GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 2.2.8 PREVENTING BURNS If the engine coolant, the engine oil and the hydraulic oil are hot, use heavy cloths and wear gloves, heavy clothing and safety goggles before carrying out any check or touching the hot parts. Before checking the coolant level, stop the engine and let the fluid cool down. If a check is necessary due to the overheating of the engine, slowly loosen the radiator plug to release any residual pressure before removing it. The hot fluid that spurts out may cause seri- ous burns. Before checking the engine oil and hydraulic circuit oil levels, stop the engine and let the oil cool down.
The hot oil that can be sprayed out of the tank may cause serious burns. RWA00990 2.2.9 PREVENTING DAMAGE DUE TO AS- BESTOS POWDER Asbestos powder can be hazardous to your health if it is in- haled. If you handle materials containing asbestos fibers, keep to the instructions given below: 1 - Do not use compressed air, but only aspirators to clean the machine and make sure that the room in which you are working is properly ventilated. 2 - Use low-pressure water to keep down the dust when clean- ing. RWA01000 3 - If there is danger that there may be asbestos powder in the air, operate the machine with the wind to your back whenev- er possibl.
4 - Even if the cab provides suitable protection, use an ap- proved and homologated respirator. 5 - The powder gathered during the cleaning operations must be dampened and put in a sealed and marked container, so that it can be safely disposed of according to the regulations in force. RWA01010 2.2.10 PREVENTING DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WORK EQUIPMENT Do not stand within or approach the operating radius of the work equipment, even when the operator is on board the ma- chine and the engine is running. Do not stand or work under the arms or the articulations when the arms are lifted, if you are not sure that the safety locks have been duly engaged.
Do not carry out any operation requiring the lifting of the arms, if you are not sure that the locks are correctly positioned and cou- pled to the arms. RWA01020 41