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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry when servicing
equipment; tie back long hair and avoid wearing loose
jackets, shirts, sleeves, rings, necklaces or bracelets that
could be caught in moving parts.
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Make sure all attaching hardware is properly tightened.
Keep protective shields and guards in their respective
places at all times.
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Do not check fluid levels or the drive belt's tension while
the engine is operating.
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Do not allow-any swimming or activity around or near
the exhaust discharge opening for the generator while the
generator is operating. Carbon Monoxide poisoning or
death can occur.
HA,MilD.OU$ NOISE .
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High noise levels can cause hearing
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Never operate an engine without its muffler installed.
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Do not run the engine with the air intake (silencer) or
flame arrester removed.
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Do not run engines for long periods with their enclosures
open (when installed).
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WARNING:
Do not work on machinery when you are
mentally or physically incapacitated by fatigue!
OPERATORS MANUAL
Many of the preceding safety tips and warnings
are
repeated
in your Operators Manual along with other cautions and
notes to highlight critical information.
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carefully, maintain your equipment, and follow
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safety
procedures. · ·
GASOLINE ENGINE AND GENERATOR INSTALLATIONS
Preparations to install a gasoline engine or generator should
begin with a thorough examination of the American Boat and
Yacht Council's (ABYC) standards. These standards are-from
a combination of sources lncJuding the USCG and the NFPA.
Sections of the ABYC standards of particular interest are:
H-2 VentilatioQ_for Boats using Gasoline
· H-24 Gasoline Fuer Systems
P-1 Installation of Exhaust Systems
for Propulsion and Auxiliary Engines
P-4 Marine Inboard Engines and Transmissions
E-l_lAC and DC Electrical Systems on Boats
All installations must comply with the Federal Code of
Regulations (FCR).
www.abycinc.org
ABYC, NFPA AND USCG PUBLICATIONS FOR
INSTALLING ENGINES AND GENERATORS
Read the following ABYC, NFPA and USCG publications
for safety codes and standards. Follow their recommenda-
tions . when installing your engine.
ABYC {American Boat and Yacht Council)
"Standards and Technical Information Reports for Small
Craft"
Order from:
ABYC
613 Third Street, Suite 10
Aprtapolis,
MD 21403
ww,w.abycinc.org
NFPA - No.302
(National Fire Protection Association)
"Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft"
Order from:
Natiomil Fire Protection Association
Battery March Park
Quhi.cy. MA 02269
USC({(Uruted States Coast Guard)
"regulatedions are 'mider titles CFR.33 and CFR46 of the
Code of Regulations"
Order from:
U.S. Government Printing
Office
Washington,
D.C. 20404
Engines & Generators
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