Safety Procedures - New Holland T8010 Manual

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ATTENTION: Only authorized technicians certified
by an approved training and certification organization
may service or repair motor vehicle or mobile air
conditioning systems.
Refrigerant HFC-134a is the most stable and
easiest to work with of the refrigerants now used in
air conditioning systems. Refrigerant HFC-134a
does not contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
which are harmful to the earth's ozone layer.
Safety procedures must be followed when working
with refrigerant HFC-134a to prevent possible
personal injury.
1. Always wear combination impact and chemical
splash safety goggles when doing any service
work near an air conditioner system. Liquid
refrigerant in the eyes can cause serious injury.
Do the following if you get refrigerant near or in
your eyes:
A. Flush your eyes with water for 15 minutes.
B. See a physician immediately.
2. Always recover all refrigerant prior to opening an
A/C system. A drop of liquid refrigerant on your
skin may cause frostbite burns. Open fittings
carefully and slowly when ser vicing the air
conditioning system. Your skin must be treated
for frostbite burns or a physician must be seen if
you get refrigerant on your skin.
3. Keep refrigerant containers in correct upright
position. Always keep refrigerant containers
away from heat and sunlight. The pressure in a
container will increase with heat.
4. Always check refrigerant purity with OEM4450
R e f r i g e r a n t I d e n t i f i e r b e fo r e r e c ove r i n g
refrigerant and before testing the system.
Section 50 - Climate Control - Chapter 2

SAFETY PROCEDURES

THIS SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL INDICATES IMPORTANT
SAFETY MESSAGES IN THIS MANUAL. WHEN YOU SEE
THIS SYMBOL, CAREFULLY READ THE MESSAGE THAT
FOLLOWS AND BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
M779
M799
M743
M777
50-2-9
5. Use the air-powered OEM1691 ONLY to recover
contaminated refrigerant. Do NOT use OEM1415
or OEM1418 recycling stations to recover
contaminated refr igerant. If contaminated
refrigerant contains more than 2% hydrocarbon
(propane, butane, or isobutane), the mixture
must be treated as flammable; if more than 4%
hydrocarbon, the mixture must be treated as
explosive; in both cases an electric-powered
recovery station may NOT be used. Avoid heat,
spar ks and fl ame when wor ki ng with this
contaminated refrigerant.
6. Dangerous gas can form when refrigerant comes
in contact with an open flame. Never inhale
fumes.
7. Never leak test with compressed air or flame
tester. Tests have indicated that compressed
mixtures of HFC-134a and air can for m a
combustible gas.
M171B
M800
M745
M746