3
SAFETY WARNINGS
✱
Safety Warnings
and
Precautions
must be read and understood before the instrument is used.
They
must
be observed during use.
✱
The circuit under test
must
be de-energized and isolated before connections are made except for
voltage measurement.
✱
Circuit connections
must not
be touched during a test.
✱
After insulation tests, capacitive circuits must be allowed to discharge
before
disconnecting the
test leads.
✱
The Live Circuit Warning and Automatic Discharge are additional safety features and
should not
be regarded as a substitute for normal safe working practice.
✱
Replacement fuses
must
be of the correct type and rating. Failure to fit the correctly rated fuse
will
result in
damage
to the instrument in the event of an overload.
✱
Test leads, including crocodile clips,
must
be in good order, clean and have no broken or
cracked insulation.
✱
Ensure that hands remain behind guards of probes/clips when testing.
✱
U.K. Safety Authorities recommend the use of fused test leads when measuring voltage on high
energy systems.
NOTE
THE INSTRUMENTS MUST ONLY BE USED BY SUITABLY TRAINED AND COMPETENT PERSONS
.
USERS OF THIS EQUIPMENT
AND
/
OR THEIR EMPLOYERS ARE REMINDED THAT
H
EALTH AND
S
AFETY
L
EGISLATION
REQUIRE THEM TO CARRY OUT VALID
RISK ASSESSMENTS OF ALL ELECTRICAL WORK SO AS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ELECTRICAL DANGER AND RISK
OF ELECTRICAL INJURY SUCH AS FROM INADVERTENT SHORT CIRCUITS
.
WHERE THE ASSESSMENTS SHOW THAT THE RISK IS
SIGNIFICANT THEN THE USE OF FUSED TEST LEADS CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
HSE
GUIDANCE NOTE
GS38
‘E
LECTRICAL
T
EST
E
QUIPMENT FOR USE BY
E
LECTRICIANS
’
SHOULD BE USED
.
