User's Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
Safety Precautions
and Warnings
IMPORTANT NOTE: All operators must read and understand the precautions and warnings given
below before using the DigiTrak
®
LT2™ Locating System.
 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.
 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 transmitter in the drill head accurately and correctly during drilling.
 Comply with state and local governmental regulations (e.g., OSHA).
 Follow all other safety procedures.
 The LT2 system cannot be used to locate utilities.
 Continued exposure to heat, due to frictional heating of the transmitter in the drill head, can cause
inaccurate information to be displayed and may permanently damage the transmitter. For more
information see “Types of LT2 Transmitters” in the Transmitter section.
 The LT2 equipment is not explosion-proof and should never be used near flammable or
explosive substances.
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