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SAFETY NOTICES
People’s lives depend on your safe installation, service, and operation of our products. It
is important to read, understand and follow all instructions shipped with this product. In
addition, listed below are some other important safety instructions and precautions you
should follow:
INSTALLATION & SERVICE
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Electrocution or severe personal injury can occur when perform-
ing various installation and service functions such as making
electrical connections, drilling holes, or lifting equipment.
Therefore installation should be performed by experienced
electricians in accordance with national, state and any other
electrical codes having jurisdiction. All work should be per-
formed under the direction of the installation or service crew
safety
foreman.
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The sound output of sirens is capable of causing permanent
hearing damage. To prevent excessive exposure, carefully plan
siren placement, post warnings and restrict access to areas near
the sirens. Whenever possible, disconnect the siren batteries
before working near the speaker array.
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After installation or service, test the siren system to confirm that
it is operating properly. Test the system regularly to confirm
that it will be operational in an emergency.
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If future service personnel do not have these warnings and all
other instructions shipped with the equipment to refer to, the
siren system may not provide the intended audible warning and
service personnel may be exposed to death, permanent hearing
loss, or other bodily injury. File these instructions in a safe place
and refer to them periodically. Give a copy of these instructions
to new recruits and trainees. Also, give a copy to anyone who is
going to service or repair the sirens. For additional copies, call
the Federal Signal Community Warning Systems Group at 800-
548-7229 or write to them at 2645 Federal Signal Drive, Univer-
sity Park, IL. 60466.
OPERATION
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Failure to understand the capabilities and limitations of your
siren system could result in permanent hearing loss, other
serious injuries or death to persons too close to the sirens when
you activate them or to those you need to warn. Carefully read
and thoroughly understand all safety notices on both sides of this
sheet and all operations-related- items in all instruction manuals
shipped with the equipment. Thoroughly discuss all contingency
plans with those responsible for warning people in your commu-
nity, company, or jurisdiction.
