Chapter 3: Safety And Equipment Care; Safety And Equipment Care; Job Aid - Avaya ERS 3500 Series Manual

Chapter 3: Safety and equipment care

Safety and equipment care

About this task
This section contains important safety and regulatory information. Read this section before
you install small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers.
SFPs are static sensitive.
Dust contamination can reduce the performance of optical parts in transceivers. When you
store a transceiver, or after you disconnect it from a fiber optic cable, always keep a dust cover
over the optical bore.
Dispose of this product according to all national laws and regulations.
To prevent equipment damage, observe the following electrostatic discharge (ESD)
precautions when you handle or install the components:
• Ground yourself and the equipment to an earth or building ground. Use a grounded
workbench mat (or foam that dissipates static charge) and a grounding wrist strap. The
wrist strap must touch the skin and you must ground it through a one megaohm
resistor.
• Do not touch anyone who is not grounded.
• Leave all components in their ESD-safe packaging until installation, and use only a static-
shielding bag for all storage, transport, and handling.
• Clear the area of synthetic materials such as polyester, plastic, vinyl, or styrofoam
because these materials carry static electricity that damages the equipment.

Job aid

You must keep fiber optic equipment connections clean and damage-free. Use the information
in this job aid to properly maintain and care for fiber optic equipment.
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