Fire Protection Plan

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Fire Protection Plan
 

Daily Inspections

1. Inspect for trash build-up around the engine and around the slew area of the machine.
2. Inspect for oil leaks.
3. Inspect muffler and exhaust system for holes, exhaust leaks.
   (NOTE: Missing tailpipes and holes in the muffler should be fixed immediately.)
4. Excessive amounts of trash should be removed BEFORE work starts.

250 Hour Service Inspections

1. Check condition of batteries for boiling or overheating.
2. Clean trash from the engine bay and slew using an air wand.
3. Check electrical connections to the starter motor and alternator.
4. Check for wire chaffing in the vicinity of the fuse box, batteries and alternator.
5. Repair oil leaks with checking to hose connections around the valve bank and pilot lines in close proximity to the engine.

Annual Inspection

1. Remove the high tension line running from the battery to the starter and check for wear on the rubber grommets where the wiring goes through the steel cut outs and damage to the cable insulation.
2. Check condition of the wiring clamps at each end where they attach to the battery and starter motor – also check the cable clamps which carry the cables within the chassis assemblies.
3. Check wiring from the alternator to the starter motor solenoid for hard or brittle insulation.
4. Check for chaffed wiring at the back of the fuse box.
5. Check the wiring where it runs into the cab and through the side cab opening to the dash for damage to the rubber insulator and the wiring insulation.

General Notes

After completion of work each day we would suggest the master switch be turned to the “Off” position while the machine is left unattended overnight, weekends and holidays.

An air wand consists of a 6mm tube with a 90° angle on the end which can be connected to a compressor air supply.

We would suggest the wand needs to be at least 1200mm high which enables the radiator and engine bay area under the engine to have the material blown out including the area around the slew.

Waterblasting is not used as the pressure of the water can damage or strip the brittle insulation from the wires which in turn causes a short or alternatively feeds water into an exposed area and can cause a short.

Areas where wiring looms pass through chassis or other steel construction, we suggest spiroflex shielding or alternatively split rubber hose cable tied to the wiring loom.

In respect of the muffler tailpipes, if these have dropped off and exhaust gases are discharging under the level of the bonnet, this should be rectified immediately as hot carbon is blown out of the exhaust and drops down into the engine bay causing a fire.

ALL machines should have a tailpipe extending above the bonnet.

In respect of mufflers with holes in them, again hot carbon is able to be blown into the engine bay area where there is trash and other combustible material and a fire can occur.