Service manual

Safety Message

DCB, DCFCB and DCFCTB Models

Safety Message

It is important to follow all instructions shipped with this product. This device is to be

installed by trained personnel who are thoroughly familiar with the country electric

codes and will follow these guidelines as well as local codes.

Listed below are important safety instructions and precautions you should follow:

Important Notice

Federal Signal reserves the right to make changes to devices and specifications

detailed in the manual at any time in order to improve reliability, function or design.

The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be

accurate; however, no responsibility is assumed for any inaccuracies.

Publications

Federal Signal recommends the following publications from the Federal Emergency

Management Agency for assistance with planning an outdoor warning system:

 The “Outdoor Warning Guide” (CPG 1-17)

 “Civil Preparedness, Principles of Warning” (CPG 1-14)

 FEMA-REP-1, Appendix 3 (Nuclear Plant Guideline)

 FEMA-REP-10 (Nuclear Plant Guideline).

Planning

 If suitable warning equipment is not selected, the installation site for the siren is

not selected properly or the siren is not installed properly, it may not produce the

intended optimum audible warning. Follow Federal Emergency Management

Agency (FEMA) recommendations.

 If sirens are not activated in a timely manner when an emergency condition

exists, they cannot provide the intended audible warning. It is imperative that

knowledgeable people, who are provided with the necessary information, are

available at all times to authorize the activation of the sirens.

 When sirens are used out of doors, people indoors may not be able to hear the

warning signals. Separate warning devices or procedures may be needed to

effectively warn people indoors.