General Safety Instructions - GE F650 User Manual

1.1 IMPORTANT PROCEDURES

1.1.3.1 General safety instructions

• Failure to practice safe working procedures is likely to damage the equipment, cause severe injury and/or death.
• The use of appropriate safety gloves, safety glasses and protective clothing are recommended during equipment
installation, maintenance and service of the equipment.
• All procedures must be strictly adhered to.
• Failure to observe and follow the instructions provided in the equipment manual(s) could cause irreversible
damage to the equipment and could lead to property damage, personal injury and/or death.
• Before attempting to use the equipment, it is important that all danger and caution indicators are reviewed.
• If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer or functions abnormally, proceed with
caution. Otherwise, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired and can result in Impaired
operation and injury.
• Beware of potential hazards, wear personal protective equipment and carefully inspect the work area for tools
and objects that may have been left inside the equipment.
• Caution: Hazardous voltages can cause shock, burns or death.
• Test/Installation/Service personnel must be familiar with general device test practices, safety precautions and
follow standard ESD precautions to avoid personal injury or equipment damage.
• Before performing visual inspections, tests, or periodic maintenance on this device or associated circuits, isolate
or disconnect all hazardous live circuits and sources of electric power.
• Failure to shut equipment power off prior to removing the power connections could expose you to dangerous
voltages causing injury or death.
• All recommended equipment that should be grounded must have a reliable and un-compromised grounding path
for safety purposes, protection against electromagnetic interference and proper device operation.
• Equipment grounds should be bonded together and connected to the facility's main ground system for primary
power.
• Keep all ground leads as short as possible.
• At all times, equipment ground terminal must be grounded during device operation.
• While the equipment manual may suggest several safety and reliability steps, safety precautions must be used in
conjunction with the safety codes in force at your location.
• LED transmitters are classified as IEC 60825-1 Accessible Emission Limit (AEL) Class 1M. Class 1M devices are
considered safe to the unaided eye. Do not view directly with optical instruments.
• It is the responsibility of the user to check the equipment ratings and installation instructions prior to
commissioning, service.
• Use a lift system with side rails/bucket to reduce a fall hazard as opposed to other means when installing or
servicing.
• In addition to the safety precautions mentioned all electrical connections made must respect the applicable local
jurisdiction electrical code.
• Before working on CTs, they must be short circuited.
• Do not remove the voltage terminal blocks or disconnect the voltage input wires when the voltage phases are
live. The voltage inputs must be de-energized prior to any servicing.
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