Parker 890GTR, Product Manual

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Safety
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Safety Information
890GTR Inverter Power Manual HA502996
WARNING! – Ignoring the following may result in serious injury or damage to equipment
Limited Approach Boundary, Restricted
Approach Boundary, Prohibited Approach Boundary
Approach Boundaries to Exposed energized Conductors/Parts for qualified employees (NFPA 70E Table 12-1):
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For troubleshooting and testing purposes only, qualified persons using proper test equipment and personal protective equipment
must adhere to the boundaries shown below. For adjusting, tightening, calibrating or other work, the circuits must be de-energized,
or employees must use voltage-rated gloves and voltage-rated insulated tools.
•
For Low Voltage Troubleshooting and Testing only (under 480 volts), a qualified person may penetrate the prohibited approach
boundary with instrument probes, leads, CT’s, etc. The qualified person must wear Class 00 (500 volt-rated) gloves.
•
Supervisors and employees must ensure that an unqualified person can never come closer to any energized line or part than the
Limited Approach Boundaries
Table 1-2 Approach Boundaries by Voltage
Approach Boundary
1,2
< 50 VAC
< 100 VDC 50-300 VAC
100-300 VDC 301-750 VAC
301-1k VDC
1.1-5 kVDC 751-15 kVAC
5-15 kVDC
Limited Approach
(Exposed movable conductors) Not
Specified
10’ – 0” 10’ – 0” 10’ – 0” 10’ – 0”
Limited Approach
(Exposed fixed circuit parts) Not
Specified
3’ – 6” 3’ – 6” 5’ – 0” 5’ – 0”
Restricted Approach
(Shock protection Re PPE) Not
Specified
Avoid Contact 1’ – 0” 1’ – 5” 2’ – 2”
Prohibited Approach
(Equivalent to direct contact) Not
Specified
Avoid Contact 0’ – 1” 0’ – 4” 0’ – 7”
1
Boundary indicates the minimum working distance of the worker’s face and chest
2
Limited Approach Boundary is 0” with all Access Doors and Panels closed and secured.