13 DISPOSAL
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S12R OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Pub. No. 291Y1-40720 Revision: 5
â– Engine Body - Disposal
â– Other Disposal
Wastes Produced during
Inspection and Maintenance
Some wastes produced during inspection or
maintenance are subject to control by the laws or
regulations of the national government and other
local municipalities.
When discarding them, obey the laws or
regulations of the national government and other
local municipalities and handle them properly, for
example, by requesting an industrial waste
disposer.
Engine Body - Disposal
In case that you have to discard this engine, contact
your MHIET dealer "
CONTACT LIST" (→ Page 10).
This engine must be discarded as industrial waste.
Fig. 13-1 Engine Body - Disposal
In case that you have to discard the
engine body, contact your MHIET
dealer.
* You must deal with it as a special industrial
waste in accordance with the laws and
regulations of the national government and
other local municipalities.
Heavy metals including lead are used
in the parts of the engines. Engines
manufactured in 2005 or earlier may
contain asbestos and mercury in
parts. Therefore, when discarding
them, obey the "Waste Management
and Public Cleansing Act".
* If you violate rules, you may be subject to
penalties.
While discarding the engine body, be
sure to wear the appropriate personal
protective equipment.
* Without wearing or not properly wearing
personal protective equipment, serious
personal injury may occur.
When discarding a waste cloth used
to wipe off combustible materials
such as fuel, engine oil, and coolant
(LLC), put it into a lidded can and obey
the Waste Management and Public
Cleansing Act to handle it as a special
industrial waste.
* It may cause a fire.
* It may cause environmental pollution.
* If you violate rules, you may be subject to
penalties.
Lift and transport an engine or a
heavy object such as tank filled with
waste oil or fluid with a forklift only by
the qualified operator.
* Otherwise, fall down of a heavy object due to
improper transportation may cause the operator
to get injured.
* And the waste oil or fluid leak may occur, which
could cause environmental pollution.