Mack CSM 2010 - Page 41

SAFETYINFORMATION33
SeatBeltMaintenance
•Keepbeltcleananddry.
•Cleanwithmildsoapsolutionandlukewarmwater.
DANGER
DoNOTbleachordyebelt,asthismay
causeseverelossofstrength.DoNOT
installbeltinatruckwithaweakened
ooruntiltheoorhasbeenreplacedor
reinforced.
•Periodicallyinspectthefollowingareasandreplaceanyinadequateparts:
BuckleandLatchplate—Thebuckleandlatchplateshouldmateeasilywithasolidclick
andreleaseeasilyandquicklywithmoderatepressureonthereleasebutton.Allmetalseat
beltcomponentsshouldbefreeofsignsofdamage,corrosionorrust.
Webbing—Thewebbingshouldshownosignsofwear,frayingorholes,anditshouldbe
reasonablyfreeofdirtwhichcouldnditswayintotheretractingmechanism.
Retractors—Theretractorsshouldfunctionsmoothlyandmaintainanappropriateamount
oftension.Loosewebbingisanindicatorthatmaintenanceisneeded;it’slikelythata
too-loosebeltwillfailtotightenproperlywhennecessary.
SeatBeltMountingComponents—Thetetheringshouldbefreeofwearanddebris;the
webbingshouldshownosignsofwear,frayingorholes;andthemetalcomponentsshould
befreeofsignsofdamage,corrosionorrust.
DANGER
Seatbeltassembliesmustbereplacedafter
anaccidentiftheyhavebeensubjectedto
loadingbyoccupants(evenifnodamageis
obvious),oriftheyhavebeendamagedby
anaccident(bentretractor,tornwebbing,
etc.).Ifthereisanyquestionregarding
beltorretractorcondition,replacethe
appropriatepart.