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Product Support:
Warnings
Crush Hazard - Take care when installing or
removing gauges, extensometers,
specimens, assemblies, structures, or load
string components.
Installation or removal of gauges, extensometers,
specimens, assemblies, structures, or load string
components involves working inside the hazardous
area between the grips or fixtures. Keep clear of the
jaws of a grip or fixture at all times. Keep clear of
the hazard area between the grips or fixtures during
actuator or crosshead movement. Ensure that all
actuator or crosshead movements necessary for
installation or removal are slow and, where
possible, at a low force setting.
Hazard - Press the Emergency Stop button
whenever you consider that an unsafe
condition exists.
The Emergency Stop button removes hydraulic
power or electrical drive from the testing system
and brings the hazardous elements of the system to
a stop as quickly as possible. It does not isolate the
system from electrical power, other means are
provided to disconnect the electrical supply.
Whenever you consider that safety may be
compromised, stop the test using the Emergency
Stop button. Investigate and resolve the situation
that caused the use of the Emergency Stop button
before you reset it.
