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General 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 in the testing system that are
potentially hazardous, particularly force actuators
or a moving crosshead.
Before operating the system, ensure you gain a
thorough understanding of the equipment by:
• receiving training on the safe operation of the
system.
• reading and understanding the general hazards
associated with materials testing systems as
detailed on pages iv to vii.
• carefully reading all relevant manuals and
observing 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.
• carrying out your own safety risk assessment
on the use of the test system, test methods
employed, specimen loading and specimen
behavior at failure.
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