Miller Nitro 7380 - Page 24

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Air-conditioningsystem
Theair-conditioningsystemisunderhighpressure.Do
notdisconnectanylines.Thereleaseofhighpressure
cancauseseriousinjury.
Theair-conditioningsystemcontainsgasesthatare
harmfultotheenvironmentwhenreleasedintotheatmos-
phere.Donotattempttoserviceorrepairthesystem.
Service,repair,orrechargingmustbeperformedonlyby
atrainedservicetechnician.
PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)
WearPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)suchashard
hat,eyeprotection,heavygloves,hearingprotection,pro-
tectiveclothing,etc.
DoNotOperatetag
Beforeyoustartservicingthemachine,attacha‘DoNot
Operate’warningtagtothemachineinanareathatwill
bevisible.
Hazardouschemicals
Ifyouareexposedtoorcomeincontactwithhazardous
chemicalsyoucanbeseriouslyinjured.Theuids,lu-
bricants,paints,adhesives,coolant,etc.requiredforthe
functionofyourmachinecanbehazardous.Theymay
beattractiveandharmfultodomesticanimalsaswellas
humans.
MaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDS)provideinformation
aboutthechemicalsubstanceswithinaproduct,safe
handlingandstorageprocedures,rstaidmeasuresand
procedurestobetakenintheeventofaspilloraccidental
release.MSDSareavailablefromyourdealer.
BeforeyouserviceyourmachinechecktheMSDSfor
eachlubricant,uid,etc.usedinthismachine.Thisin-
formationindicatestheassociatedrisksandwillhelpyou
servicethemachinesafely.Followtheinformationinthe
MSDS,onmanufacturercontainers,aswellastheinfor-
mationinthismanualwhenservicingthemachine.
Disposeofalluids,lters,andcontainersinanenviron-
mentallysafemanneraccordingtolocallawsandregula-
tions.Checkwithlocalenvironmentalandrecyclingcen-
tersoryourdealerforcorrectdisposalinformation.
Storeuidsandltersinaccordancewithlocallawsand
regulations.Useonlyappropriatecontainersforthestor-
ageofchemicalsorpetrochemicalsubstances.
Keepoutofreachorchildrenorotherunauthorizedper-
sons.
Additionalprecautionsarerequiredforappliedchemi-
cals.Obtaincompleteinformationfromthemanufacturer
ordistributorofthechemicalsbeforeusingthem.
Utilitysafety
Whendiggingorusingground-engagingequipment,be
awareofburiedcablesandotherservices.Contactyour
localutilitiesorauthorities,asappropriatetodetermine
thelocationsofservices.
Makesurethemachinehassufcientclearancetopass
inalldirections.Payspecialattentiontooverheadpower
linesandhangingobstacles.Highvoltagelinesmayre-
quiresignicantclearanceforsafety.Contactlocalau-
thoritiesorutilitiestoobtainsafeclearancedistancesfrom
highvoltagepowerlines.
Retractraisedorextendedcomponents,ifnecessary.
Removeorlowerradioantennasorotheraccessories.
Shouldacontactbetweenthemachineandanelectric
powersourceoccur,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
taken:
•
Stopthemachinemovementimmediately.
•
Applytheparkbrake,stoptheengine,andremovethe
key.
•
Checkifyoucansafelyleavethecaboryouractualpo-
sitionwithoutcontactwithelectricalwires.Ifnot,stay
inyourpositionandcallforhelp.Ifyoucanleaveyour
positionwithouttouchinglines,jumpclearofthema-
chinetomakesureyoudonotmakecontactwiththe
groundandthemachineatthesametime.
•
Donotpermitanyonetotouchthemachineuntilpower
hasbeenshutofftothepowerlines.
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