Maintaining Safety With Electricity - Cisco AS5400XM - Universal Gateway Voice High-Density Easy Order Bundle Installation Manual

Maintaining Safety with Electricity

Maintaining Safety with Electricity
Warning Before working on equipment that is connected to power lines, remove jewelry (including rings,
necklaces, and watches). Metal objects will heat up when connected to power and ground and can
cause serious burns or weld the metal object to the terminals. Statement 43
Follow these guidelines when you work on equipment powered by electricity.
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Warning When installing or replacing the unit, the ground connection must always be made first and
disconnected last. Statement 1046
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Read the installation instructions before connecting the system to the power source. Statement 1004
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Warning This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that
a fuse or circuit breaker no larger than 120 VAC, 15A U.S. (240 VAC, 10A international) is used on the
phase conductors (all current-carrying conductors). Statement 13
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Locate the emergency power-OFF switch for the room in which you are working. Then, if an
electrical accident occurs, you can act quickly to turn OFF the power.
Before working on the system, unplug the power cord.
Disconnect all power before doing the following:
Installing or removing a feature card
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Working near power supplies
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Do not work alone if potentially hazardous conditions exist.
Never assume that power is disconnected from a circuit. Always check.
Look carefully for possible hazards in your work area, such as moist floors, ungrounded power
extension cables, frayed power cords, and missing safety ground connections.
If an electrical accident occurs, proceed as follows:
Use caution; do not become a victim yourself.
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Turn OFF power to the system.
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If possible, send another person to get medical aid. Otherwise, assess the condition of the victim
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and then call for help.
Determine if the person needs rescue breathing or external cardiac compressions; then take
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appropriate action.
Chapter 1 Safety Warnings, Recommendations, and Tools Required
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