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OVERVIEW
Safety regulations
Key to symbols:
Failure to comply with this warning
implies the risk of personal injury, in
some circumstances even fatal
Failure to comply with this warning
implies the risk of damage, in some
circumstances even serious, to
property, plants or animals.
Install the appliance on a solid wall which is not
subject to vibration.
Noisiness during operation.
When drilling holes in the wall for
installation purposes, take care not to damage
any electrical wiring or existing piping.
Electrocution caused by contact with live wires.
Explosions, fires or asphyxiation caused by
gas leaking from damaged piping.
Damage to existing installations. Flooding
caused by water leaking from damaged piping.
Perform all electrical connections using
wires which have a suitable section.
Fire caused by overheating due to electrical
current passing through undersized cables.
Protect all connection pipes and wires in order
to prevent them from being damaged.
Electrocution caused by contact with live wires.
Explosions, fires or asphyxiation caused by
gas leaking from damaged piping.
Flooding caused by water leaking from
damaged piping.
Make sure the installation site and any systems
to which the appliance must be connected
comply with the applicable norms in force.
Electrocution caused by contact with live wires
which have been installed incorrectly.
Damage to the appliance caused by improper
operating conditions.
Use suitable manual tools and equipment (make
sure in particular that the tool is not worn out
and that its handle is fixed properly); use them
correctly and make sure they do not fall from
a height. Replace them once you have finished
using them.
Personal injury from the falling splinters or
fragments, inhalation of dust, shocks, cuts,
pricks and abrasions.
Damage to the appliance or surrounding
objects caused by falling splinters, knocks and
incisions.
Make sure any portable ladders are positioned
securely, that they are suitably strong and that
the steps are intact and not slippery and do not
wobble when someone climbs them. Ensure
someone provides supervision at all times.
Personal injury caused by falling from a height
or cuts (stepladders shutting accidentally).
Make sure any rolling ladders are positioned
securely, that they are suitably strong, that the
steps are intact and not slippery and that the
ladders are fitted with handrails on either side
of the ladder and parapets on the landing.
Personal injury caused by falling from a height.
During all work carried out at a certain
height (generally with a difference in height of
more than two metres), make sure that parapets
are used to surround the work area or that
individual harnesses are used to prevent falls.
The space where any accidental fall may occur
should be free from dangerous obstacles, and
any impact upon falling should be cushioned
by semi-rigid or deformable surfaces.
Personal injury caused by falling from a height.
Make sure the workplace has suitable
hygiene and sanitary conditions in terms
of lighting, ventilation and solidity of the
structures.
Personal injury caused by knocks, stumbling
etc.
Protect the appliance and all areas in the vicinity
of the work place using suitable material.
Damage to the appliance or surrounding
objects caused by falling splinters, knocks and
incisions.
Handle the appliance with suitable protection
and with care.
Damage to the appliance or surrounding
objects from shocks, knocks, incisions and
squashing.
During all work procedures, wear individual
protective clothing and equipment.
Personal injury caused by electrocution, falling
splinters or fragments, inhalation of dust,
shocks, cuts, puncture wounds, abrasions,
noise and vibration.
Place all debris and equipment in such a way
as to make movement easy and safe, avoiding
the formation of any piles which could yield or
collapse.
Damage to the appliance or surrounding
objects from shocks, knocks, incisions and
squashing.
