Cormach LIGRO, Use And Maintenance Manual

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60 Operator's manual
Ligro - Ligro GT
INFORMATION
AND WARNINGS
CONCERNING
HYDRAULIC FLUID
Disposing of spent fluid
Do not dispose of used oil in sewers, storm
drains, rivers or streams; collect it and con-
sign it to an authorised disposal company.
Fluid leaks or spills
Contain the spilt product from spreading
using soil, sand or any other absorbent
material. The contaminated zone must be
degreased with solvent, taking care not
to allow vapours to form or stagnate, and
the residual material from the cleaning
process must be disposed of as envis-
aged by law.
Precautions for the use of
hydraulic fluid
- Avoid contact with the skin.
- Avoid the formation or spreading of oil
mists in the atmosphere.
- The following fundamental health precau-
tions must therefore be adopted:
•฀ avoid฀spatters฀(suitable฀clothing,฀pro
-
tective shields on machines);
•฀ wash฀frequently฀with฀soap฀and฀water;฀
do not use cleaning products or sol-
vents that irritate the skin or remove
its natural protective oil;
•฀ do฀not฀dry฀your฀hands฀using฀soiled฀or฀
greasy rags;
•฀฀change฀your฀clothes฀if฀soaked฀and,฀in฀
any case, at the end of the work shift;
•฀฀do฀not฀smoke฀or฀eat฀with฀greasy฀hands.
- Also adopt the following preventive and
protective equipment:
•฀฀฀mineral฀oil฀resistant฀gloves฀with฀plush฀
lining;
•฀฀goggles,฀in฀case฀of฀spatters;
•฀ mineral฀oil฀resistant฀aprons;
•฀฀protective฀shields,฀in฀case฀of฀spatters.
Mineral oil: first aid
indications
- Swallowing: go to Casualty with the char-
acteristics of the type of oil swallowed.
- Inhalation: in case of exposure to strong
concentration of vapours or mists, take
the affected person out into the open air
and then to Casualty.
- Eyes: rinse with plenty of water and go
to Casualty as soon as possible.
- Skin: wash with soap and water.
FIREFIGHTING
MEANS USABLE
Consult the following table to choose the
most suitable fire extinguisher.
Dry materials
Water YES
Foam YES
Powder
YES*
CO
2
YES*
Flammable liquids
Water NO
Foam YES
Powder YES
CO
2
YES
Electrical equipment
Water NO
Foam NO
Powder YES
CO
2
YES
YES* Use only if more appropriate extinguishers
are not at hand and when the fire is small.
WARNING
The indications given in this table are of
a general nature and should be used as a
general guide. All the applications of each
type of extinguisher must be obtained
from the relevant manufacturer.