New Holland E37C - Ecology and Environment

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Ecologyandenvironment
Soil,air,andwaterqualityisimportantforallindustries
andlifeingeneral.Whenlegislationdoesnotyetrulethe
treatmentofsomeofthesubstancesthatadvancedtech-
nologyrequires,soundjudgmentshouldgoverntheuse
anddisposalofproductsofachemicalandpetrochemical
nature.
Familiarizeyourselfwiththerelativelegislationapplica-
bletoyourcountry,andmakesurethatyouunderstand
thislegislation.Wherenolegislationexists,obtainin-
formationfromsuppliersofoils,lters,batteries,fuels,
anti-freeze,cleaningagents,etc.,withregardtotheef-
fectofthesesubstancesonmanandnatureandhowto
safelystore,use,anddisposeofthesesubstances.Your
NEWHOLLANDCONSTRUCTIONdealercanalsopro-
videassistance.
Helpfulhints
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Avoidtheuseofcansorotherinappropriatepressur-
izedfueldeliverysystemstolltanks.Suchdelivery
systemsmaycauseconsiderablespillage.
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Ingeneral,avoidskincontactwithallfuels,oils,acids,
solvents,etc.Mostoftheseproductscontainsub-
stancesthatmaybeharmfultoyourhealth.
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Modernoilscontainadditives.Donotburncontami-
natedfuelsandorwasteoilsinordinaryheatingsys-
tems.
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Avoidspillagewhenyoudrainuidssuchasuseden-
ginecoolantmixtures,engineoil,hydraulicuid,brake
uid,etc.Donotmixdrainedbrakeuidsorfuelswith
lubricants.Storealldraineduidssafelyuntilyoucan
disposeoftheuidsinaproperwaythatcomplieswith
alllocallegislationandavailableresources.
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Donotallowcoolantmixturestogetintothesoil.Col-
lectanddisposeofcoolantmixturesproperly.
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Donotopentheair-conditioningsystemyourself.It
containsgasesthatshouldnotbereleasedintotheat-
mosphere.YourNEWHOLLANDCONSTRUCTION
dealerorair-conditioningspecialisthasaspecialex-
tractorforthispurposeandcanrechargethesystem
properly.
•
Repairanyleaksordefectsintheenginecoolingsys-
temorhydraulicsystemimmediately.
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Donotincreasethepressureinapressurizedcircuitas
thismayleadtoacomponentfailure.
Batteryrecycling
Batteriesandelectricaccumulatorscontainseveral
substancesthatcanhaveaharmfuleffectontheenvi-
ronmentifthebatteriesarenotproperlyrecycledafter
use.Improperdisposalofbatteriescancontaminate
thesoil,groundwater,andwaterways.NEWHOLLAND
CONSTRUCTIONstronglyrecommendsthatyoureturn
allusedbatteriestoaNEWHOLLANDCONSTRUCTION
dealer,whowilldisposeoftheusedbatteriesorrecycle
theusedbatteriesproperly.Insomecountries,thisisa
legalrequirement.
NHIL14GEN0038AA1
Mandatorybatteryrecycling
NOTE:Thefollowingrequirementsaremandatoryin
Brazil.
Batteriesaremadeofleadplatesandasulfuricacidso-
lution.Becausebatteriescontainheavymetalssuchas
lead,CONAMAResolution401/2008requiresyoutore-
turnallusedbatteriestothebatterydealerwhenyoure-
placeanybatteries.Donotdisposeofbatteriesinyour
householdgarbage.
Pointsofsaleareobligedto:
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Acceptthereturnofyourusedbatteries
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Storethereturnedbatteriesinasuitablelocation
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Sendthereturnedbatteriestothebatterymanufacturer
forrecycling
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