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About this manual
signs warning about dangers to life and limb
Safety and warning notices are necessary at all locations where there is potential
danger from the device which cannot be eliminated by design or operational
measures. We restricted ourselves to the permitted minimum in order to place
the required distinctive warning notices at the correct point in time without impair-
ing the legibility and comprehensibility of the operating manual. This is according
to the regulations contained in the international standard DIN ISO 3864 de-
scribes a fixed rule for all safety and warning notices, as shown in the following
example.
Examples:
DANGER!
Electrical voltage
Risk of suffering potentially deadly electrocution by touching live parts
► Only use undamaged connecting lines
► Avoid all damp / wetness when connecting consumers
► Never operate the power generator with an opened control panel
The standard mentioned classifies the safety risks according to different risk po-
tentials. To understand and avoid dangers to one’s health and even life, please
be sure to read the explanations given in Chapter 4.1 .
Safety symbols
These warning notices are usually used in a safety symbol which also emphasis-
es the type of danger; see next example. A list of the safety symbols used in this
operating manual can be found in Chapter Fig. 3-1 . The safety symbols never
stand alone.
Notices on avoidance of damage to the device
According to DIN ISO 3864, notices which warn against false operation and pos-
sible damage to the device or to the equipment used should be clearly distin-
guishable from previously named warning notices in as far there is no danger to
health. An example of such a notice can be seen here:
NOTICE!
Use of wrong or outdated fuel damages or destroys the engine.
► Only use released diesel fuel.
► Observe the shelf life of the fuel according to the supplier.
► Observe the Operating manual from the engine manufacturer
Symbols and formattings in the text
In order to increase the legibility, comprehensibility and transparency of the doc-
ument, various information and activities are awarded uniformly repeating bullets
or formattings. The following example shows presentation of a sequence of ac-
tions with established work steps:
Example:
Prerequisites which must be fulfilled before starting any sequence of actions
1. Action steps according to a fixed sequence.
2. The action steps must be fully completed.
3. The sequence must be observed.
