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POTENTIALLY
EXPLOSIVE
ATM OSPHERES
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5.
En su re th at th ere is a m in im u m of two veh icle len gth s between
fron t of veh icle an d an y object in veh icle's forward p ath . Th en ,
set veh icle tran sm ission selector to DRIVE. Press brake p ed al ju st
far en ou gh to stop veh icle m otion com p letely. Key rad io
tran sm itter. Verify th at veh icle d oes n ot start to m ove wh ile
m icrop h on e is NOT bein g sp oken in to.
6.
Rep eat step 5. excep t d o so wh ile m icrop h on e IS bein g sp oken
in to.
7.
Release brake p ed al com p letely an d accelerate veh icle to a sp eed
between 15 an d 25 m iles/ 25 an d 40 kilom eters p er h ou r. En su re
th at a m in im u m of two veh icle len gth s is m ain tain ed between
fron t of veh icle an d an y object in veh icle's forward p ath . Have
an oth er p erson key rad io tran sm itter an d verify th at veh icle can
be braked n orm ally to a m od erate stop wh ile m icrop h on e is NOT
bein g sp oken in to.
8.
Rep eat step 7. excep t d o so wh ile m icrop h on e IS bein g sp oken
in to.
9.
Release brake p ed al com p letely an d accelerate veh icle to a sp eed
of 20 m iles/ 30 kilom eters p er h ou r. En su re th at a m in im u m of
two veh icle len gth s is m ain tain ed between fron t of veh icle an d
an y object in veh icle's forward p ath . Have an oth er p erson key
rad io tran sm itter an d verify th at veh icle can be braked p rop erly
to a su d d en (p an ic) stop wh ile m icrop h on e is NOT bein g sp oken
in to.
10. Rep eat step 9. excep t d o so wh ile m icrop h on e IS bein g sp oken
in to.
11. Rep eat step 9. an d step 10. excep t u se a veh icle sp eed of 30 m iles/
50 kilom eters p er h ou r.
Tu rn off you r two-way rad io wh en you are in an y area with a p oten -
tially exp losive atm osp h ere, u n less it is a rad io typ e esp ecially q u ali-
fied for u se in su ch areas (for exam p le, Factory Mu tu al Ap p roved ).
Sp arks in a p oten tially exp losive atm osp h ere can cau se an exp losion
or fire resu ltin g in bod ily in ju ry or even d eath .
Areas with p oten tially exp losive atm osp h eres in clu d e fu elin g areas
su ch as: below d ecks on boats; fu el or ch em ical tran sfer or storage
facilities; areas wh ere th e air con tain s ch em icals or p articles, su ch as
grain , d u st or m etal p owd ers; an d an y oth er area wh ere you wou ld
n orm ally be ad vised to tu rn off you r veh icle en gin e. Areas with
p oten tially exp losive atm osp h eres are often bu t n ot always p osted .
To avoid p ossible in terferen ce with blastin g op eration s, tu rn off you r
rad io wh en you are n ear electrical blastin g cap s, in a blastin g area, or
in areas p osted : "Tu rn off two-way rad io". Obey all sign s an d in stru c-
tion s.
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