piece of cardboard.
Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the
skin causing serious injury. Do not use your bare
hand to check for oil leaks.
- Tighten, repair or replace any missing, loose or
damaged clamps, lines, hoses, oil-cooler and oil
cooler flange bolts.
- Do not bend or strike high-pressure lines.
- Never install bent or damaged lines, pipes or
hoses.
• Check for shorts:
- Short circuits can cause fires that may result in
serious injury.
- Clean and tighten all electrical connections.
- Check before each shift or after eight hours of
operation for loose, kinked, hardened or frayed
electrical cables and wires.
- DO NOT OPERATE MACHINE if cable or wires
are loose, kinked, etc.
Tighten, repair or replace any loose or damaged
electrical cables, wires, and terminal caps before
operating the machine.
• Clean flammables:
- Spilled fuel and oils, and accumulated coal dust
and other flammables may cause fires and serious
personal injury.
- Prevent fires by keeping machine clean every day.
• Check starter switch key.
- If a fire breaks out, failure to stop the engine will
escalate the fire, hampering fire fighting.
- Always check starter switch key function before
operating the machine every day:
1. start the engine and run it at slow idle;
2. turn the starter switch key to the OFF position
to confirm that the engine stops.
- If any abnormalities are found, be sure to repair
them before operating the machine.
• Check heat shields:
- Damaged or missing heat shields may lead to fires.
- Damaged or missing heat shields must be repaired
or replaced before operating the machine.
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