Doosan P185WDO-T4F - Safety Precautions; Compressed Air

SAFETYOperation&MaintenanceManual
Allairpressureequipmentinstalledin,orconnectedto,thecompressormusthavesafe
workingpressureratingsofatleastthecompressorsafetyvalvesetting.
Ifmorethanonecompressorisconnectedtoonecommondownstreamplant,effectivecheck
valvesandisolationvalvesmustbettedandcontrolledbyworkprocedures,toensureone
compressorcannotaccidentallybepressurizedoroverpressurizedbyanother.
CompressedairmustNOTbeusedforadirectfeedtoanyformofbreathingapparatus
ormask.
Compressedaircancauseseriousinjuryordeath.Relievepressurebeforeremovingller
plugs/caps,ttings,orcovers.
Airpressurecanremaintrappedinairsupplylinewhichcanresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
Alwayscarefullyventairsupplylineattoolorventvalvebeforeperforminganyserviceor
maintenance.
Dischargedaircontainsaverysmallpercentageofcompressorlubricatingoilandcare
shouldbetakentoensuredownstreamequipmentiscompatible.
Ifdischargedairistobeultimatelyreleasedintoaconnedspace,adequateventilation
mustbeprovided.
Whenusingcompressedair,alwaysuseappropriatepersonalprotectiveequipment.
Allpressurecontainingparts,especiallyexiblehosesandtheircouplings,mustberegularly
inspected,befreefromdefects,andbereplacedaccordingtothemanualinstructions.
Avoidbodilycontactwithcompressedair.
Thesafetyvalvelocatedintheseparatortankmustbecheckedperiodicallyforcorrect
operation.
Wheneverthecompressorisstopped,airwillowbackintothecompressorfromdownstream
devicesorsystemsunlesstheservicevalveisclosed.Installacheckvalveatthecompressor
servicevalvetopreventreverseowintheeventofanunexpectedshutdownwhenthe
servicevalveisopen.
Disconnectedairhoseswhipandcancauseseriousinjuryordeath.Alwaysattachasafety
owrestrictortoeachhoseatthesourceofsupplyorbranchlineinaccordancewithOSHA
Regulation29CFRSection1926.302(b).
Neverallowthecompressortositstoppedwithpressureintheseparatortankorpiping.
ExhaustSystem
Hotengineexhaustgasandhotexhaustsystemsurfacesareproducedduringandafter
compressoroperation.Avoidcontactwithexhaustgasandhotexhaustsystemsurfaces.
Keepammableandcombustiblematerialsaway.Donotoperatecompressoron,under,or
nearammableorcombustiblematerials.
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