Safety Instructions - Lombardini LDW 502 Mode D'emploi

WARNING SIGNS
• Lombardini engines are built to provide safe and
longlasting performances, but in order to obtain
these results it is essential that the maintenance
requirements described in the manual are obser-
ved along with the following safety recommenda-
tions.
• The engine has been built to the speciications of
a machine manufacturer, and it is his responsibi-
lity to ensure that all necessary action is taken to
meet the essential and legally prescribed health
and safety requirements. Any use of the machine
other than that described cannot be considered
as complying with its intended purpose as spe-
ciied by Lombardini, which therefore declines all
responsibility for accidents caused by such ope-
rations.
• The following instructions are intended for the
user of the machine in order to reduce or elimi-
nate risks, especially those concerning the opera-
tion and standard maintenance of the engine.
• The user should read these instructions carefully
and get to know the operations described. By not
doing so he may place at risk his own health and
safety and that of anyone else in the vicinity of
the machine.
• The engine may be used or mounted on a machi-
ne only by personnel suitably trained in its ope-
ration and aware of the dangers involved. This is
particularly true for standard and, above all, spe-
cial maintenance work. For special maintenance
contact personnel trained speciically by Lombar-
dini. This work should be carried out in accordan-
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DANGER
By not respecting these directions the user may place at
risk persons and objects.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

ce with existing literature.
• Lombardini declines all responsibility for acci-
dents or for failure to comply with the require-
ments of law if changes are made to the engi-
ne's functional parameters or to the fuel low rate
adjustments and speed of rotation, if seals are
removed, or if parts not described in the opera-
ting and maintenance manual are removed and
reassembled by unauthorized personnel.
• In addition to all other machine speciications, en-
sure that the engine is in a near horizontal po-
sition when starting. lf starting manually, ensure
that the necessary operations can be performed
without any risk of striking against walls or dan-
gerous objects. Rope starting (except for recoil
rope starting) is not permitted even in emergen-
cies.
• Check that the machine is stable so that there is
no risk of it overturning.
• Get to know the engine speed adjustment and
machine stop operations.
• Do not start the machine in closed or poorly
ventilated environments. The internal combu-
stion process generates carbon monoxide, an
odourless and highly toxic gas, so spending too
long a time in an environment where the engine
discharges its exhaust products freely can lead
to loss of consciousness and even death.
• The engine may not be used in environments
containing lammable materials, explosive atmo-
spheres or easily combustible powders, unless
adequate and speciic precautions have been
CAUTION
By not respecting these directions the user can cause tech-
nical damage to the unit and/or to the installation.
taken and are clearly stated and certiied for the ma-
chine.
• To prevent the risk of ire, keep the machine at a di-
stance of at least one metre from buildings or other
machines.
• Children and animals must be kept at a suficient di-
stance from the machine to prevent any danger re-
sulting from its operation.
• Fuel is lammable, so the tank must be illed only
when the engine is turned off. Dry carefully any fuel
that may have spilled, remove the fuel container
and any cloths soaked in fuel or oil, check that any
sound-absorbing panels made of porous material are
not soaked with fuel or oil, and make sure that the
ground on which the machine is located has not ab-
sorbed fuel or oil.
• To start the engine follow the speciic instructions pro-
vided in the engine and/or machine operating ma-
nual. Do not use auxiliary starting devices not origi-
nally installed on the machine (e.g. Startpilot systems
which utilise ether etc.)
• Before starting, remove any tools that have been
used for carrying out maintenance work to the engi-
ne and/or the machine and check that any guards re-
moved have been replaced. In cold climates it is pos-
sible to mix kerosene with the diesel fuel to make the
engine easier to start. The liquids must be mixed in
the tank by pouring in irst the kerosene and then the
diesel fuel. Consult Lombardini technical ofice for
mixture proportions. Petrol may not be used because
of the risk of it forming lammable vapours.
• During operation the surface of the engine reaches