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Safety Messages
We include safety messages and safety labels in this manual to help you
protect your safety and the safety of others. This section contains important
information to help you recognize and understand these safety messages.
Safety message format
Safety messages are designed to alert you to potential hazards that can
cause personal injury to you or others. They can also indicate the possibility
of property damage.
Each safety message box contains a safety alert symbol (
); one of two
signal words:
WARNING
, or
CAUTION
; and a safety message. The signal
words and symbols, and their meanings, are shown below.
In addition to the symbols and words explained previously, each safety message:
Identifies the hazard
Describes what you can and should do to avoid the risk of exposure to the hazard
Describes the probable consequences of not avoiding the hazard
WARNING
means you and/or someone else
MAY be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you
do not follow these instructions.
CAUTION
means you and/or someone else
MAY be HURT or property damage may
result if you do not follow these instructions.
The
(
I
nformation) icon is used in this
manual to draw your attention to other
important information.
WARNING
The safety message is in this box.
CAUTION
The safety message is in this box.
