2.1
Safety precautions and safety rules
2.1.1
General safety precautions
Use the data given below as a guide to the personnel.
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Lighting
Make sure that there is good permanent lighting in the engine room. Have a sufficient
number of hand lamps available at different locations in the engine room.
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Clean areas
Keep the engine as clean as possible. Keep the electronic control boxes on the rail unit
clean and dry. Make sure that no dust, sand or chemical vapor can go into the engine room.
This will help to prevent a fire in the engine room.
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Fire
Make sure that fire-fighting equipment is available in the engine room. Keep covers and
casings of the engine closed until the engine is sufficiently cool.
Make sure that no fire extinguisher gases can be automatically released when personnel
are in the engine room.
Make sure that the emergency exits are clearly marked.
Make sure that personnel do not smoke in the engine room.
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Tools
Put hand-tools in locations where you can easily get access to them. Put special tools and
devices in positions in the engine room near the area where you use them.
Make sure that all tools have protection from corrosion.
Make sure that all tools are fixed to prevent from unwanted movement and from damage.
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Spare parts
Keep large spare parts as near as possible to the position where they will be installed and
near the engine room crane.
Make sure that the spare parts have protection from corrosion.
Make sure that the spare parts are fixed to prevent from unwanted movement and from
damage.
Replace used spare parts as soon as possible.
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Temperature
Parts of the engine become hot during operation. Be careful and use gloves when you have
to touch hot parts with your hands.
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Frost hazard
If the ambient air temperature decreases below 0°C and the engine is not in operation, the
water in the pipe systems can freeze. To prevent this, drain the pipe systems or increase
the temperature in the engine room.
2.1.2
General safety rules
If you do work at or near the engine, obey the rules that follow to prevent risks of harm or damage
to personal, to equipment, or to environment.
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