Pre-Operation Inspection; Specific Safety Information; Product Safety - RIDGID SeeSnake microREEL APX Operator's Manual

Pre-Operation Inspection

WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury from
electrical shock or other causes, and to
prevent damage to your equipment, in-
spect all equipment and correct any
problems before each use.
To inspect all equipment, follow these steps:
1. Power off your equipment.
2. Disconnect and inspect all cords, ca-
bles, and connectors for damage or
modification.
3. Clean any dirt, oil, or other contami-
nation from your equipment to ease
inspection and to prevent it from slip-
ping from your grip during transporta-
tion or use.
4. Inspect your equipment for any broken,
worn, missing, misaligned, or binding
parts, or any other condition which
might prevent safe, normal operation.
5. Refer to the instructions for all other
equipment to inspect and make sure it
is in good, usable condition.
6. Check your work area for adequate
conditions to perform the job.
7. Examine the job to be done and de-
termine the correct equipment for the
task.
8. Observe the work area and erect bar-
riers as necessary to keep bystanders
away.
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Specific Safety Information

WARNING
This section contains important safety in-
formation that is specific to the RIDGID
See Snake microREEL APX and CSx Via.
Read these precautions carefully before
using the equipment to reduce the risk of
electrical shock, fire, and/or serious injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS AND
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE!

Product Safety

• Read and understand this manual, the
digital reporting monitor's manual, and
the instructions for any other equip-
ment you are using before operating the
equipment. Failure to follow all instructions
may result in property damage and/or seri-
ous injury. Keep this manual with the equip-
ment for future use.
• Operating the equipment while in water
increases the risk of electrical shock. Do
not operate the system if operator or equip-
ment are standing in water.
• The equipment is not designed to pro-
vide high voltage protection and isola-
tion. Do not use where a danger of high
voltage contact is present.
• To prevent damage to the equipment
and to decrease the risk of injury, do not
expose the equipment to mechanical
shocks. Exposure to mechanical shocks
can damage equipment and increase the
risk of serious injury.
• Ensure the push cable is secured inside
the drum to prevent the push cable from
unwinding itself if the drum is removed
from the case or if the case is left open
with the drum inside. If the push cable un-
winds, do not manually twist or force the