GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 2.2.10 PREVENTING DAMAGE DUE TO ASBESTOS POWDER Asbestos powder can be hazardous to your health if it is inha- led. 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 clea- ning. RWA01000 3 - If there is danger that there may be asbestos powder in the air, operate the machine with the wind to your back whene- ver possible. 4 - Even if the cab provides suitable protection, use an appro- ved 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 2.2.11 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 machi- ne and the engine is running. 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.
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. RWA21910 31