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ADFM® Flow Meter
Safety
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ADFM® Flow Meter
Safety
General Warnings Before installing, operating, or maintaining this equipment, it is
imperative that all hazards and preventive measures are fully
understood. While specific hazards may vary according to
location and application, take heed of the following general
warnings:
WARNING
Avoid hazardous practices! If you use this instrument in
any way not specified in this manual, the protection
provided by the instrument may be impaired.
AVERTISSEMENT
Éviter les usages périlleux! Si vous utilisez cet instrument
d’une manière autre que celles qui sont specifiées dans ce
manuel, la protection fournie de l’instrument peut être
affaiblie; cela augmentera votre risque de blessure.
Safety Precautions This section contains a list of items you should be aware of every
time you use your ADFM Flow Meter.
• Servicing instructions are for use by service-trained
personnel. To avoid dangerous electric shock, do not
perform any service unless qualified to do so.
• Do not install substitute parts or perform any
unauthorized modifications to the instrument.
• Any maintenance and repair of the opened instrument
under voltage should be avoided as much as possible,
and when inevitable, should be carried out only by
skilled and qualified personnel.
• Capacitors inside the instrument may still be charged
even if the instrument has been disconnected from
power.
Hazard Severity Levels This manual applies Hazard Severity Levels to the safety alerts,
These three levels are described in the sample alerts below.
CAUTION
Cautions identify a potential hazard, which if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury. This category can also warn
you of unsafe practices, or conditions that may cause property
damage.
WARNING
Warnings identify a potentially hazardous condition, which
if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.