Safety & Manuals

[Carma C Allen <ccallen -at- CCGATE -dot- DP -dot- BECKMAN -dot- COM>]

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    Besides the problem of customer safety (and/or litigation), there=
 are quite=20
stringent requirements concerning safety information for equipment=
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certification (UL, CSA, CE Mark), especially if the product is sold i=
n European=20
Community countries.

    Our company is self-certified, which means that our in-house peop=
le in the=20
product certification department are even more nit-picky that the cer=
tifying=20
agencies would be (this is so we can keep our self-certification char=
ter).=20
Therefore, we have had **many, many** discussions with them about the=
 safety=20
notification issue.

    We ship a multi-language safety booklet with every instrument, al=
ong with=20
the standard user documents. This booklet covers generic warnings abo=
ut any=20
conceivable (and a few inconconceivable) actions to take or avoid to =
ensure=20
operating safety. The instrument manual contains model-specific warni=
ngs and=20
cautions=C4=C4and we believe in erring on the side of caution.

    Anyway, these are the definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Note=
s that=20
have been approved by the various agencies, as filtered through our p=
roduct=20
certification department:

    NOTE:   Used to call attention to information that should be foll=
owed=20
during installation, use, and/or servicing of the equipment.

    (! in a triangle icon) CAUTION: Used to indicate a potentially ha=
zardous=20
situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate inju=
ry and/or=20
mechanical damage. It is also used to alert against unsafe practices.

    (! in a triangle icon) WARNING: Used whenever an action or condit=
ion may=20
potentially cause serious personal injury or loss of life. Mechanical=
 damage=20
may also result

    (electrical symbol in a triangle icon) WARNING or DANGER:   Indic=
ates high=20
voltage or risk of electric shock. Turn the power switch off and disc=
onnect the=20
equipment from the main power source. Refer servicing of all areas di=
splaying=20
either symbol to service personnel.

    The descriptions above of the meaning of each type of note are pr=
ovided in=20
the Introduction section of the manual.

    Carma
    ccallen -at- ccgate -dot- dp -dot- beckman -dot- com =20



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