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Safety
General Safety Information
The safety practices described in this manual are meant as guidelines for safe operation under most conditions and
are meant to supplement any safety rules and/or laws that may be in force in your area. Your safety and the safety of
others results from putting into practice the correct operating procedures.
Read this entire manual prior to conducting the maintenance procedures described
in this manual.
Signal Words
Throughout this manual are statements preceded by a special attention symbol: “ ”. The symbol is used with the
following signal words to attract your attention to information of special priority. Read the paragraphs carefully and
make sure you understand their significance, especially the possible causes of injury or death.
WARNING:
A statement preceded by
“WARNING”
is information that should be acted upon to prevent serious
injury or death.
CAUTION:
A statement preceded by
“CAUTION”
is information that should be acted upon to prevent machine
or equipment damage.
Additional signal words that are not preceded by the attention symbol are:
IMPORTANT:
A statement preceded by the word
“IMPORTANT”
is information that possesses special
significance.
Tip:
A statement preceded by “
Tip
”
is information that is handy to know and may make your job easier.
Personal Safety
WARNING:
When performing the work described in these instructions, always work safely
and use proper safety equipment to help avoid injury. Always wear hard hat, gloves, safety shoes, eye protection,
hearing protection and fall protection per regional, national and site requirements (e.g. OSHA, MSHA) when
performing maintenance work. To avoid injury to others, keep bystanders well out of the way.
