•Operateonlyindaylightorgoodarticiallight.
•Neverspraywithbystanderspresent.
•Neverspraywhilepeople,especiallychildrenor
petsarenearby.
•Beforeoperatingthemachine,alwayscheckthe
designatedareasofthesprayerthatarestatedin
thePre-StartingChecksintheOperationsection.
Ifthemachinedoesnotfunctioncorrectlyoris
damagedinanyway,donotusethesprayer.
Makesurethattheproblemiscorrectedbeforethe
sprayerorattachmentisoperated.
•Makesurethattheoperator’sareaiscleanand
freefromchemicalresidueanddebrisbuildup.
•Ensurethatalluidlineconnectorsaretightand
allhosesareingoodconditionbeforeapplying
pressuretothesystem.
ChemicalSafety
WARNING
•Chemicalsubstancesusedinthesprayer
systemmaybehazardousandtoxicto
you,bystanders,animals,plants,soilsor
otherproperty.
•Carefullyreadandfollowthechemical
warninglabelsandmaterialsafetydata
sheets(MSDS)forallchemicalsusedand
protectyourselfaccordingtothechemical
manufacturer'srecommendations.Ensure
thataslittleskinaspossibleisexposed
whileusingchemicals.Useappropriate
personalprotectiveequipment(PPE)
toguardagainstpersonalcontactwith
chemicals,suchas:
–safetyglasses,goggles,and/orface
shield
–respiratororltermask
–chemicalresistantgloves
–rubberbootsorothersubstantial
footwear
–hearingprotection
–cleanchangeofclothes,soap,and
disposabletowels,tobekeptonhand,
intheeventofachemicalspill.
Important:Keepinmindthattheremaybemore
than1chemicalused,andinformationoneach
chemicalshouldbeassessed.
Refusetooperateorworkonthesprayerifthis
informationisnotavailable.
Beforeworkingonasprayersystem,make
surethatthesystemhasbeentriplerinsedand
neutralizedaccordingtotherecommendationsof
thechemicalmanufacturer(s)andallofthevalves
havebeencycled3times.
Verifythereisanadequatesupplyofcleanwater
andsoapnearby,andimmediatelywashoffany
chemicalsthatcontactyou.
•Obtainpropertrainingbeforeusingorhandling
chemicals.
•Usethecorrectchemicalforthejob.
•Followthechemicalmanufacturer'sinstructionsfor
thesafeapplicationofthechemical.Donotexceed
recommendedsystemapplicationpressure.
•Donotll,calibrate,orcleantheunitwhenpeople,
especiallychildren,orpetsareinthearea.
•Handlechemicalsinawellventilatedarea.
•Havecleanwateravailableespeciallywhenlling
thespraytank.
•Donoteat,drink,orsmokewhileworkingwith
chemicals.
•Donotcleanspraynozzlesbyblowingthrough
themorplacinginyourmouth.
•Alwayswashyourhandsandotherexposedareas
assoonaspossibleafteryounishworkingwith
chemicals.
•Keepchemicalsintheiroriginalpackagesand
storedinasafelocation.
•Properlydisposeofunusedchemicalsand
chemicalcontainersasinstructedbythechemical
manufacturerandyourlocalcodes.
•Chemicalsandfumesaredangerous;neverenter
thetankorplaceyourheadoverorintheopening
ofatank.
•Followalllocal,state,andfederalregulationsfor
spreadingorsprayingchemicals.
WhileOperating
WARNING
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,
whichisanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcan
killyou.
Donotrunengineindoorsorinanenclosed
area.
•Remainseatedwheneverthesprayerisinmotion.
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheelwhenever
possible.Keepyourarmsandlegswithinthe
operator’scompartmentatalltimes.
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