For Your Safety; General Safety Statements; Meaning Of The Alert Icons - Dräger PSS BG 4 plus Maintenance Manual

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For your safety

1.1

General safety statements

Before using this product, carefully read these instructions

for use and those of the associated products.
Strictly follow the instructions for use. The user must fully

understand and strictly observe the instructions. Use the
product only for the purposes specified in the Intended use
section of this document.
It is extremely important that you read and understand

every aspect of these Instructions for Use, in addition to
receiving proper training, before attempting to use the
facepiece. Should you not thoroughly understand any
aspect of the Instructions for Use, call Dräger at 1-800-922-
1737.
Do not dispose of the instructions for use. Ensure that they

are retained and appropriately used by the product user.
Only trained and competent users are permitted to use

this product.
Comply with all local and national rules and regulations

associated with this product.
Devices or components for use in explosion-hazard areas

which have been tested and approved according to
national, European or international Explosion Protection
Regulations may only be used under the conditions
specified in the approval and with consideration of the
relevant legal regulations. The devices or components may
not be modified in any manner. The use of faulty or
incomplete parts is forbidden. The appropriate regulations
must be observed at all times when carrying out repairs on
these devices or components.
Only trained and competent personnel are permitted to

inspect, repair and service the product as detailed in these
instructions for use. Further maintenance work that is not
detailed in these instructions for use must only be carried
out by Dräger or personnel qualified by Dräger. Dräger
recommend a Dräger service contract for all maintenance
activities.
Only authentic Dräger spare parts and accessories may be

used for maintenance. Otherwise the proper functioning of
the product may be impaired.
Do not use a faulty or incomplete product. Do not modify

the product.
Notify Dräger in the event of any product or component

fault or failure.
Dräger PSS BG 4 plus
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Meaning of the alert icons

The following alert icons are used in this document to identify
and highlight areas of text that require greater awareness by
the user. A definition of the meaning of each icon is as follows:
DANGER
!
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
!
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation.
If not avoided, this situation could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
!
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation. If not
avoided, this situation could result in physical injury or
damage to the product or environment. It may also be
used to alert against unsafe practices.
NOTICE
i i
Indicates additional information on how to use the
product.
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