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RPX6500 P25 MOBILE RADIO - USER MANUAL
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PERSONAL SAFETY
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
These Safety Precautions, Warnings and Cautions advise personnel of specific hazards which may
be encountered during the procedures contained in this document and that control measures are
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 work site and the task. 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 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Do NOT
operate your mobile radio while driving a vehicle without a hands-free kit. (Subject to
local law.)
Do NOT
operate your radio in an explosive atmosphere – unless the radio’s level of IECEx is
approved for use in that environment.
Obey
the ‘Turn Off Two-way Radios’ signs where they are posted, e.g. on a fueling station.
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 become acquainted 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.
WARNINGS
Radio Frequency Radiation
WARNING
RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION. A RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RADIATION
HAZARD EXISTS WHEN USING THIS EQUIPMENT. TO AVOID RF INJURY,
DO NOT TOUCH THE ANTENNA WHEN THE TRANSMITTER IS IN USE AND
DO NOT OPERATE THE TRANSMITTER WITH ANTENNA DISCONNECTED.
