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GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS
Installation, operating and maintenance of electric generators can be potentially dangerous. All
precautions and measures must therefore be taken to prevent the occurrence of such dangerous
situations.
NOTICE
Electric generators are components with dangerous parts as they are live or have parts which
move while in operation.
Therefore:
incorrect use,
removal of protections without isolating the power supply,
disconnection of protection devices,
failure to perform inspections or maintenance,
may cause serious injuries to people.
In particular, maintenance interventions must be carried out exclusively by qualified staff i.e. persons
with specific knowledge, experience, appropriate professional training, knowledge of safety
regulations, standards, accident prevention provisions and working conditions. Safety managers
must authorise this staff to perform the necessary jobs and prevent any danger (also refer to IEC 364
Standard for the definition of qualified staff).
For jobs in plants with high electric currents, the access and work prohibition for unqualified staff is
ruled by the IEC 364 Standard as well.
This manual contains some of the symbols used to warn about any danger which could arise during
the various operations.
The symbols, together with relative wording “Danger”, “Caution” and “Warning” indicate the potential
risk from not complying with the prescriptions which they are coupled up with.
The following table gives the meaning of the symbols:
DANGER - RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
Warning that there is a risk of electric shock if this notice is ignored
DANGER
Warning that there is a risk of serious injury if this notice is ignored
CAUTION
Warning that there is a risk of damage to persons and/or objects if this notice is
ignored
WARNING
Warning that there is a risk of damage to the generator or to the driving unit if
this notice is ignored
For reasons of general clarity, this manual does not contain all cases of operation, maintenance and
possible repairs. Therefore it mainly contains only the information required by qualified personnel
(see above) if the machines are used, as intended, as traction motors. In case of problems,
especially for more detailed information, we recommend you to always clearly indicate the machine
type and serial number.