Miller Nitro 7380 - Fire and Explosion Prevention; General Battery Safety

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Drivingonpublicroadsandgeneraltransportationsafety
Complywithlocallawsandregulations.
Useappropriatelightingtomeetlocalregulations.
MakesureSMVemblemisvisible.
Makesurebrakepedallatchisengaged.Brakepedals
mustbelockedtogetherforroadtravel.
Usesafetychainsfortrailedequipmentwhenprovided
withmachineorequipment.
Liftimplementsandattachmentshighenoughabove
groundtopreventaccidentalcontactwithroad.
Whentransportingequipmentormachineonatransport
trailer,makesureitisproperlysecured.Besurethe
SMVontheequipmentormachineiscoveredwhilebeing
transportedonatrailer.
Beawareofoverheadstructuresorpowerlinesandmake
surethemachineand/orattachmentscanpasssafelyun-
der.
Travelspeedshouldbesuchthatcompletecontroland
machinestabilityismaintainedatalltimes.
Slowdownandsignalbeforeturning.
Pullovertoallowfastertrafctopass.
Followcorrecttowingprocedureforequipmentwithor
withoutbrakes.
Fireandexplosionprevention
Fueloroilleakedorspilledonhotsurfacesorelectrical
componentscancauseare.
Cropmaterials,trash,debris,birdnests,orammable
materialcanigniteonhotsurfaces.
Alwayshaveareextinguisheronornearthemachine.
Makesurethereextinguisher(s)ismaintainedandser-
vicedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructions.
Atleastonceeachdayandattheendofthedayremove
alltrashanddebrisfromthemachineespeciallyaround
hotcomponentssuchasengine,transmission,exhaust,
battery,etc.Morefrequentcleaningofyourmachinemay
benecessarydependingontheoperatingenvironment
andconditions.
Atleastonceeachday,removedebrisaccumulation
aroundmovingcomponentssuchasbearings,pulleys,
belts,gears,cleaningfan,etc.Morefrequentcleaning
ofyourmachinemaybenecessarydependingonthe
operatingenvironmentandconditions.
Inspecttheelectricalsystemforlooseconnectionsor
frayedinsulation.Repairorreplacelooseordamaged
parts.
Donotstoreoilyragsorotherammablematerialonthe
machine.
Donotweldoramecutanyitemsthatcontainammable
material.Cleanitemsthoroughlywithnon-ammablesol-
ventsbeforeweldingorame-cutting.
Donotexposethemachinetoames,burningbrush,or
explosives.
Promptlyinvestigateanyunusualsmellsorodorsthat
mayoccurduringoperationofthemachine.
Generalbatterysafety
Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenworkingwithbatteries.
Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearbattery.
Ventilatewhenchargingorusinginanenclosedarea.
Disconnectnegative(-)rstandreconnectnegative(-)
last.
Whenweldingonthemachine,disconnectbothterminals
ofthebattery.
Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
Whenusingauxiliarybatteriesorconnectingjumperca-
blestostarttheengine,usetheprocedureshowninthe
operator’smanual.Donotshortacrossterminals.
Followmanufacturer’sinstructionswhenstoringandhan-
dlingbatteries.
Batterypost,terminals,andrelatedaccessoriescontain
leadandleadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.
ThisisaCaliforniaProposition65warning.
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontainsulfuricacid.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing.Antidote(exter-
nal):Flushwithwater.Antidote(eyes):ushwithwater
for15minutesandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Antidote(internal):Drinklargequantitiesofwaterormilk.
Donotinducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
Keepoutofreachofchildrenandotherunauthorizedper-
sons.
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