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General Safety PrecautionsGeneral Safety Precautions
Materials testing systems are potentially hazardous.
Materials testing involves inherent hazards from high forces, rapid motions and stored
energy. You must be aware of all moving and operating components which are
potentially hazardous, particularly the moving crosshead or pendulum in an impact
testing system.
Carefully read all relevant manuals and observe all Warnings and Cautions. The term
Warning is used where a hazard may lead to injury or death. The term Caution is used
where a hazard may lead to damage to equipment or to loss of data.
Ensure that the test set-up and the actual test you will be using on materials, assemblies
or structures constitutes no hazard to yourself or others. Make full use of all mechanical
and electronic limits features. These are supplied for your safety to enable you to prevent
movement of the actuator piston or the moving crosshead beyond desired regions of
operation.
The following pages detail various general warnings that you must heed at all times while
using materials testing equipment. You will find more specific Warnings and Cautions in
the text whenever a potential hazard exists.
Your best safety precautions are to gain a thorough understanding of the equipment by
reading your instruction manuals and to always use good judgment.
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