Instruction Manual
6
06/23
Risk Assessment
It is the user’s responsibility to complete a risk assessment before using Buckleys equipment. The following
points offer some guidance but must not be assumed to be complete or sufficient.
Personal Safet
y
•
Have all users been trained in the correct
and safe use of the instruments?
•
Are they aware that the instrument
produces high voltages, and can give
electric shocks if used incorrectly?
•
Is the instrument in good condition,
undamaged? Is the instrument dry? Are the
accessories similarly in good condition, dry
and undamaged?
•
Is it possible to ensure that persons with
pacemakers, cochlear implants or trans-
dermal implants of any kind are sufficiently
far from the instrument & test site to be safe?
•
Ozone is an irritant gas which will be
produced when the instrument produces
sparks – is there sufficient, suitable
ventilation in place to ensure that this is not
hazardous?
•
Is the access route to the area of the test
safe? Is fall protection necessary? If so, is it
in place?
•
Has the instrument been properly grounded
to a metallic grounding point?
•
Should you use the anti-static wristband to
prevent static charge build-up?
Explosion & Fire Risk
•
Buckleys high-voltage instruments will
produce sparks - Are you certain that there
is no r
isk of an explosive atmosphere
?
•
Have all easily-ignited and/or flammable
mater
ials been removed from the ar
ea in
which
test
ing will take place?
EMC & RFI
•
Buckleys high-voltage instruments will
pr
oduce sparks which may create
interference in nearby electronic appara
tus,
partic
ularly communication and comp
uter
equipment.
•
Are you certain that there is no risk of such
inter
ference causing a danger to other
s –
partic
ularly medical or li
fe support
equipment?
•
Are you sure that there is no risk of such
inter
ference causing costs or inconvenien
ce
to others – e.g., industrial processes,
me
asuring equipment, sc
ientific apparatus,
domes
t
ic radio and TV?
Other Risks
•
Have you checked that there are no
ongoing pr
ocesses in the ar
ea that may be
hazar
dous?
•
Are you certain that the instrument has not
b
een immersed, dropped or otherwi
se
damaged i
n a way that is not obvi
ous?
•
Have you verified that the ground
connection
is actually grounded
?
•
Is the person responsible for site safety
aware of / f
ully understanding the test
ing
you ar
e going to do, and has it be
en
r
eviewed in line with the site procedur
es?
Factory Settings
In order to use the DCCT Pro2, you will need to adjust the instrument settings to suit your specific
application – see page 9. The following is a summary of the settings as set in the factory:
Output voltage: 5kV
Testing standard: Manual
Sensitiv
ity: 200µA
Al
arm volume: 5
Screen contrast: 5
Alarm Mode: Fast
ON time 30ms
OFF time 30ms
HV Pause 250ms
This setting is suitable for tests carried out in line with the BS standard
Electric Cables – Spark-test
method
.
NOTE: Wherever you are intending to use
equipment of this type, always obtain
clearance from the company safety officer.
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