Installing easyag probes, Safety – Campbell Scientific Sentek EasyAG Installation Guide v 3.0 User Manual

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Installing EasyAG probes

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Installing EasyAG probes

Safety

Sentek encourages the use of safe practices that minimize the risks to users, their machinery and their
property. The following safety information is provided to help prevent accidents during installation.

Carrying the equipment into the field

Some of the equipment used in this procedure is heavy. Care must be taken when carrying it into the field for
the installation, such that muscle and back injuries are avoided. Where possible, weight should be shared
between each arm and multiple trips taken to transfer the equipment to the working site.

Removing the soil sampler and access tube from the ground

Of particular note is the step at which the soil sampler is removed from the ground. This action has the
potential to stress the operator’s back and legs. In sticky soils, it may be necessary to remove the soil
sampler in stages, or share the load between two people.

The above also applies to the removal of access tubes from the ground. It is far better to take a longer time
in digging the access tube out of the ground than to risk muscular or back injury in a difficult extraction.

Using a metal sledgehammer

When using a metal sledgehammer to beat another metal body, there is the possibility that metal shards may
be produced from the impact. These may be thrown at great speed, so it is advisable to wear some form of
eye protection. While spectacles may be of some protection, the very best security may be achieved by
wearing safety goggles. These provide a barrier to fragments approaching from the side of the head as well
as from the front.

Hand protection

Leather or rubber gloves provide protection from miss-hits of the beating head on the soil sampler, and
should be used wherever possible. They also provide protection from blister formation.

Protection and care of equipment

Equipment should be cleaned after use, removing all soil residues. This is not only to lengthen their effective
life span, but also to allow optimal ease of use. A soil sampler which has not been properly cleaned will be
harder to insert in subsequent installations.

When not in use, the equipment should be stored in a dry, sheltered place.

Disclaimer

Sentek Pty. Ltd. will not be held accountable for any personal injury suffered or

damage to machinery that may occur during the installation of its equipment,

beyond those guarantees governing the performance of Sentek proprietary

equipment.

Sentek Pty. Ltd. can also not be held responsible for the spread of disease that

may occur due to improper cleaning of tools and probes by the user between

installations.