Instruction manual

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! Warnin

! Caution:

! Warnin

FOR EMERGENCY, HAZARDOUS, SECURITY, LIFE SAFETY, AND FIRE

PROTECTIVE SIGNALING SYSTEM APPLICATIONS USING THE

SAFEPATH

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PANEL INSTALLATION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE

SHALL BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ALL THE LATEST NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION

ASSOCIATION (NFPA), UNDERWRITER’S LABORATORY (UL),

NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE (NEC), OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA), STATE, COUNTY, LOCAL,

PROVINCE, DISTRICT, FEDERAL, AND OTHER APPLICABLE BUILDING

AND FIRE STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, REGULATIONS, LAWS, AND

CODES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL APPENDICES AND

AMENDMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJ).

It is recommended that the local AHJ inspect and approve the proposed placement of all the

notification appliances.

Section 1-4 - Property Insurance Recommendation

The SAFEPATH

panel is not a substitute for insurance. All users should have adequate levels of

life and property insurance

Section 1-5 - Audio Output Considerations

AUDIBLE SIGNALS MAY MASK MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORING

ALARMS. WHERE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORING ALARMS ARE IN

USE, DO NOT USE AUDIBLE SIGNALS; PROVIDE VISUAL NOTIFICATION

APPLIANCES IN HIGHLY VISIBLE LOCATIONS.

The output of the audio system may not be heard in all cases. Sound can be

blocked or reduced by walls, doors, carpeting, wall coverings, furniture,

insulation, bed coverings, and other obstacles that may temporarily or

permanently impede the output of the audio system. Sound is also reduced

by distance and masked by background noise. The output of the audio

system may not be sufficient to alert all occupants, especially those who are

asleep, those who are hearing-impaired, those who are wearing devices that

plug or cover the ears, and those who have recently used drugs or alcohol.

The output of the audio system may not be heard by an alert person if the

output device is placed in an area which is isolated by a closed door, or is

located on a different floor from the person in a hazardous situation or is

placed too far away to be heard over ambient noise such as, but not limited

to, running water, traffic, air conditioners, machinery or musical appliances

If live microphone announcements, audible tones and/or voice messages cannot be readily heard and

understood clearly within the protected areas as intended, it will be necessary to increase the number

and/or sound output intensity of speakers within those areas so that they are heard and understood

clearly when activated