2. Safety Warnings
These safety warnings are indicative of safe practice and must be followed. Additionally, they do not replace local
safety procedures in the region where the instrument is used. These safety warnings must be read and understood
before the instrument is used. Retain for future reference. This instrument must be operated only by suitably trained
and competent people. Protection provided by the instrument, test leads or probes may be impaired if they are not
used in a manner specified by the manufacturer.
2.1 Warnings, Cautions and Notes
This user guide follows the internationally recognized definition of warnings, cautions and notes. These instructions
must always be adhered to.
Description
DANGER : DANGER : Indicates a dangerous situation which, if ignored, could lead to death, serious
injury or health problems.
WARNING : Indicates a potentially dangerous situation which, if ignored, could lead to death,
serious injury or health problems.
ATTENTION : Indicates a dangerous situation which, if ignored, could lead to injuries or health
problems.
CAUTION : Indicates a situation which could lead to damage of the equipment or environment
NOTE : Indicates important instructions to be followed to perform the relevant process safely and
efficiently.
2.2 Safety warnings
These safety warnings must be read and understood before the instrument is used. Retain for future reference.
WARNING : This instrument must be operated only by suitably trained and competent people.
Protection provided by the instrument may be impaired if it is not used in a manner specified by the
manufacturer.
Local Health and Safety Legislation requires users of this equipment and their employers to carry out valid risk
assessments of all electrical work to identify potential sources of danger and risk of electrical injury such as
inadvertent short circuits. Where the assessments show that the risk is significant then the use of fused test leads
may be appropriate.
Replacement fuses must be of the correct type and rating. Failure to fit the correctly rated fuse will result in fire
hazards and damage the instrument in the event of an overload.
Do not operate the instrument or connect it to any external system if it shows visible signs of damage or if it has
been stored for prolonged time in an environment outside its specification.
This product is not intrinsically safe. Do not use in an explosive atmosphere.
The circuit under test must be switched off, de-energized, securely isolated, and proved dead before test
connections are made when carrying out insulation and continuity tests.
Continuity of protective conductors and earthed equipotential bonding of new or modified installations must be
verified before carrying out an earth fault Loop Impedance or RCD test.
After an insulation test, the instrument must be left connected until the circuit has been discharged to a safe
voltage.
The instrument will not discharge the circuit after an insulation test if the test has been locked on.
In this case, the circuit must be discharged by other means.
Do not touch circuit connections and exposed metalwork of an installation or equipment under test.
Under fault conditions the system earth could become hazardous live.
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