
• Donotoperatethetoolatexcessiveuidtemperaturesoperatordiscomfortandpotentialburnscanresultat
high oil temperatures.
• Donotcleaninspectorrepairthetoolwhileconnectedtothepowersource.Accidentalengagementofthetool
can cause serious personal injury.
• Oilinjectionhazardexistswiththistool.Oilinjectionisaconditionwherehydraulicoilisinjectedunderthe
skinfrompressureintheline.Alwayswearglovesandrepairanyleaksimmediately.Nevercarryatoolbythe
hoses.
• Donotusedamagedequipment.Immediatelyreplaceanydamagedhoses,ttings,orothercomponents
showingwirebraid,nicks,cuts,damageorabrasions.Failuretodosomayresultinequipmentdamageand/or
personalinjuryordeath.
• Cleanupanyoiloruidspillsimmediately.
3.3. Personal/Safety equipment
• Neverwearlooseclothingthatcangetentangledintheworkingpartsofthetoolsorbecarelesswithhands,
feetorotherbodypartsaroundtheworkingpartsofthetools.Hydraulictoolsexerthightorqueandforceand
cancauseseriousinjuryordeathifimproperlyused.
• Whenworkingnearelectricalconductors,alwaysassumethattheconductorsareenergizedandthathosesand
clothingcanconductharmfulelectricity.Usehoseslabeledandcertiedasnonconductive.
• Alwayswearsafetyequipmentsuchasoilinjectionresistantworkgloves,safetyglasses,safetyboots,ear
protectionandothersafetyappareldictatedbyyoursupervisorapplicableforthejobyouaredoingandthetool
you are using.
• Theuseofancompressedair,whichmustbelessthan8BAR(116PSI),toblowpartscleanortoblowthem
dryafterbeingcleanedwithasolventwillcauseparticlesofdirtand/ordropletsofthecleaningsolventtobe
airborne.Theseconditionsmaycauseskinand/oreyeirritation.Whenusinganairjetdonotdirectittoward
anotherperson.Improperuseofairjetcouldresultinbodilyinjury.
3.4. Safety precautions
• Alwayswearprotectiveequipmentsuchasgloves,safetyglasses,earprotectionandsafetyshoes.
• Donotwearclothingwhichmaybecomeentangledinthetool.
• Alwayskeepworkareafreeoftoolsoranyotherobjectswhichmayimpairsoundfooting.
• Cautionoilinjectionhazardexistswiththistool.Oilinjectionisaconditionwherethehydraulicoilisforced
undertheskinthroughpressureintheline.Alwaysweargloves,donotcarrythetoolbyhydraulichoses,and
repairleaksimmediately.
• Donotoperatethepowerunituntilyouhavebeenproperlytrainedorunderthesupervisionofaqualied
instructor.
• Neverstoreengineoilorhydraulicoilnearoxygentanksorlines.
• Neveraddengineoilorhydraulicoilwhenaspillmightcomeincontactwithyouroxygenlines,torchorttings.
• Cleanupspillsimmediately.
• Neverperformgrindingorsawingoperationsthatdirectsparksintothecloseproximityofthepowerunitor
ammablematerials.
• Alwaysturnpowerunit"OFF"anddisconnecthosesbeforeperforminganymaintenance.
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