Safety Recommendations; Maintain Safety With Electricity - Cisco Firepower 2120 Hardware Installation Manual

Safety Recommendations

Safety Recommendations
Use the information in the following sections to help ensure your safety and to protect the chassis. This
information may not address all potentially hazardous situations in your working environment, so be alert and
exercise good judgment at all times.
Observe these safety guidelines:
• Keep the area clear and dust-free before, during, and after installation.
• Keep tools away from walkways, where you and others might trip over them.
• Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry, such as earrings, bracelets, or chains that could get caught in the
• Wear safety glasses if you are working under any conditions that might be hazardous to your eyes.
• Do not perform any action that creates a potential hazard to people or makes the equipment unsafe.
• Never attempt to lift an object that is too heavy for one person.

Maintain Safety with Electricity

Before working on a chassis, be sure the power cord is unplugged.
Warning
Be sure to read the document before installing the security appliance.
Follow these guidelines when working on equipment powered by electricity:
• Before beginning procedures that require access to the interior of the chassis, locate the emergency
• Do not work alone if potentially hazardous conditions exist anywhere in your work space.
• Never assume that power is disconnected; always check.
• Look carefully for possible hazards in your work area, such as moist floors, ungrounded power extension
• If an electrical accident occurs:
• Use the chassis within its marked electrical ratings and product usage instructions.
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power-off switch for the room in which you are working. Then, if an electrical accident occurs, you can
act quickly to turn off the power.
cables, frayed power cords, and missing safety grounds.
◦ Use caution; do not become a victim yourself.
◦ Disconnect power from the system.
◦ If possible, send another person to get medical aid. Otherwise, assess the condition of the victim,
and then call for help.
◦ Determine whether the person needs rescue breathing or external cardiac compressions; then take
appropriate action.
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