PERSONAL SAFETY
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
These Safety Precautions, Warnings and Cautions advise personnel of specific hazards
which may be encountered when using this equipment and that control measures may
be required to prevent injury to personnel, and damage to equipment and/or the
environment.
Before using this equipment, personnel are to acquaint themselves with all risk
assessments relevant to the equipment and area of use. They must then comply with
the control measures detailed in those risk assessments.
References covering safety regulations, health hazards and hazardous substances are
detailed under the WARNINGS section below. These are referred to in this user manual
when they are encountered.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
Do NOT operate your mobile radio, without a hands-free kit, whilst driving a vehicle.
Do NOT operate your radio in an explosive atmosphere – unless the radio’s level of
IECEx approval is approved for use in that atmosphere.
Obey the ‘Turn Off Two-way Radios’ signs where these are posted, e.g. on a petrol
station forecourt.
Do NOT touch the antenna while the radio is transmitting.
Do NOT operate the radio if the antenna has become disconnected or damaged.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Before using any hazardous substance or material, the user must be conversant with
the safety precautions and first aid instructions:
• On the label of the container in which it was supplied.
• On the material Safety Data Sheet.
• In any local Safety Orders and Regulations.
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