Westerbeke 7.0 BCG Operator's Manual page 6

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry when servicing
equipment; tie back long hair and avoid wearing foose
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.
HAIARIOUS,NOISE .
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Hi{l/l:noise-levels can caus.e 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 cSilencer) 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:
/lo not work on machinery when you
are
mentally or phY,ically 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 infonnation.
Reiid,
yo1fr manual
carefully, maintain your equipment, arid follow
ail
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
lnc~uding
the USCG and the NFPA.
Sections of the ABYC standards of particular interest are:
H-2 Ventilatio[). 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
Blb\C 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. Follo:w their recornmenda-
qonswben 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
A.Juiapolis, MD 21403 ·
www.abyci:nc.org
NFPA - No.302
(National Fire Protection Association)
"Pleasure and Commercial Motc>rCraft"
Order from:
National Fire Protection Association
Batfofy Mart:h Park
Qumcy, MAOi269
U~'¢GJDtiite,d States Coast Gil!!-fd)
"reglifatedfons are under
titles
CFR33 and CFR.46 of the
Code of Regulations"
Order from:
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20404
·Engines
&
Generators
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