Satellite Slide Tank - Manual (Page 6)

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WARNING: DO NOT attempt to enter
the t
d
e
lt
afety Precautions for Operating
ank of a portable slide-in unit. The
hatch provided on some tanks is intende
to provide reach-in access for cleaning
only. DO NOT place your face or head
into the tank when reaching into it. Thes
tanks are not designed to permit entry,
and any attempt to enter them could resu
in serious injury or death.
S
Equipment
DANGER: Stop the truck motor,
remo
g
ath.
ve all persons from the truck cab,
and chock the truck tires before servicin
any of the components on your slide-in
unit. A truck that begins to roll is a
crushing hazard that can lead to de
DANGER: Make sure the gas
engi ff
an
ne on your slide-in unit is shut o
before servicing the vacuum pump.
Contact with a rotating mechanism c
cause entanglement that can lead to
death.
WARNING: Keep hands, feet, hair,
and
dismemberment or death.
clothing away from moving parts.
Contact with a moving mechanism can
cause entanglement that can lead
WARNING: Keep all shields in place.
Shields and covers are designed to
prote
us
ct the operator from entanglement in
moving parts, which can lead to serio
injury or death. DO NOT remove shields
from the unit except when servicing; then
replace immediately.
WARNING: The truck's cornering
and braking abilities are reduced when
the t
ank is loaded. Drive at a reasonable
speed with a loaded tank; reduce speed
on rough or hilly terrain, before making an
anticipated stop, and when cornering.
WARNING: DO NOT allow anyone
to ride in the bed of the truck when the
slide
ly
-in unit is installed in it. Failure to
follow this precaution could result in
persons falling off the truck and possib
getting run over, which could cause
serious injury or death.
WARNING: Before backing-up the
truck, inspect the area to be backed into,
and clear all hazards, pets, and people
from it.
WARNING: When off-loading under
pressure, maintain control of the end of
the h
ose. Pressurized discharge can
cause a hose end to whip about and
create the potential for spraying persons
in the area with effluent.
WARNING: Avoid contact with the
vacuum pump during or immediately after
operation Operating temperatures can
range from near200oF to over 300oF,
depending on the make and model of
pump and on the working conditions.
Contact with a hot vacuum pump can
cause severe burns.