SAFETY INTRODUCTION
Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. To help you make informed
decisions about safety, we have provided operating procedures and other information in
this manual. This information alerts you to potential hazards that could hurt you or others.
You will find important safety information in the following form:
Safety Messages
– preceded by a safety alert symbol and one of three signal
words:
DANGER, WARNING,
or
CAUTION.
These signal words mean:
DANGER:
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations
typically for machine components which, for functional purposes, cannot be guarded.
WARNING:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury, and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are removed.
It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
CAUTION:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
This entire manual is filled with important safety information. Please read it
carefully.
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