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Safety Directions
Sprinter 150/150M/250M - 1.0.0en
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12. Safety Directions
12.1 General Introduction
Description
The following directions should enable the person responsible for
the product, and the person who actually uses the equipment, to
anticipate and avoid operational hazards.
The person responsible for the product must ensure that all users
understand these directions and adhere to them.
12.2 Intended Use
Permitted use
• Measuring distances.
• Recording measurements.
• Electronic and optical height measurements to a staff.
• Optical height readings.
• Optical distance measuring with stadia readings.
• Data communication with external appliances.
Adverse use
• Use of the product without instruction.
• Use outside of the intended limits.
• Disabling safety systems.
• Removal of hazard notices.
• Opening the product using tools, for example screwdriver,
unless this is specifically permitted for certain functions.
• Modification or conversion of the product.
• Use after misappropriation.
• Use of products with obviously recognizable damages or
defects.
• Use with accessories from other manufacturers without the prior
explicit approval of Leica Geosystems.
• Inadequate safeguards at the working site, for example when
measuring on roads.
• Aiming directly into the sun.
Adverse use can lead to injury, malfunction and damage. It is
the task of the person responsible for the equipment to inform the user
about hazards and how to counteract them. The product is not to be
operated until the user has been instructed on how to work with it.
12.3 Limits of Use
Environment
Suitable for use in an atmosphere appropriate for permanent
human habitation: not suitable for use in aggressive or explosive
environments.
Local safety authorities and safety experts must be
contacted before working in hazardous areas, or in close proximity
to electrical installations or similar situations by the person in charge
of the product.
12.4 Responsibilities
Manufacturer of the product
Leica Geosystems AG, CH-9435 Heerbrugg, hereinafter referred to
as Leica Geosystems, is responsible for supplying the product,
including the user manual and original accessories, in a completely
safe condition.
