Komatsu PC88MR-10 Shop Manual page 21

Actions if fire occurs
Turn the starting switch to OFF position to stop
the engine.
Use the handrails and steps to get off the
machine.
Do not jump off the machine. You may fall or
suffer serious injury.
The fume generated by a fire contains harmful
materials which have a bad influence on a
human body when they are sucked.
Don't breathe a fume.
After a fire, there may be harmful compounds
left. If it touches your skin it may have a bad
influence on your body.
Be sure to wear rubber gloves when handle the
materials left after the fire.
The material of
recommended is polychloroprene (Neoprene) or
polyvinyl chloride (in the lower temperature
environment).
When wearing cotton-work-gloves, wear rubber
gloves under them.
Dispose of waste materials
To prevent pollution, pay full attention to the way to
dispose of waste materials.
Always put the oil and coolant drained from the
machine in containers. Never drain the oil and
coolant directly onto the ground or dump into the
sewage system, rivers, the sea, or lakes.
Observe the related laws and regulations when
disposing of harmful objects such as oil, fuel,
coolant, solvent, filters, and batteries.
Some kinds of rubber and plastics may produce
poisonous gas harmful to human body when they
are burned.
As for rubber, plastics, or parts (hoses, cables,
and wiring harnesses, etc.) which contain those
materials, ask the industrial waste treatment
firms for their disposals in accordance with the
local regulations.
PC88MR-10
(ALL-0000-17A-K-01-A)
the gloves, which
(ALL-0000-99A-K-02-A)
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