63230-300-212 Chapter2 —Safety Precautions
April 2001
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This chapter containsimportant safety precautions that must be followed
before attemptingto install, service, or maintain electrical equipment.
Carefullyr ead and followthe safety precautions outlined below.
CHAPTER 2—SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
HAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, BURN,OR EXPLOSION
•Only qualified workersshould install this equipment. Such work
should be performedonly after reading this entire set of instructions.
•NEVER work alone.
•Before performingvisual inspections, tests, or maintenance on this
equipment, disconnectall sources of electric power. Assume that all
circuitsare live until they have been completelyde-energized, tested,
and tagged. Payparticular attention to the design of the power
system. Considerall sources of power, including thepossibility of
backfeeding.
•Turnoff all power supplying this equipment before workingon or
inside.
•Alwaysuse a properly rated voltage sensing deviceto confirm that all
power is off.
•Bewareof potentialhazards, wear personal protective equipment,
carefullyinspect the work area for tools and objects that may have
been left inside theequipment.
•Use caution whiler emovingor installing panels so that they do not
extendinto the energized bus; avoidhandling the panels, whichcould
cause personal injury.
•The successfuloperation of this equipment depends upon proper
handling, installation,and operation. Neglecting fundamental
installationrequirements may lead to personal injury as well as
damage to electricalequipment or other property.
•Before performingDielectric (Hi-Pot) or Megger testing on any
equipmentin which the circuit monitor is installed,disconnect all input
and output wires to the circuitmonitor. High voltage testing may
damage electroniccomponents contained in the circuit monitor.
Failure tofollow these instructions will result in death or
serious injury.
DANGER