GEAX
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Chapter 7
CONTROLLING GENERAL HAZARDS
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Chapter 7
CONTROLLING GENERAL HAZARDS
7.1 Fire prevention
7.1.1
Refuelling
The following precautions should be applied to reduce fire
hazards during refuelling. Use type-approved dispensing systems
when refuelling the drilling rig. Stop the engine when refuelling.
Make sure that no one is smoking and that there are no open
flames nearby. The fire extinguisher is located inside the control cab.
The rig is supplied with a fuel pump for refuelling purposes.
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Place the fuel container (can) on the ground in a stable position.
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Put the metal end (provided with a check valve) of the suction hose
(fig.7.1.1.1)
inside the can and make sure it is well immersed in the fuel.
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Switch on the electric pump (Fig. 7.1.1.2) and leave it on until the fuel
indicator in the cab reaches F, meaning that the fuel tank is completely
full; exceeding this limit may cause dangerous fuel spills.
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Stop the pump immediately if it is not intaking fuel.
Alternatively, use the upper filler when refuelling by gravity with a dispenser
nozzle.
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Place yourself so you can hold the nozzle comfortably.
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Introduce the nozzle well inside the filler making sure that there is a
metal-to-metal contact.
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Refuel until the fuel indicator in the cab reaches F, meaning that the
fuel tank is completely full; exceeding this limit may cause dangerous
fuel spills.
fig.7.1.1.1 fig.7.1.1.2