Vestil Model CPC - Manual (Page 2)

We produce several models of vertical plate clamp so that our customers may select a
product that satisfies specific requirements. Each unit conforms to the generalized
specifications disclosed in this manual and fulfills our demanding standards for quality,
safety and durability.
S
AFETY
P
RINCIPLES
Vestil Manufacturing Corp. recognizes the critical importance of workplace safety. Each
person who might participate in the assembly, use, inspection or maintenance of the
product must read this manual. Read the entire manual and fully understand the
directions BEFORE using or maintaining the clamp. If you do not understand an
instruction, contact Vestil for clarification. Failure to adhere to the directions in this
manual might lead to serious personal injury or even death.
Vestil is not liable for any injury or property damage that occurs as a consequence of
failing to apply the safe operation and maintenance procedures explained in this manual or
that appear on labels affixed to the product. Failure to exercise good judgment and
common sense may result in property damage, serious personal injury, or death, and are
not the responsibility of Vestil.
This manual applies the hazard identification methods suggested for instruction manuals
by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in ANSI standard Z535.6-2006. In
accordance with ANSI guidelines, this manual identifies personal injury risks and situations
that could lead to property damage with SIGNAL WORDS. These signal words announce
an associated safety message. The reader must understand that the signal word chosen to
identify a particular safety hazard conveys information about the seriousness of that hazard
according to the following convention:
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, WILL result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY. Use of
this signal word is limited to the most extreme situations.
These symbols
identify hazards
that may result in
personal injury
Identifies a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, COULD result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY.
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, COULD result in MINOR or MODERATE injury.
Although Z535.6-2006 approves the use of “CAUTION” without an
accompanying safety alert symbol (black equilateral triangle with
yellow exclamation point) as an alternative to “NOTICE”, this
manual differentiates between hazards that pose a risk of
personal injury and those that create mere property damage
situations. CAUTION appears exclusively in conjunction with
the safety alert symbol to identify injury risks.
Identifies practices not related to personal injury,
such as operation that could damage the clamp. No safety alert
symbol (equilateral triangle enclosing an exclamation point)
accompanies this signal word.
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