BETCO Optima QT E12317-00, Operator'S Manual

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms

Train your employees to know the warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Mild carbon monoxide poisoning may cause any of the following:
Headache, drowsiness, faintness, poor coordination, nausea, and vomiting.
Turn the engine off and immediately get to fresh air if you have any of these symptoms. 

Do not run the machine until it is given an emissions test and repairs made by an authorized distributor.
 

•  Local emissions testing is available at a fork-lift service department.

Moderate or severe carbon monoxide poisoning causes confusion, unconsciousness, chest pain, shortness of breath, and 
coma. Thus, most victims are not able to move themselves and must be rescued. Severe poisoning is often fatal.

Carbon monoxide is dangerous because a person may not recognize drowsiness as a symptom of poisoning. Consequently, 
someone with mild poisoning can go to sleep and continue to breathe the carbon monoxide until severe poisoning or death 
occurs. Some people with long-standing, mild carbon monoxide poisoning caused by furnaces or
heaters may mistake their symptoms for other conditions, such as the fl u or other viral infections.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

CO detectors are a must for safe operation of your equipment. Various types are available. A “CO” carbon monoxide detector 
detects carbon monoxide before it reaches dangerous levels. Detectors are a must for those who run propane powered 
equipment. The CO Detector is for everyone’s protection against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

• Carbon Monoxide Detector - Passive
 

– Effective for 30 days after package has been opened.

– Write the date opened on the detector.

– Mount with self-adhesive strip on the machine handle.

– Train machine operator to check detector regularly.

– If the 

orange disk changes to gray or black

 - your Carbon Monoxide Levels are 

   at a Dangerous Level.

– If the 

orange disk changes to gray or black

 you must 

turn your buffer off immediately

 and return it to your nearest        

  authorized distributor for an emissions test.

 – 

Do Not Restart

 the machine until the emissions have been checked and corrected.

– This is for your protection as well as your customers. CO detectors are a must for safe operation and maximum  
  effi ciency of your equipment.

– For replacement CO detectors, contact your distributor. Ask for the 

carbon monoxide detector, 

  part # E12426.

• Carbon Monoxide Detector - battery operated with alarm
 

– Available from various sources

WARNING - CARBON MONOXIDE

 LETHAL EXHAUST GAS

 - MUST READ THIS! -

Never Run The Engine In A Closed Building Or Confi ned Area

Exhaust gases contain poisonous carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is odorless,
colorless, and can cause death if inhaled.