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Allied Construction Products, LLC Technical Manual Ho-Pac 300, 300B & 500, 500B
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SAFETY INFORMATION
Be Alert to Safety Messages
Safety messages appear throughout this
manual and on labels affixed to the Allied
equipment. Read and understand the
information contained in the safety message
before attempting to install, operate, service
or transport the Allied equipment.
Keep all safety labels clean. Words and
illustrations must be readable. Before
operating this equipment, replace damaged
or missing labels.
Purpose of Safety Messages
The information provided in the safety
message is important for your safety. These
messages provide instructions on how to
avoid injury from potential hazards
associated with improper use, operation or
handling of the Allied equipment. Read and
follow the instructions of each safety
message and be aware the consequence if
these instructions are not followed.
Safety messages are arranged to provide
the following information:
Alert personnel to potential hazards
Describe the severity of the hazard, if
encountered
Identify the nature of the hazard
Instruct how to avoid the hazard
Safety Alert Symbol
ATTENTION, BECOME ALERT, YOUR
SAFETY IS INVOLVED.
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is the safety alert symbol. The
symbol is used to draw attention to the
presence of potential hazards.
Signal Words
“DANGER”, “WARNING” and “CAUTION”
are signal words used to express the
different degrees of hazard seriousness.
Learn to recognize and understand the
severity and consequence associated with
each of these signal words should a
potentially hazardous condition be
encountered.
“
DANGER”
identifies the highest degree of
hazard seriousness. Its use is limited to the
most extreme situations.
DANGER - Indicates an imminent hazard,
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING - Indicates an imminent hazard,
which, if not avoided, can result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION - Indicates hazards which, if not
avoided, could result in serious injury or
damage to the equipment.
Additional Precautionary Messages and
Instructions
Additional precautionary messages and
instructions found in this manual are
preceded with
– “ IMPORTANT”
and
“ NOTE”
.
IMPORTANT
- indicates instructions that if
not followed, may cause damage to the
equipment.
NOTE
– Indicates instructions that highlight
suggestions, which will result in enhanced
installation, reliability, or operation.