Section 2 – Safety Precautions

DANGER
hazard of electric shock, explosion, or arc flash Apply appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and follow safe electrical work practices. See NFPA 70E (NEC^®), NOM-029-STPS-2011, or CSA Z462. This equipment must be installed and serviced only by qualified electrical personnel. Perform such work only after reading and understanding all of the instructions contained in this bulletin. Turn off all power supplying this equipment before working on or inside equipment. Always use a properly rated voltage sensing device to confirm power is off. Before performing visual inspections, tests, or maintenance on this equipment, disconnect all sources of electric power. Assume all circuits are live until they are completely de-energized, tested, and tagged. Pay particular attention to the design of power system. Consider all sources of power, including the possibility of backfeeding. Always practice lock-out/tag-out procedures according to OSHA requirements. Carefully inspect your work area, and remove any tools and objects left inside the equipment. Replace all devices, doors, and covers before turning on power to this equipment. All instructions in this manual are written with the assumption that the customer has taken these measures before performing maintenance or testing. Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

DANGER

hazard of electric shock, explosion, or arc flash

Apply appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and follow safe electrical work practices. See NFPA 70E (NEC^®), NOM-029-STPS-2011, or CSA Z462.
This equipment must be installed and serviced only by qualified electrical personnel.
Perform such work only after reading and understanding all of the instructions contained in this bulletin.
Turn off all power supplying this equipment before working on or inside equipment.
Always use a properly rated voltage sensing device to confirm power is off.
Before performing visual inspections, tests, or maintenance on this equipment, disconnect all sources of electric power. Assume all circuits are live until they are completely de-energized, tested, and tagged. Pay particular attention to the design of power system. Consider all sources of power, including the possibility of backfeeding.
Always practice lock-out/tag-out procedures according to OSHA requirements.
Carefully inspect your work area, and remove any tools and objects left inside the equipment.
Replace all devices, doors, and covers before turning on power to this equipment.
All instructions in this manual are written with the assumption that the customer has taken these measures before performing maintenance or testing.

Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Phenyl Glycidyl Ether and Nickel compounds, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Bisphenol A (BPA), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Codes and Standards

It is the responsibility of the users of this document to use qualified electrical personnel and to comply with applicable federal, state and local electrical codes when installing electrical products and systems.

This document adheres to the codes and standards as outlined by the National Fire Protection Association^® (NFPA). Refer to NFPA 70: (NEC).

Disclaimer Statement

Electrical equipment should be installed, operated, serviced and maintained only by qualified personnel. No responsibility is assumed by Schneider Electric for any Consequences arising out of the use of this material.