Safety Considerations - Air Burners S-100 SERIES Operating Manual

S-100 Refractory Walled Air Curtain Burner with HATZ 3H50TIC Diesel Engine
OPERATING MANUAL

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

READ ALL SECTIONS OF THIS MANUAL BEFORE YOU BEGIN BURNING OPERATIONS
The S-Series machine operator is dealing with fire on a daily basis; it is very important
that each and every individual involved with the machine be alert and practice very rig-
id safety precautions.
When you are running the S-Series unit, you are responsible for assuring that it is op-
erated in the safest possible manner at all times. If you notice something wrong, cor-
rect it immediately. If you cannot correct it, find someone who can and/or shut down
the machine.
Basic Safety Points:
1) The unit should be placed on cleared, level ground.
The unit should be placed on level ground to facilitate loading, dumping and
moving of the unit. The rear doors weigh approximately 2,000 lbs. each and
should not be opened if the unit is inclined on any axis more than 5 degrees.
2) The unit should be placed such that no combustible material is within a
minimum 100 foot clearance in any direction.
The S-Series units do not have a bottom and should not be located over com-
bustibles such as dry grass or peat moss. In addition hot embers will escape
from the unit and, depending on the wind, will land on the ground around the
unit. The unit should not be located within 100 feet of any stored combustible
materials. The waste material to be burned during the day's operation can be
staged within the 100 foot perimeter to facilitate loading. The operator must
monitor the loading pile to insure embers do not ignite the loading pile. The
combustible materials to be stored for burning at a later date must be stored
outside the 100 foot perimeter or in accordance with the chart on page 6 of this
manual which suggests adjustments for wind speed.
3) The unit should not be operated when the wind speeds reach 20 MPH as
the potential to carry hot embers is significantly increased.
As an operator you should always be aware of wind speed and direction.
increased wind speed will affect the integrity of the "air curtain" and will cause
hot embers to travel farther. See the wind speed chart regarding suggested set
back on page 6.
Watch for the danger notices throughout this manual.
DANGER:
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