OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS RH RH170 Inspection and servicing Non-polluting disposal Dispose of oils, greases, cooling liquids, detergents, solvents and oil-containing components, such as filters, cleaning rags, replaced wearing parts and unusable machine parts, without polluting the environment and separately from other waste.
Seals After replacing parts or after opening housings replace seals. Always use new seals and gaskets. Clean sealing faces prior to assembly. Individual spares may contain asbestos. Such spares or their packaging are marked with:
Do not dispose of these substances together with household wastes.
Never process spares containing asbestos mechanically. Inhaling asbestos dust is a health hazard.
Fill these substances into the containers provided for such purposes.
Clean sealing faces prior to assembly.
Like any other oil, also bio-degradable, "environmental-friendly" hydraulic oil must be disposed of separately.
Engine exhaust gases
Do not allow oils and oily wastes to penetrate into the soil or into water. They are an environmental hazard.
In closed rooms, exhaust gases must be evacuated to the outside;
Used pressure vessels for cold-starting fluid (ether) must be disposed of properly. Contact the supplier with regard to disposal / return of the vessels.
Do not work on the exhaust system an do not make any modifications to it;.
Even apparently empty pressure vessels can contain rests of ether and therefore explode if they are damaged or heated up above 49°C / 120°F. They must therefore be handled in the same way as full pressure vessels. Do not keep them on the machine.
Do not damage or open the vessels.
Do not expose the vessels to great heat or direct sunlight.
Do not dispose of in fire.
Keep the vessels in a place inaccessible to unauthorized persons.
Dispose of the vessels properly.
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Start and operate combustion engines only on well-ventilated premises.
Exhaust gases from diesel engines and some of their constituents may cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
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