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n WARNING
Environmental pollution due to unsuitable disposal of hy-
draulic and gear oil
The hydraulic and gearbox oils are not entirely biodegradable.
Therefore, oil must be prevented from entering the environment in
an uncontrolled manner.
Collect/dam escaped oil with sand, earth or other absorptive
material.
Collect hydraulic and gear oil in a suitable container pro-
vided for the purpose, and dispose of it in accordance with
the local statutory requirements.
Oil must be prevented from spilling and draining into the
sewers.
The ingress of oil into the sewage system must be pre-
vented by building dams made of sand and/or earth or by
other suitable damming means.
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