2! Safety!Message - Federal Signal Corporation UltraVoice Remote Interface Installation, Operation And Service Manual

Federal!Signal!UltraVoice!Remote!Interface!(UVRI)!
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It!is!important!to!follow!all!instructions!shipped!with!this!product.!This!device!is!to!be!
installed!by!trained!personnel!who!are!thoroughly!familiar!with!the!country!electric!codes!
and!will!follow!these!guidelines!as!well!as!local!codes.!
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Listed!below!are!important!safety!instructions!and!precautions!you!should!follow.!
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Important!Notice
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Federal!Signal!reserves!the!right!to!make!changes!to!devices!and!specifications!
detailed!in!the!manual!at!any!time!in!order!to!improve!reliability,!function!or!design.!The!
information!in!this!manual!has!been!carefully!checked!and!is!believed!to!be!accurateb!
however,!no!responsibility!is!assumed!for!any!inaccuracies!
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Federal!Signal!recommends!the!following!
Management!Agency!for!assistance!with!planning!an!outdoor!warning!system:
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•! The!"Outdoor!Warning!Guide"!(CPG!1917)!
•! "Civil!Preparedness,!Principles!of!Warning"!(CPG!1914)!
•! FEMA9REP91,!Appendix!3!(Nuclear!Plant!Guideline)!
•! FEMA9REP910!(Nuclear!Plant!Guideline)!
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If!suitable!warning!equipment!is!not!selected,!the!installation!site!for!the!siren!is!not!
selected!properly!or!the!siren!is!not!installed!properly,!it!may!not!produce!the!
intended!optimum!audible!warning.!Follow!Federal!Emergency!Management!Agency!
(FEMA)!recommendations
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•! If!sirens!are!not!activated!in!a!timely!manner!when!an!emergency!condition!exists,!
they!cannot!provide!the!intended!audible!warning.!It!is!imperative!that!
knowledgeable!people,!who!are!provided!with!the!necessary!information,!are!
available!at!all!times!to!authorize!the!activation!of!the!sirens
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•! When!sirens!are!used!out!of!doors,!people!indoors!may!not!be!able!to!hear!the!
warning!signals.!Separate!warning!devices!or!procedures!may!be!needed!to!
effectively!warn!people!indoors
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•! The!sound!output!of!sirens!is!capable!of!causing!permanent!hearing!damage.!To!
prevent!excessive!exposure,!carefully!plan!siren!placement,!post!warnings,!and!
restrict!access!to!areas!near!sirens
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