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Safety

General Safety Practices

MTS Exceed™ Series 40 Product Manual
This section provides information about safety issues that pertain to
electromechanical systems in general. These issues include statements to the
intended use and foreseeable misuse of the system, the hazard zone, definition for
the graphical hazard labeling that is affixed to your product, and other (more
general) safety information that relates to the high-performance characteristics of
MTS Exceed electromechanical systems.
MTS Exceed test systems are designed to generate motions and forces and impart
these motions and forces into a test specimen.
When you prepare to operate the system and during system operation, ensure the
following:
• Do not use or allow personnel to operate the system who are not
experienced, trained, or educated in the inherent dangers associated with
high-performance electromechanical machines and who are not
experienced, trained, or educated with regard to the intended operation as it
applies to this test system.
• Do not disable safety components or features (including limit detectors,
light curtains, or proximity switches/detectors).
• Do not attempt to operate the system without appropriate personal safety
gear (for example, hearing, hand, and eye protection).
• Do not use specimens that are combustible, flammable, pressurized, or
explosive.
• Whenever possible, use tongs or similar device to handle specimens during
specimen installation.
• Do not use humans as specimens or allow humans to ride in or on the test
specimen or the test system for any purpose unless the system is man-rated
and all associated safety conditions are strictly enforced.
• Do not modify the system or replace system components using parts that are
not MTS component parts or effect repairs using parts or components that
are not manufactured to MTS specifications.
• Do not operate the system in an explosive atmosphere.
• Do not use the system in a test area where uncontrolled access to the test
system is allowed when the system is in operation.
If you have system related responsibilities (that is, if you are an operator, service
engineer, or maintenance person), you should study safety information carefully
before you attempt to perform any test system procedure.
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