BIRD 5009 - Safety Precautions

BirdDirectionalPowerSensors
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Safety Precautions
Thefollowingaregeneralsafetyprecautionsthatarenotnecessarilyrelatedto
anyspecificpartorprocedure,anddonotnecessarilyappearelsewhereinthis
publication.Theseprecautionsmustbethoroughlyunderstoodandapplytoall
phasesofoperationandmaintenance.
WARNING
KeepAwayFromLiveCircuits
OperatingPersonnelmustatalltimesobservegeneralsafetyprecautions.Do
notreplacecomponentsormakeadjustmentstothe insideofthetest
equipmentwiththehighvoltagesupplyturnedon.Toavoidcasualties,always
removepower.
WARNING
ShockHazard
DonotattempttoremovetheRF
transmissionlinewhileRFpowerispresent.
WARNING
DoNotServiceOrAdjustAlone
Undernocircumstancesshouldanypersonreachintoanenclosureforthe
purposeofserviceoradjustmentofequipmentexceptinthepresenceof
someonewhoiscapableofrenderingaid.
WARNING
SafetyEarthGround
Anuninterruptibleearthsafetyground
mustbesuppliedfromthemain
powersourcetotestinstruments.Groundingoneconductorofatwo
conductorpowercableisnotsufficientprotection.Seriousinjuryordeathcan
occurifthisgroundingisnotproperlysupplied.
WARNING
Resuscitation
Personnelworkingwithornearhighvoltagesshouldbefamiliarwithmodern
methods
ofresuscitation.
WARNING
RemovePower
Observegeneralsafetyprecautions.Donotopentheinstrumentwiththe
poweron.