SAFETY
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RECOGNIZE SAFETY INFORMATION
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These are the
SAFETY ALERT SYMBOLS
.
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When you see these symbols on your machine or in
this manual, be alert to the potential for personal
injury.
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Follow recommended precautions and safe operating
practices.
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UNDERSTAND SIGNAL WORDS
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On machine safety signs, signal words designating the
degree or level of hazard - DANGER, WARNING, or
CAUTION - are used with the safety alert symbol.
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DANGER
indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
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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.
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DANGER or WARNING safety signs
are located
near specific hazards. General precautions are listed
on
CAUTION safety signs
.
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Some safety signs don’t use any of the designated
signal words above after the safety alert symbol are
occasionally used on this machine.
•
CAUTION
also calls attention to safety messages in this
manual.
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To avoid confusing machine protection with personal
safety messages, a signal word
IMPORTANT
indicates a
situation which, if not avoided, could result in damage to
the machine.
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NOTE
indicates an additional explanation for an
element of information.
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