Toro 41177 - Safety; Safe Operating Practices; Chemical Safety

Safety
Improperuseormaintenancebytheoperatororowner
canresultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalwayspay
attentiontothesafetyalertsymbol,whichmeans
CAUTION,WARNING,orDANGER—personal
safetyinstruction.Failuretocomplywiththeinstruction
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Supervisors,operators,andservicepersonsshouldbe
familiarwiththefollowingstandardsandpublications:
(Thematerialmaybeobtainedfromtheaddressshown).
•FlammableandCombustibleLiquidsCode:
ANSI/NFPA30
•NationalFireProtectionAssociation:
ANSI/NFPA#505;PoweredIndustrialTrucks
NationalFirePreventionAssociation
BarrymarchParkQuincy,Massachusetts
02269U.S.A.
•SAEJ2258LightUtilityVehicles
SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers
SAEWorldHeadquarters400CommonwealthDrive
Warrendale,PA15096-0001
•ANSI/UL558;InternalCombustion
EnginePoweredIndustrialTrucks
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc.
1430BroadwayNewYork,NewYork10018U.S.A.
orUnderwritersLaboratories333PngstenRoad
Northbrook,Illinois60062U.S.A.
SafeOperatingPractices
Thesprayerisanoff-highwayvehicleonlyand
isnotdesigned,equipped,ormanufacturedfor
useonpublicstreets,roads,orhighways.
Supervisor’sResponsibilities
•Makesurethatoperatorsarethoroughlytrainedand
familiarwiththeOperator’sManual,EngineManual,
andalllabelsonthesprayer.
•Establishyourownspecialproceduresandwork
rulesforunusualoperatingconditions(e.g.slopes
toosteepforsprayeroperation).
ChemicalSafety
Chemical substances used in the spray system
may be hazardous and to xic to y ou, bystander s,
animals, plants, soils or other pr oper ty .
•Carefullyreadandfollowthechemical
warninglabelsandMaterialSafetyData
Sheets(MSDS)forallchemicalsused
andprotectyourselfaccordingtothe
chemicalmanufacturer’srecommendations.
Forexample,useappropriatePersonal
ProtectiveEquipment(PPE)including
faceandeyeprotection,gloves,orother
equipmenttoguardagainstpersonalcontact
withthechemical.
•Keepinmindthattheremaybemorethan
onechemicalusedandinformationoneach
shouldbeassessed.
•
R efuse to operate or w or k on the spray er if
this inf or mation is not a v aila ble!
•Beforeworkingonaspraysystem
makesurethesystemhasbeentriple
rinsedandneutralizedaccordingto
therecommendationsofthechemical
manufacturer(s).
•Verifythereisanadequatesupplyofclean
waterandsoapnearby,andimmediately
washoffanychemicalsthatcontactyou.
•Obtainpropertrainingbeforeusingorhandling
chemicals.
•Usethecorrectchemicalforthejob.
•Followthechemicalmanufacturer’sinstructionsfor
thesafeapplicationofthechemical.
•Handlechemicalsinawellventilatedarea.
•Weargogglesandotherprotectiveequipmentas
instructedbythechemicalmanufacturer.Ensure
thataslittleskinaspossibleisexposedwhileusing
chemicals.
•Havecleanwateravailableespeciallywhenllingthe
spraytank.
•Donoteat,drink,orsmokewhileworkingwith
chemicals.
•Alwayswashyourhandsandotherexposedareasas
soonaspossibleafternishingthework.
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