Important safety information, Anhydrous ammonia safety, Read all manuals – Great Plains NP30A 30-foot Operator Manual User Manual
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2014-05-20
407-502M
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
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Important Safety Information
Anhydrous Ammonia Safety
Your 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
(dilute ammonium hydroxide) cleaning solutions.
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 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.