User's Manual

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Vermeer
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DigiTrak
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Operator’s Manual 5
Safety Precautions
and Warnings
IMPORTANT NOTE: All operators must read and understand the precautions and warnings given
below before using the DigiTrak
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LT™ Locating System.
1 Serious injury and death can result if underground drilling equipment makes contact with an
underground utility, such as a high-voltage electrical cable or a natural gas line.
 Substantial property damage and liability can result if underground drilling equipment makes
contact with an underground utility such as a telephone, cable TV, fiber-optic, water, or sewer
line.
 Work slowdown and cost overruns can occur if drilling operators do not use the drilling or
locating equipment correctly to obtain proper performance.
¾ Directional drilling operators MUST at all times:
• Understand the safe and proper operation of drilling and locating equipment, including the use of
ground mats and proper grounding procedures.
• Ensure that all underground utilities have been located, exposed, and marked accurately prior to
drilling.
• Wear protective safety clothing such as dielectric boots, gloves, hard-hats, high-visibility vests,
and safety glasses.
• Locate and track the drill head accurately and correctly during drilling.
• Comply with state and local governmental regulations (e.g., OSHA).
• Follow all other safety procedures.
¾ The LT System cannot be used to locate utilities.
¾ Continued exposure to heat, due to frictional heating of the drill head can cause inaccurate infor-
mation to be displayed and may permanently damage the transmitter. For more information see
“Transmitter Temperature” in the Transmitter section.
0 The LT equipment is not explosion-proof and should never be used near flammable or
explosive substances.