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Silica/Dust Hazard
Exposure to crystalline silica (sometimes called 'silica dust') as a result of breaking, drilling, hammering, or other activities involving
rock, concrete, asphalt or other materials may cause silicosis (a serious lung disease), silicosis-related illnesses, cancer, or death.
Silica is a major component of rock, sand and mineral ores. To reduce silica exposure:
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Use proper engineering controls to reduce the amount of silica in the air and the build-up of dust on equipment and surfaces.
Examples of such controls include: Exhaust ventilation and dust collection systems, water sprays, and wet drilling. Make sure that
controls are properly installed and maintained.
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Wear, maintain, and correctly use approved particulate respirators when engineering controls alone are not adequate to reduce
exposure below permissible levels.
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Wear washable or disposable protective clothes at the worksite; shower and change into clean clothes before leaving the worksite
to reduce exposure of silica to yourself, other persons, cars, homes, and other areas.
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Do not eat, drink, or use tobacco products in areas where there is dust containing crystalline silica.
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Wash your hands and face before eating, drinking, or using tobacco products outside of the exposure area.
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Work with your employer to reduce silica exposure at your worksite.
Some dust, fumes or other airborne material created during use of the machine may contain chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of such chemicals are:
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Crystalline silica and cement and other masonry products.
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Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated rubber.
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Lead from lead based paints.
To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as dust
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Use only original parts and accessories approved by Altrad Belle.
Vibration Hazard
Normal and proper use of the machine exposes the operator to vibration. Regular and frequent exposure to vibration may cause,
including debilitating and/or permanent injuries or disorders that may develop gradually over periods of weeks, months, or years. Such
injury or disorder may include damage to the blood circulatory system, damage to the nervous system, damage to joints, and possibly
damage to other body structures.
If numbness, tingling, pain, clumsiness, weakened grip, whitening of the skin, or other symptoms occur at any time, when operating the
machine or when not operating the machine, do not resume operating the machine and seek medical attention. Continued use of the
machine after the occurrence of any such symptom may increase the risk of symptoms becoming more severe and/or
permanent.
The following may help to reduce exposure to vibration for the operator:
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Let the tool do the job. Use a minimum hand grip consistent with proper control and safe operation.
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When the impact mechanism is activated, the only body contact with the machine you should have is your hands on the handles.
Avoid any other contact, e.g. supporting any part of the body against the machine or leaning onto the machine trying to increase the
feed force. It is also important not to keep the trigger engaged while extracting the tool from the broken work surface.
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Make sure that the inserted tool is wellmaintained (including sharpness, if a cutting tool), not worn out, and of the proper size.
Working tools that are not well-maintained, or that are worn out, or that are not of the proper size result in longer time to complete a
task (and a longer period of exposure to vibration) and may result in or contribute to higher levels of vibration exposure.
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of the increased vibrations.
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Comply with the recommended hydraulic pressure when operating the machine. Either higher or lower hydraulic pressure has the
potential of resulting in higher levels of vibration.
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Do not grab, hold or touch the inserted tool when using the machine.
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by law.
NOTE!:- See the Noise and Vibration Levels for the machine, which can be found in the Technical Data section
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