Risk of unsafe operation (cont.)
Hazard | What could happen | How to prevent it |
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Operating generator while | Generator will not operate properly | Never operate generator while |
suspended | and will cause damage to the | suspended or in an unlevel position. |
| generator and could cause serious | Always operate generate on a flat, |
| injury or death to you or others. | level surface. |
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Risk of hot surfaces
Hazard | What could happen | How to prevent it |
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Contact with hot engine | Contact with hot surfaces, such as | During operation, touch only the |
and generator components | engines exhaust components, could | control surfaces of the generator. Keep |
| result in serious burns. | children away from the generator at |
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| all times. They may not be able to |
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| recognize the hazards of this product. |
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Risk of moving parts
Hazard | What could happen | How to prevent it |
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Contact with moving parts | The generator contains parts which | Never operate generator with guarding |
can result in serious injury | rotate at high speed during operation. | or cover plates removed. Avoid wearing |
| These parts are covered by guarding | loose fitting clothing or jewellery which |
| to prevent injury. | could be caught by moving parts. |
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Risk from lifting
Hazard | What could happen | How to prevent it |
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Lifting a very heavy object | Serious injury can result from | When lifting, always keep the object |
| attempting to lift too heavy an object. | you are lifting near the vertical axis of |
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| your body. DO NOT use you back to |
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| lift heavy loads. Both people should |
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| crouch down, grab the underside |
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| of unit and use your legs to carry |
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| the weight. Keep the object as near |
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| the centre of your body’s gravity as |
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| possible. Avoid twisting your bodies |
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| when carrying the unit; instead, turn |
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| your whole body using your feet. |
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