•Alwayswashyourhandsandotherexposedareas
assoonaspossibleafternishingthework.
•Keepchemicalsintheiroriginalpackagesandina
safelocation.
•Properlydisposeofunusedchemicalsand
chemicalcontainersasinstructedbythechemical
manufacturerandyourlocalcodes.
•Chemicalsandfumesaredangerous;neverenter
thetankorhopper,anddonotplaceyourhead
overorintheopening.
•Followalllocal,state,andfederalrequirementsfor
spreadingandsprayingchemicals.
FuelSafety
Useextremecarewhenhandlingfuel.
Incertainconditionsgasolineisextremelyammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.Areorexplosionfrom
gasolinecanburnyou,others,andcauseproperty
damage.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoorsonlevelground,inan
openarea,whentheengineiscold.Wipeupany
gasolinethatspills.
•Neverrellthefueltankordrainthemachine
indoorsorinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Fillthefuel
tanktothebottomofthellerneck.Theempty
spaceinthetankallowsthegasolinetoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwheregasolinefumes
maybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerandkeep
itoutofthereachofchildren.
•Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremove
thecapofthefueltankoraddfuelwhenengineis
runningorwhentheengineishot.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine.
Moveawayfromtheareaofthespillandavoid
creatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuelvapors
havedissipated.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheentire
exhaustsysteminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
•Incertainconditionsduringfueling,staticelectricity
canbereleased,causingaspark,whichcanignite
gasolinevapors.Areorexplosionfromgasoline
canburnyouandothersandcauseproperty
damage.
–Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
–Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbed,becauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulate
thecontainerandslowthelossofanystatic
charge.
–Whenpractical,removegasoline-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerandrefuel
theequipmentwithitswheelsontheground.
–Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
containerratherthanfromagasoline-dispenser
nozzle.
–Ifyoumustuseagasoline-dispensernozzle,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthe
fueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimes
untilfuelingiscomplete.Donotuseanozzle
lock-opendevice.
•Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporshascausedcancer
inlaboratoryanimals.Failuretousecautionmay
causeseriousinjuryorillness.
–Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
–Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleand
gasolinetankorcontaineropening.
–Keepgasolineawayfromyoureyesandskin.
–Neversiphongasolinebymouth.
•Tohelppreventres,dothefollowing:
–Keeptheengineandtheengineareafree
fromaccumulationofgrass,leaves,excessive
greaseoroil,andotherdebristhatcan
accumulateintheseareas.
–Cleanupoilandfuelspillsandremove
fuel-soakeddebris.
–Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoringthe
machineinanyenclosure.Donotstorethe
machinenearaameoranyenclosedarea
whereopenpilotlightsorheatappliancesare
present.
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