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Safety Messages
Description, Specifications, Installation, and Operation Manual
Safety Messages
It is important to follow all instructions shipped with this product. This device is to be installed by
trained personnel who are thoroughly familiar with the country electric codes and will follow these
guidelines as well as local codes and ordinances, including any state or local noise control ordinances.
Planning
• If suitable warning equipment is not selected, the installation site for the Informer is not selected
properly or the Informer is not installed properly, it may not produce the intended optimum audible
warning. If applicable, follow Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommendations.
• If the Informer is not activated in a timely manner when an emergency condition exists, it cannot
provide the intended audible warning. It is imperative that knowledgeable people, who are provided
with the necessary information, be available at all times to authorize activation.
• The sound output of the Informer is capable of causing permanent hearing damage. To prevent
excessive exposure, carefully plan placement, post warnings, and restrict access to areas near sirens.
• Activating the Informer may not result in people taking the desired actions if those to be warned
are not properly trained about the meaning of warning sounds. Users should follow FEMA
recommendations and instruct those to be warned of correct actions to be taken.
After installation, service, or maintenance, test the system to confirm that it is operating properly. Test
the system regularly to confirm that it will be operational in an emergency.
Safety Messages to Installers
People’s lives depend on your safe installation of our products. It is important to follow all instructions
shipped with this product. This device is to be installed by a trained electrician who is thoroughly
familiar with the National Electrical Code and/or Canadian Electrical Code and will follow the NEC
and/or CEC Guidelines as well as all local codes.
The selection of the mounting location for this Informer, its controls and the routing of the wiring are
to be accomplished under the direction of the Facilities Engineer and the Safety Engineer. In addition,
listed below are some other important safety instructions and precautions you should follow:
• Electrocution or severe personal injury can occur when performing various installation and service
functions such as making electrical connections, drilling holes, or lifting equipment. Therefore,
only experienced electricians should install this product in accordance with national, state and any
other electrical codes having jurisdiction. Perform all work under the direction of the installation or
service crew safety foreman.
• Read and understand all instructions before installing, operating, or servicing this equipment.
• All effective warning sounds may, in certain circumstances, cause permanent hearing loss. Take
appropriate precautions such as wearing hearing protection. Maximum sound level exposure limits
specified in OSHA 29 CFR 1910 should not be exceeded. Review and comply with any local or
state noise control ordinances as well as OSHA noise exposure regulations and guidelines.
• For optimum sound distribution do not install this speaker where objects would block any portion of
the front of the Informer.
