Preventing Burns; Preventing Damage Due To Asbestos Powder - Komatsu PC27R-8 Operation & Maintenance Manual

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 pres-
sure before removing it. The hot fluid that spurts out may
cause serious 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.
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.
3 - If there is danger that there may be asbestos powder in the
air, operate the machine with the wind to your back when-
ever 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 regula-
tions in force.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
RWA00990
RWA01000
RWA01010
31