Donning a towel or wearing sandals or other such articles of clothing could cause an unexpected accident if your clothing were to become caught in a rotating part of the machinery or if you were to lose your footing. For safety’s sake, make sure to wear clothing that is suitable for the performance of work.
The gasoline you will be using as fuel for your mini-cultivator should be transported in a designated portable gasoline can.
The storage of gasoline in a plastic gas canister is prohibited under the Fire Services Act and highly hazardous in japan.
When storing kerosene in a plastic gas canister …
- The canister could dissolve and leak due to exposure to cer
tain components of the gasoline.
- A plastic canister is prone to generating static electricity,
which could then cause the gasoline to ignite when pouring
fuel or closing the canister.
- Since the canister is not very airtight, gasoline fumes could
leak from the gas cap or other opening.
- Since gasoline fumes are heavier than ambient air, it will
tend to collect in low-lying areas without dispersing and
could ignite in an unexpected setting.
- Gasoline can be mistaken for kerosene under these conditions
and poured into a stove or other such appliance, thereby
causing a fire.
*A user cannot fill a canister with gasoline on his or her own
at a self-serve gas station.
