Bravo-Brava
Electrical equipment
Air Bag
55.
DANGER TO HEALTH
Observe the following precautions when handling activated modules:
1.
Use protective gloves and safety goggles.
2.
Wash hands and exposed body parts after touching an activated air bag.
EFFECTS OF OVER-EXPOSURE
There is no potential risk of exposure to propellant because the system is fully sealed.
The propellant mixture is in the solid state and cannot be inhaled even if the gas generator cartridge
should break.
There is no danger to human health if any gas should emerge.
As a precaution, avoid contact wtih the skin and do not ingest the propellant.
In the case of
- Contact with the skin: wash immediately with soap and
water.
- Contact with eyes: rinse the
eyes
immediately with running water for at least 15 min-
utes.
- Inhalation: take the patient out into the open air immediately.
- Swallowing: induce vomiting if the person is conscious.
Always call a doctor under these circumstances.
SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR HANDLING AIR BAG MODULES
Under normal conditions, driver and passenger side air bags are activated after receiving an electronic
trigger command during impact. The gas produced under these conditions is mainly non-toxic nitrogen.
It
is
therefore important to ensure that personnel carrying out work on the device when fitted to the
vehi-
cle carefully observe the following safety reglations.
Personnel working on the devices must be specially trained.
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Fiat Auto it-98 - Supersedes previous version 103
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