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GENERAL SAFETY STANDARDS
PERSONAL SAFETY
Always use the personal protective equipment when it is required.
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Pay attention to the squashing risks due to moving parts, oscillations, not correctly fastened materials
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when lifting operations are carried out or when the loads are moved.
Do not wear rings, watches, jewels, unbuttoned or hanging clothes such as scarves, unbuttoned jackets
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or smocks with open zips that can get entangled in the moving parts.
Never carry out cleaning, lubrication or maintenance operations when the battery is connected.
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IIf you use compressed air to clean the parts, wear glasses with lateral guards. The air pressure must
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not be higher than 1 bar.
SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
Make sure that all working tools are perfectly efficient and ready to use. Keep the working surfaces
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clean and free from the deposits that settle on the truck parts and cause damage.
Keep sparks, free flames and cigarettes at a distance from fuels or flammable materials such as the
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gas of the batteries.
Make sure that the working area is well ventilated, illuminated, dry and clean. Remove any water pud-
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dles or oil spots.
Make sure that the lifting equipment, devices or machines can bear the load.
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ver use petrol, gas oil or other flammable liquids as detergents: use commercial non-toxic and non-
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flammable solvents.
In case the interventions are carried out of the workshop, lay the truck flat and block it. If it is necessary
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to carry out the work on slopes, block the truck and bring it in a flat area as soon as possible within a
certain safety limit.
Disconnect the batteries and label all controls in order to indicate that an intervention is in progress.
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Block the truck and any equipment to be lifted.
Do not carry out any intervention on the truck when the operators are controlling it, except that they are
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qualified operators and help to carry out the intervention.
During towing operations use only the prescribed attachment points and make sure that the pins and/or
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bolts are tightly secured. Lift and move all heavy components by means of a lifting device of proper
carrying capacity. Use the proper eyebolts. Make sure that nobody stays near the load to be lifted.
Do not twist chains or metal ropes.
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Do not use damaged or bent chains or ropes: do not use them during lifting or towing operations. While
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handling them always wear safety gloves.
Do not accumulate cloths soaked with grease or oil: they represent a risk of fire. Always put them in a
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closed metal container.
The oil must be collected and not be let off in the drain pipes; the industrial oils must be disposed of by
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specialized companies under the protection of the law in force in every Country.
When welding operations are carried out, it is necessary to use proper accident-prevention protections:
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protective glasses, helmet, overalls, shoes. The protective glasses must be worn also by the people
who do not carry out the works if they stay near a welding area.
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