General notes on safety
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Overview
This chapter must be read by the responsible technical personnel
before servicing the system. The most recent issue of this document
must always be kept close to the equipment.
In addition to the general safety instructions in this chapter, users
must also observe the specific safety instructions in the individual
chapters.
The equipment complies with the current national and international
safety requirements. It is provided with a high degree of operational
safety resulting from many years of development experience and
continuous stringent quality checks.
Potential sources of
danger
The equipment is safe in normal operation. There are, however, some
potential sources of danger that cannot be completely eliminated. In
particular, these arise during the following:
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opening of housings or equipment covers,
•
manipulation of any kind within the equipment, even if it has
been disconnected from the power supply,
•
disconnection of optical or electrical connections,
•
through possible contact with live pairs, laser light, hot surfaces,
sharp edges, or components sensitive to electrostatic discharge.
Special safety instructions
Laser safety and handling components sensitive to electrostatic
discharge (ESD) are vitally important to the equipment. For special
safety instructions concerning laser safety and electrostatic discharge,
refer to sections
and
Safety
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