FPT F34TE1W - Emergency Behaviour and Safety

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BEHAVIOUR BEHAVIOUR
BEHAVIOUR
IN IN
IN
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY
For For
For
personal personal
personal
safety safety
safety
Theuserofthemachine,manufacturedaccordingtosafetyregulations,
followingtheinstructionsgiveninthismanualandassistedbytheindica-
tionsontheenginelabels,operatesinsafeconditions.Intheeventthat
incorrectbehaviourcausesaccidents,immediatelyrequesttheinterven-
tionofpersonnelspecialisedin󰘰rstaid.Thefollowinginstructionsare
providedtoassistintheeventofanemergencyandwhileawaitingthe
arrivaloftherescueteam.
Engine Engine
Engine
fault fault
fault
Ifproceedingwiththeengineinafaultystate,paymaximumattention
tothemanoeuvresandcheckthatanypeopleon-boardaresecuredto
securegrips.
Fire Fire
Fire
Putoutthe󰘰reusingthedesignateddevicesandaccordingtothemeth-
odsindicatedbythecompetentauthorities(󰘰resuppressionequipment
forsomecarsandvehicleshasbeenmademandatorybycurrentsafety
regulations).
Burns Burns
Burns
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Putoutthe󰘱amesontheclothingoftheburnvictimby:
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󰘱oodingwithwater;
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useofpowderextinguishers,withoutdirectingthejettowardsthe
face;
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coversorrollingthevictimontheground.
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Donotremovetheshredsofclothingthatadheretotheskin;
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Iftheburnsarecausedbyliquids,quicklybutcarefullyremovethecloth-
ingsaturatedwiththehotliquid;
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Covertheburnwithananti-burnpackorwithasterilebandage.
Carbon Carbon
Carbon
monoxide monoxide
monoxide
(CO) (CO)
(CO)
poisoning poisoning
poisoning
Thecarbonmonoxidecontainedintheexhaustgasoftheengineisdan-
gerousnotonlybecauseitcausespoisoningbutalsobecauseitformsan
explosivemixturewiththeair.Inclosedenvironments,carbonmonoxide
isextremelydangerousasitcanreachcriticalconcentrationlevelsina
veryshortspaceoftime.
Ifaidingapoisonvictiminaclosedroom:
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Immediatelyventilatetheroomtoreducetheconcentrationofgas.
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Whenaccessingtheroom,therescueteamsmustholdtheirbreath,
notlight󰘱ames,turnonlightsoractivateelectricbellsortelephonesin
ordertopreventexplosions.
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Bringthepoisonvictimtosafetyinaventilatedroom,orintheopenair,
placingthevictimonhis/hersideifunconscious.
Electrocution Electrocution
Electrocution
The24Velectricalsystemoftheenginedoesnotcarrytheriskofelectro-
cution.However,intheeventofashortcircuitcaused,forexample,bya
metaltool,theremaybetheriskofburnscausedbytheobjectoverheat-
ingduetoconductionoftheelectriccurrent.
Inthatcase:
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Removetheobjectthatcausedtheshortcircuitusingdevicethatpro-
videsuf󰘰cientthermalinsulation.
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Ifpresent,usethemainswitchtocutoffthepowersupply.
Injuries Injuries
Injuries
and and
and
fractures fractures
fractures
Theseriousnessofthecasesandthespeci󰘰cnatureoftheinterventions
meansthatmedicalprofessionalsmustintervene.
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Ifthevictimisbleeding,compresstheinjuryexternallyuntiltherescue
teamarrives.
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