SAFETY Prevent Fires Check for Oil Leaks: Fuel, hydraulic oil and lubricant leaks can lead to fires, possibly resulting in personal injury or death. Check for missing or loose clamps, kinked hoses, lines or hoses that rub against each other, damage to the oil- cooler, and loose oil-cooler flange bolts, for oil leaks. Tighten, repair or replace any missing, loose or damaged clamps, lines, hoses, oil-cooler and oil-cooler flange bolts. Do not bend or strike high-pressure lines. Never install bent or damaged lines, pipes or hoses. SA-019 Check for Shorts: Short circuits can cause fires. Clean and tighten all electrical connections.
Check before each shift or after eight (8) to ten (10) hours operation for loose, kinked, hardened or frayed electrical cables and wires. Check before each shift or after eight (8) to ten (10) hours operation for missing or damaged terminal caps. DO NOT OPERATE MACHINE if cable or wires are loose, kinked, etc. Precautions for Handling Flammables Spilled fuel and oil, and trash, grease, debris, accumulated coal dust, and other flammables may cause fires. Prevent fires by inspecting and cleaning the machine daily, and by removing spilled or accumulated flammables immediately. Do not store flammable fluid near open flames. Do not burn or crush a pressurized container. Do not store oily cloths.
They are liable to catch fire. Do not wind easy-to-absorb-oil asbestos or glass wool around high-temperature parts such as a muffler or exhaust pipe. S-26