GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 2.2.10 PREVENTING DAMAGE DUE TO ASBESTOS POWDER q Asbestos powder can be hazardous to your health if it is inhaled. q If you handle materials containing asbestos fibers, keep to the instructions given below contenga fibre di amianto, utiliz- zare le seguenti precauzioni: 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. RWA01000 2 - Use low-pressure water to keep down the dust when clea- ning. 3 - If there is danger that there may be asbestos powder in the air, operate the machine with the wind to your back whenever possible.
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 regu- lations in force. RWA01010 2.2.11 PREVENTING DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WORK EQUIPMENT q Do not stand within or approach the operating radius of the work equipment, even when the operator is on board the machine and the engine is running. q Do not stand or work under the arms or the articulated joints when the arms are lifted, if you are not sure that the safety locks have been duly engaged.
q Do not carry out any operation requiring the lifting of the ar- ms, if you are not sure that the locks are correctly positioned and coupled to the arms. RWA21910 28