General safety statement
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The electric machine is intended for use as a component for industrial and commercial installations.
The end product containing the electric machine must conform with all related regulations.
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The use of the electric machine is prohibited in hazardous areas unless it is expressly designed for
such use.
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The electric machine is intended for installation, use and maintenance by qualified personnel, familiar
with health and safety requirements and national legislation. Ignoring these instructions may
invalidate all applicable warranties.
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These instructions must be followed to make sure of safe and correct installation, operation and
maintenance of the electric machine. They should be brought to the attention of anyone who installs,
operates or maintains the electric machine or associated equipment.
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High voltage and rotating parts can cause serious or fatal injuries. For electric machine covered by
this user guide, it is important to observe safety precautions to protect personnel from possible
injury.
Safety message signal words
Safety message signal words indicate the severity of a potential hazard.
DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury. CAUTION may also alert against unsafe practices.
NOTICE Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in property
damage.
Safety symbols
The following safety and information related symbols appear in this user guide and on the electric
machine.
Danger
This symbol is identified by a yellow background, red octagonal band and a black STOP text.
It indicates a hazardous situation that causes severe injury or death. Action indicated by this
symbol may not be executed.
General warning
This symbol is identified by a yellow background, black triangular band, and a black
exclamation point symbol. It indicates a general potentially hazardous situation.
Electric shock warning
The symbol is identified by a yellow background, black triangular band, and a black
arrowhead symbol. It indicates dangerous electrical voltage that could cause an electric shock
to a person.
Burn warning
The symbol is identified by a yellow background, black triangular band, and a black wavy
lines symbol. It indicates a hot device that could cause burns to a person.
The symbol also indicates that the device should be placed and installed so that contact with
its potentially hot surface is not possible.
User Guide
EM-PMI540-T4000
Safety information
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