SAFETY
SECTION 1-1
Safety Symbols and Plates
LEARN MACHINE SAFETY
Read this manual.
Learn how to operate and how to use the control.
DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO OPERATE THIS MACHINE WITHOUT PROPER INSTRUCTIONS.
THIS SAFETY alert symbol MEANS ATTENTION…BE ALERT!
YOUR SAFETY IS INVLOVED!
This symbol appears frequently in this manual and on your machine. It is used to alert you to the possibility of personal injury or death. Follow the instructions in the safety messages identified with this symbol.
UNDERSTAND THE SIGNAL WORDS….
A signal words such as – DANGER, WARNING OR CAUTION, is always used with the safety alert symbol to indicate the level of hazard. These safety words are in accordance with ANSI Z535.5.
DANGER identifies an imminently hazardous situation.
Disregard of this hazard will result in severe personal injury or death. This signal word is printed over a red background.
WARNING identifies a potential hazard or unsafe practice. Disregard of this hazard could result in severe injury or death. This signal word is printed over a red background.
CAUTION identifies a potential hazard or unsafe practice.
Disregard of this hazard to result in minor personal injury, product or property damage. This signal word may also be used to alert against unsafe practices. The signal word is printed over a yellow background.
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