Perform Maintenance Safely
WARNING! Avoid death or serious injury from
entanglement. Do not wear loose clothing or
accessories. Stay away from all rotating components
when the engine is running. Contact, wrapping or
entanglement with rotating or moving parts could result in
death or serious injury.
Wear a rubber apron and rubber gloves when working
with corrosives. Wear gloves and safety shoes when
handling wooden blocks or sharp-edged metal.
Always use safety glasses, goggles or a face shield.
They provide eye protection from uids under pressure,
during grinding and while servicing batteries. Protection
is also needed from ying debris, liquids and loose
material produced by equipment, tools and pressurized
air/water.
Wear a face shield and follow manufacturer’s instructions
when you disassemble spring-loaded components or work
with battery acids. Keep pockets free of all objects that
could fall out and drop into machinery.
Handle tools and heavy parts sensibly, with regard for
the safety of yourself and others. Lower items; don’t
drop them.
Avoid rotating parts
Wear eye protection
Do not
loosen
radiator cap
until cool
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Perform Maintenance Safely
Prepare the Work Area
• Position the machine in a level area out of the way of
other working equipment
•
Make sure ther
e is adequate light, ventilation and
clearance
•
Remove oil, gr
ease or water to eliminate any slippery
surfaces
•
Clean around the ar
ea to be serviced to minimize
contamination
Prepare the Machine
Stored energy sources (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic,
pneumatic, chemical, thermal, etc.) must be controlled
or reduced to a practical minimum before performing
any maintenance, repair, or service procedures.
Safety practices to prevent potential injuries from
energy-releasing sources include:
• Place contr
ols in NEUTRAL or LOCKED position
befor
e shutting off engine
• Allow all moving parts to stop
• Shut off engine
• Relieve hydraulic system pressure by moving contr
ols
several times in all dir
ections
• Lock ignition, r
emove key (if equipped) and take it
with you
•
Look and listen for evidence of moving parts befor
e
servicing
•
Shut off master electrical switch (if equipped)
• Securely support or block up machine befor
e working
under
neath machine or other lifted components
• Secur
ely support, block up, or lock up other
components with appr
oved locking devices befor
e
working near or under
neath them
• Relieve pressure befor
e disconnecting or
disassembling any pr
essurized system
• Block or relieve spring pressure befor
e disassembling
any spring-loaded mechanism
•
A
void ames, sparks, or smoking near any fuel,
hydraulic uid or other ammable material such as
spraying debris
Avoid falls, clean
slippery surfaces
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