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Chapter2. Health and Safety
This section includes the following health and safety information:
• General Health and Safety
• Operator Health and Safety
• General Hazards
• RF Exposure
• Routine Inspection and Maintenance
All personnel must comply with the relevant health and safety practices when working
on or around the Eclipse radio equipment.
The Eclipse system has been designed to meet relevant US and European health and
safety standards as outlined in IEC Publication 60950-1.
Eclipse is a Class A product. It is intended to be used exclusively in telecommunications
centers.
Local safety regulations must be used if mandatory. Safety instructions in this Volume
should be used in addition to the local safety regulations. In the case of conflict between
safety instructions stated herein and those indicated in local regulations, mandatory
local norms will prevail. Should not local regulations be mandatory, then safety norms
herein will prevail.
General Health and Safety
The following table describes general health and safety information about the Eclipse
radio.
Topic Information
Flammability The equipment is designed and constructed to minimize the risk of smoke
and fumes during a fire.
Hazardous
Materials
No hazardous materials are used in the construction of the equipment.
Hazardous
Voltage
The Eclipse system meets global product safety requirements for safety
extra-low voltage (SELV) rated equipment where the input voltage
must
be 48 V nominal, 60 V maximum.
Safety Signs External warning signs or other indicators on the equipment are not
required.
Surface
Temperatures
The external equipment surfaces do become warm during operation due to
heat dissipation. However, the temperatures reached are not considered
hazardous.