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Preface
Safety Alerts and Important Information
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Safety Symbols and Signal Words
All safety symbols are followed by WARNING or CAUTION , which indicates the degree of risk
for personal injury and/or instrument damage. Cautions and warnings are following by a
descriptor, such as
BURN HAZARD . A WARNING is intended to prevent improper actions that
could cause personal injury. Whereas, a CAUTION in intended to prevent improper actions
that may cause personal injury and/or instrument damage. The following safety symbols may
be found on your instrument and/or in this guide:
BURN HAZARD. This symbol indicates a hot surface that could or may cause
burn injuries.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. This symbol indicates that an electrical shock
could or may occur.
FIRE HAZARD. This symbol indicates a risk of fire or flammability, or that
fire/flammability damage could or may occur.
FLAMMABLE GAS HAZARD. This symbol alerts you to gases that are
compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure and can ignite on contact
with an ignition source. This symbol indicates this risk
could or may cause
physical injury.
GLOVES REQUIRED. This symbol indicates that you must wear gloves when
performing a task or else physical injury could or may occur.
HAND AND CHEMICAL HAZARD. This symbol indicates that chemical
damage or physical injury could or may occur.
INSTRUMENT DAMAGE. This symbol indicates that damage to the
instrument or module may occur. This damage may not be covered under the
standard warranty.
LIFTING HAZARD. This symbol indicates two or more people are required to
lift the object to prevent a physical injury that could or may occur.
MATERIAL AND EYE HAZARD.
This symbol indicates that eye damage could
or may occur.
RADIOACTIVE.
This symbol indicates the presence of radioactive material
could or may occur.
READ MANUAL. This symbol alerts you to carefully read your instrument’s
operational instructions before usage to ensure your safety and the
instrument’s operational ability. Failing to carefully read the instructions
could
or may put you at risk for a physical injury.
TOXIC SUBSTANCES HAZARD. This symbol indicates that exposure to a
toxic substance will , could , or may cause personal injury or death.
This is the general warning symbol that the ISO 3864-2 standard refers to as
the general warning signal to prevent personal injury. It is a triangle with an
exclamation mark that precedes the
WARNING safety alert word. In the
vocabulary of ANSI Z535 signage, this symbol indicates a possible personal
injury hazard exists if the instrument is improperly used or if unsafe actions
occur. We use this symbol and another appropriate safety symbol to alert to
an imminent or potential hazard that
could cause personal injury .