For Your Safety - Siemens 3AK Operating Instructions Manual

For your safety

Signal terms and defini-
tions
Qualified personnel
Product liability
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Hazards are classified in accordance with ISO 3864-2 using the following keywords:
• DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION, where there is a risk of personal injury
• NOTE, where there is a risk of material damage.
Hazards are classified and indicated in the operating instructions and on the vacuum
circuit-breaker module as follows:
DANGER
signal word used to indicate an imminently hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
signal word used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
signal word used to indicate a potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
Note
indicates a potentially damaging situation.
If the damaging situation is not avoided, the product or something in its vicinity
may sustain damage.
are, for the purposes of this manual or the warning notices on the vacuum circuit-
breaker module, persons who are familiar with the transport, storage, placement,
assembly, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the product and have the
qualifications corresponding to their activity, such as:
• training and authorization to energise, de-energise, clear, earth and tag circuits
and equipment in accordance with established safety practices.
• training in the proper care and use of protective equipment in accordance with
established safety practices;
• training in providing first aid.
Note
Product liability claims are upheld only if the replacement of the purchased spare
parts is performed by personnel that have been trained and certified by Sie-
mens.
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2013-09-09