Farr KT5500 - Safety Precautions

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IDENTIFICATION OF OF WARNINGS AND OTHER NOMENCLATURE OF
IMPORTANCE USED IN THIS INSTALLATION GUIDE
McCoyDrilling&Completionsusesthreeindicatorstodescribeitemsofthreedegreesofimportance.
AHAZARD to operatorsorequipment isrepresentedby an exclamationpointwithin aredtriangle and identifiesitems
ofthehighestimportance.FailuretoheedinformationidentifiedbyaHAZARDsymbolmayresultinbodilyinjury,death,
catastrophicequipmentdamage,oranycombinationofthese.AHAZARDmayalsoindicatethepotentialfordangerous
environmentalcontamination.
The information presented in this document will provide setup, operating, and maintenance instruc-
tions for your KT5500 tong & CLINCHER® backup. Due to the wide variety of operating conditions,
these instructions must be considered guidelines rather than absolute operating procedures. It is the
responsibility of the user to use these guidelines together with an experienced manager to develop
operating procedures that conform to all policies set forth by the operating authority (ies).
AWARNINGisrepresentedbyanexclamationpointwithinanorangetriangle,andcontainsinformationthatwillalertper-
sonneltoapotentialsafetyhazardthatisnotlife-threatening.AWARNINGmayalsoservetoalerttheusertoinformation
criticaltothecorrectassemblyoroperationoftheequipmentinuse.
This identies a HAZARD to operators or equipment
This identies a WARNING to users
ACAUTIONisrepresentedbyanexclamationpointwithinayellowtriangleandhighlightsinformationthatmayaidtheuser
duringassemblyoroperationofyourequipment.CAUTIONsarealsousedtoensurecommonerrorsarenotmadeduring
assemblyoroperationofyourequipment.
This identies a CAUTION to users
Observance of the following is the full responsibility of the user:
● all descriptions, information and instructions set out in this manual
● any regulation or requirement issued by an authority or agency which may influence operation,
safety or integrity of the equipment that overrules the content of this document.
● any legal or other mandatory regulation in force governing accident prevention or environmental
protection.