Great Plains NP3000A Operator Manual - Manual (Page 5)

2014-04-22 Table of Contents Index 407-613M
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Important Safety Information
Anhydrous Ammonia Safety
The NP3000A Nutri-Pro ® applicator includes several
manuals in addition to this Operator manual that contain
crucial safety information:
• 407-551M Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely
• 016-0159-403 Raven AccuFlow™ Operator manual a
• 016-0159-831 Raven SCS-450 Installation, Operation
and Service manual
• FVC062 Squibb-Taylor Flo-Max™ manual (breakaway
coupler) b
Read all of these manuals. If you do not have the current
edition of one or more, contact Great Plains for a
replacement copy.
EPA EHS (Extremely Hazardous Substance):
Despite the common odor, anhydrous ammonia properties are
dramatically different from those of household ammonia
cleaning solutions (dilute ammonium hydroxide).
An uncontrolled release of NH
3
anhydrous ammonia can easily
be fatal or cause permanent disabling injury.
If you are new to NH
3
operations, study everything you can
about this chemical and how to use it safely.
Suffocation, Blinding, Burning, Freezing, Disabling and
Disfigurement Hazards:
Your life and health,
the lives and health of your workers and community,
the continued commercial availability of anhydrous ammonia,
and continuation of agricultural NH
3
transport exceptions
depend on you conducting meticulously careful operations.
Read All Manuals
The Anhydrous Safety manual (407-551M), this manual,
the meter manual and the breakaway coupler manual
(FVC062) are required reading for safe operations. All
operators of this equipment must read these manuals.
Even if you are an experienced anhydrous ammonia
operator, read the “Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely”
manual (407-551M).
a. AccuFlow™ is a trademark of Raven Industries.
b. Flo-Max™ is a trademark of Squibb-Taylor, Inc.
The diamond icons and decal image above appear in this
manual whenever a topic deals with anhydrous ammonia
safety. See the “Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely”
manual (407-551M) for details on these signs. These
topics do not apply to NP3000 models configured only
for conventional liquid fertilizer.