Safety Alerts - Baker Hughes Consolidated 19000 Series Instruction Manual

II. Safety Alerts
Read - Understand - Practice
Danger Alerts
A DANGER alert describes actions that may cause
severe personal injury or death. In addition, it may provide
preventive measures to avoid severe personal injury or
death.
DANGER alerts are not all-inclusive. Baker Hughes cannot
know all conceivable service methods nor evaluate all
potential hazards. Dangers include:
• High temperature/pressure can cause injury. Ensure all
system pressure is absent before repairing or removing
valves.
• Do not stand in front of a valve outlet when discharging.
STAND CLEAR OF VALVE to avoid exposure to trapped,
corrosive media.
• Exercise extreme caution when inspecting a pressure
relief valve for leakage.
• Allow the system to cool to room temperature before
cleaning, servicing, or repairing. Hot components or
fluids can cause severe personal injury or death.
• Always read and comply with safety labels on all
containers. Do not remove or deface container labels.
Improper handling or misuse could result in severe
personal injury or death.
• Never use pressurized fluids/gas/air to clean clothing
or body parts. Never use body parts to check for leaks,
flow rates, or areas. Pressurized fluids/gas/air injected
into or near the body can cause severe personal injury
or death.
• It is the owner's responsibility to specify and provide
personal protective wear to protect persons from
pressurized or heated parts. Contact with pressurized
or heated parts can result in severe personal injury or
death.
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• Do not work or allow anyone under the influence of
intoxicants or narcotics to work on or around pressurized
systems. Workers under the influence of intoxicants
or narcotics are a hazard to themselves and other
employees. Actions taken by an intoxicated employee
can result in severe personal injury or death to
themselves or others.
• Always perform correct service and repair. Incorrect
service and repair can result in product or property
damage or severe personal injury or death.
• Always use the correct tool for a job. The misuse of a
tool or the use of an improper tool can result in personal
injury, damage to product or property.
• Ensure the proper "health physics" procedures are
followed, if applicable, before starting operation in a
radioactive environment.
Caution Alerts
A CAUTION alert describes actions that may result in a
personal injury. In addition, they may describe preventive
measures that must be taken to avoid personal injury.
Cautions include:
• Heed all service manual warnings. Read installation
instructions before installing valve(s).
• Wear hearing protection when testing or operating
valves.
• Wear appropriate eye and clothing protection.
• Wear protective breathing apparatus to protect against
toxic materials.
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