Hazard Identification; Introduction - Victaulic VicFlex I-VICFLEX Field Installation Handbook

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

Definitions for identifying the various hazard levels are provided below.
This safety alert symbol indicates important safety messages. When you
see this symbol, be alert to the possibility of personal injury. Carefully read
and fully understand the message that follows.
DANGER
• The use of the word "DANGER"
identifies an immediate hazard
with a likelihood of death or serious
personal injury if instructions,
including recommended
precautions, are not followed.
CAUTION
• The use of the word "CAUTION"
identifies possible hazards or
unsafe practices that could result
in personal injury and product or
property damage if instructions,
including recommended
precautions, are not followed.

INTRODUCTION

This field handbook is a guide for installation of Victaulic
and shall be used in combination with Victaulic
building codes to ensure proper product selection and application. Additional copies of
installation instructions and submittal documents are available to download on the Victaulic
website, victaulic.com.
Always follow good piping practices. Specified pressures, temperatures, performance
standards, and tolerances shall never be exceeded. Many applications require recognition of
special conditions, code requirements, and the use of safety factors, which shall be evaluated
by qualified system engineers.
Always check compliance with local codes, as well as engineering specifications.
• Victaulic maintains a continual policy of product improvement. Therefore, Victaulic
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reserves the right to change product specifications, designs, and standard equipment
without notice and without incurring obligation.
• Victaulic is not responsible for system design, nor does the company assume any
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responsibility for systems that are designed improperly.
• This handbook is not intended to be a substitute for competent, professional
assistance, which is a prerequisite for any product application.
• The information published in this handbook and other Victaulic
all previously published information.
• Drawings and/or pictures in this manual may be exaggerated for clarity.
• The field assembly handbook contains trademarks, copyrights, and products with
patented features that are the exclusive property of Victaulic
• While every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy, Victaulic
and its affiliated companies make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind
regarding the information contained or referenced in this handbook. Anyone who uses
the information contained herein does so at their risk and assumes any liability that
results from such use.
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• The use of the word "WARNING"
identifies the presence of hazards
or unsafe practices that could
result in death or serious personal
injury if instructions, including
recommended precautions, are not
followed.
• The use of the word "NOTICE"
identifies special instructions that
are important but not related to
hazards.
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