Safety Instructions
•If personnel 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 National Electrical Code (NEC) requires the frame and external electrically conductive parts of the generator to be con- nected to an approved earth ground. This grounding will help prevent dangerous electrical shock that might be caused by a ground fault condition in the generator or by static electricity. Never disconnect the ground wire.
FIRE HAZARDS
•Keep a fire extinguisher near the generator at all times. Do NOT use any carbon
EXPLOSION HAZARDS
•Wire gauge sizes of electrical wiring, cables and cord sets must be adequate to handle the maximum electrical current (ampac- ity) to which they will be subjected.
•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 a transfer 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.
•Stationary emergency 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.
•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.
•These generators may operate using one of several types of fuels. All fuel types are potentially FLAMMABLE and/or EXPLOSIVE and should be handled with care. Comply with all laws regulating the storage and handling of fuels. Inspect the unit’s fuel 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. Gaseous fluids such as natural gas and liquid propane (LP) gas are extremely EXPLOSIVE. Natural gas is lighter than air, and LP gas is heavier than air; install leak detectors accordingly.
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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