CONTENTS PAGE
2 Health and safety ..................................................................................................................2-3
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................2‑3
2.2 Safety symbol, warnings, cautions and notes ...............................................................................2‑3
2.3 Trained personnel ..................................................................................................................................... 2‑3
2.4 Use of these instructions .......................................................................................................................2‑3
2.5 Precautions and protection for personnel ...................................................................................... 2‑4
2.5.1 Personal hygiene ...................................................................................................................................... 2‑4
2.5.2 Protective clothing .................................................................................................................................. 2‑4
2.6 Working at high level .............................................................................................................................. 2‑5
2.7 First aid and emergency treatment ..................................................................................................2‑6
2.7.1 Workshop first aid equipment ............................................................................................................2‑6
2.7.2 Cuts and wounds ......................................................................................................................................2‑6
2.7.3 Carbon monoxide poisoning ............................................................................................................... 2‑6
2.7.4 Burns ............................................................................................................................................................. 2‑6
2.7.5 Contact with and/or ingestion of fluids ..........................................................................................2‑6
2.8 Workshop precautions, procedures and practices ..................................................................... 2‑7
2.8.1 Material safety data sheets................................................................................................................... 2‑7
2.8.2 Responsible technician, the Key Holder ..........................................................................................2‑8
2.8.3 Immobilising the vehicle ........................................................................................................................ 2‑8
2.8.4 General workshop precautions ........................................................................................................... 2‑8
2.8.5 Work place cleanliness ........................................................................................................................... 2‑8
2.8.6 Moving or rotating parts ....................................................................................................................... 2‑9
2.8.7 Hot components ....................................................................................................................................... 2‑9
2.8.8 ‘Live’ work ................................................................................................................................................... 2‑9
2.8.9 Fasteners ..................................................................................................................................................... 2‑9
2.8.10 Protecting vehicle components during grinding, drilling and welding ............................... 2‑9
2.8.11 Welding on or near the vehicle ........................................................................................................... 2‑9
2.8.12 Manual handling and movement of loads .......................................................................................2‑10
2.8.13 Access and lifting equipment .............................................................................................................. 2‑10
2.8.14 Cleaning of equipment........................................................................................................................... 2‑10
2.8.15 Environmental protection precautions ............................................................................................ 2‑10
2.8.16 Fuel, oil, lubricants, degreasants and filters ..................................................................................2‑11
2.8.17 Solvents ....................................................................................................................................................... 2‑11
2.8.18 Contact with plastic material residues after fires ........................................................................ 2‑11
2.9 Cleaning a vehicle .................................................................................................................................... 2‑12
2.9.1 Pressure washing ......................................................................................................................................2‑12
2.10 Vehicle electrical systems ..................................................................................................................... 2‑12
2.10.1 General electrical precautions............................................................................................................. 2‑12
2.10.2 Disconnection and reconnection of electrical components .................................................... 2‑13
2.11 Welding on or near the vehicle ........................................................................................................... 2‑13
2.12 Hydraulic and pneumatic systems .....................................................................................................2‑14
2.12.1 Returning the vehicle to service ......................................................................................................... 2‑14
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