MTS Model 632-85 Biaxial Extensometer - Manual (Page 9)

Model 632.85 Biaxial Extensometer Safety Information 9
Safety Information
Safety Information Overview
Extensometers are used to provide specimen feedback in material test systems.
Operators using extensometers should be aware of the system level safety
information. Test systems are designed to generate single-axis or multi-axial
motions and forces simultaneously in a controlled laboratory environment and
impart these motions and forces into a test specimen that is secured to the system.
When you prepare to operate the system and during system operation, ensure the
following:
• Do not use or allow personnel to operate the system who are not
experienced, trained, or educated in the inherent dangers associated with
high-performance servo hydraulics and who are not experienced, trained, or
educated with regard to the intended operation as it applies to this test
system.
• Do not disable safety components or features (including limit detectors,
light curtains, or proximity switches/detectors).
• Do not attempt to operate the system without appropriate personal safety
gear (for example, hearing, hand, and eye protection).
• Do not apply energy levels that exceed the maximum energies and velocities
for the system design. Refer to the system specifications.
• Do not test a specimen that exceeds the minimum (if applicable) or
maximum allowable mass. Refer to the system specifications.
• Do not use specimens that are combustible, flammable, pressurized, or
explosive.
• Do not modify the system or replace system components using parts that are
not MTS component parts or effect repairs using parts or components that
are not manufactured to MTS specifications.
• Do not operate the system in an explosive atmosphere.
• Do not use the system in a test area where uncontrolled access to the test
system is allowed when the system is in operation.
Read all manuals
Study the contents of this manual and the other manuals provided with your
system before attempting to perform any system function for the first time.
Procedures that seem relatively simple or intuitively obvious may require a
complete understanding of system operation to avoid unsafe or dangerous
situations.