ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
•All generators covered by this manual produce dangerous elec- trical voltages and can cause fatal electrical shock. Utility power delivers extremely high and dangerous voltages to the transfer switch as well as the stationary emergency generator. Avoid contact with bare Wires, terminals, connections, etc., on the generator as well as the transfer switch, if applicable. Ensure all appropriate covers, guards and barriers are in place before oper- ating the generator. If work must be done around an operating unit, stand on an insulated, dry surface to reduce shock hazard.
•Do not handle any kind of electrical device while stand- ing in water, while barefoot, or while hands or feet are wet.
DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL SHOCK MAY RESULT.
•If people must stand on metal or concrete while installing, operating, servicing, adjusting or repairing this equipment, place insulative mats over a dry wooden platform. Work on the equipment only while standing on such insulative mats.
•The generator set must be grounded in accordance with the National Electrical Code and any state or local requirements.
•Wire gauge sizes of electrical wiring, cables and cord sets must be adequate to handle the maximum electrical current (ampacity) to which they will be subjected. See the Field Wiring Requirements Table.
•Before installing or servicing this (and related) equipment, make sure that all power voltage supplies are positively turned off at their source. Failure to do so will result in hazardous and pos- sibly fatal electrical shock.
•Connecting this unit to an electrical system normally supplied by an electric utility shall be by means of atransfer switch so as to isolate the generator electric system from the electric utility distribution system when the generator is operating. Failure to isolate the two electric system power sources from each other by such means will result in damage to the generator and may also result in injury or death to utility power workers due to backfeed of electrical energy.
•Generators installed with an automatic transfer switch will crank and start automatically when NORMAL (UTILITY) source voltage is removed or is below an acceptable preset level. To prevent such automatic
•In case of accident caused by electric shock, immediately shut down the source of electrical power. If this is not pos- sible, attempt to free the victim from the live conductor. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM. Use a nonconducting implement, such as a dry rope or board, to free the victim from the live conductor. If the victim is unconscious, apply first aid and get immediate medical help.
•Never wear jewelry when working on this equipment. Jewelry can conduct electricity resulting in electric shock, or may get caught in moving components causing injury.
Safety Rules
FIRE HAZARDS
•Keep afire extinguisher near the generator at all times, Do NOT use any carbon
EXPLOSION HAZARDS
•Properly ventilate any room or building housing the generator to prevent
•Do not smoke around the generator, Wipe up any fuel or oil spills immediately. Ensure that no combustible materials are left in the generator compartment, or on or near the generator, as FIRE or EXPLOSION may result. Keep the area surrounding the generator clean and free from debris.
•All fuel types are potentially FLAMMABLE and/or EXPLOSIVE and shOUld be handled with care, Comply with all laws regulat- ing the storage and handling of fuels, Inspect the unit'sfuel system frequently and correct any leaks immediately, Fuel supply lines must be properly installed, purged and leak tested according to applicable
•Diesel fuels are highly FLAMMABLE.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
Engine exhaust and some of its constituents are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm
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